About: Edwina Williams

Connecting to Buninyong’s past

TO step off Warrenheip Street and into the Old Buninyong Library’s reading room is to be taken into the 1860s. Now serving as the town’s...

Social scene at society screenings

IN the post-Second World War era, a movement of film societies was born from the British Film Institute. Set up in 1954, the Ballarat Film...

Local voice on state LGBTIQA+ taskforce

THE State Government’s next LGBTIQA+ Taskforce and working groups will include a Ballarat-based academic researcher with human rights law expertise. La Trobe University’s Sean Mulcahy...

Advice on ag from busy beekeeper

DUNNSTOWN apiarist, Millie Enbom-Goad, has been appointed to the Agriculture Victoria Young Farmers Advisory Council. Also a lawyer in Ballarat, Ms Enbom-Goad is one of...

Uni academics highly cited

FEDERATION University researchers have been named some of the world’s most referenced scholars. Elsevier and Stanford University’s 2023 most cited academics list features eight Mount...

Scholarships to power energy learning

FUTURE Federation University students enrolled in science courses could be the beneficiaries of a newly announced scholarship program. Energy delivery business AusNet is set to...

Castle a treasure chest of fun

ARGH, me hearties! Consider spending the school holidays at Kryal Castle, or you could be walking the plank. The medieval-themed destination’s Pirates and Mermaids in...

Players bring comedy to the park

OPEN-air Shakespeare is returning to Kirks Reservoir from Boxing Day. OZACT’s cast of 10 players are staging the comedy, As You Like It, in the...

Lions give to leave a legacy

THE Lions Club of Buninyong-Mount Helen has made a gesture of support to the families of defence force veterans who sacrificed their lives or...

Hockey club nets grant for goals

HOCKEY goals shot at Prince of Wales Park will be even sharper to watch following a recent financial contribution from Ballarat Connected Communities. Sports club,...

Longest day a chance to watch the sky

THE southern solstice is approaching, and community members are being invited to observe the event at the Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum. On Friday 22...

Town tickled pink by fundraising record

OCTOBER’S annual Pink Up Linton campaign has raised a record amount of money for the McGrath Foundation. Cristine Gall and her staff at the Linton...

Metro, remote heart outcomes on same beat

HISTORIC health data once found discharged heart attack patients faced poor clinical outcomes living in remote regional or rural areas. But new research by a...

Unis partner to ignite innovation

THE region’s manufacturing sector is set to be boosted by a new tertiary partnership. Federation University and Deakin University have signed a ManuFutures Ignite program...

Women’s club boosts breast cancer care

MEMBERS of volunteer group, Soroptimist International Ballarat have chosen to support those providing care to patients with breast cancer this giving season. The club donated...

10 years for world-first satellite club

ALFREDTON Rotary Club members are celebrating a special milestone this December. It’s 10 years since the group chartered as the first-ever satellite Rotary Club, and...

Awareness grows for women in trades

INITIATIVES of Women’s Health Grampians to support female workers in the trades sector are being celebrated by a leading not-for-profit in the space. Five people...

Skies inspire painted poetry

AS a school art teacher, Sandra T Sanders spends her working days supporting young people to discover their unique styles of creativity and to...

Skies inspire painted poetry

AS a school art teacher, Sandra T Sanders spends her working days supporting young people to discover their unique styles of creativity and to...

Uni researching best ways to age

FEDERATION University educators and students are playing a role in a new industrial transformation training centre funded by the Australian Research Council. FedUni and Monash...

Sing loud, dig deep by candlelight

MAGICAL sounds of the festive season will echo around Mars Stadium this Sunday 17 December. Ballarat Carols by Candlelight will return to dazzle families with...

Christmas spirit at the market

THE Showgrounds’ weekly market will have a special festive feel this weekend. Rotary Club of Ballarat South members will host the Ballarat Market's Christmas Market...

Sewer system expands into planned growth area