About: Edwina Williams

People power behind big battery idea

A COMMUNITY battery could be installed in Ballarat. City of Ballarat staff are part of a project to write an investment-ready business case to advocate...

Sports zone springing into action

TAKE your marks and get set for playful family fun as this year’s SpringFest sports zone will be packed with activities. Sponsored by Barry Plant...

Centenary flame burns in Ballarat

THE flame was lit for the local leg of the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay on Tuesday morning. Thirty-two local torch bearers took part in the...

Training works on track at turf club

BALLARAT Turf Club is set to see upgrades to the inside grass track with the aim of creating a year-round racehorse training facility. Proposed works...

Shining soccer stars on the rise

THE stars of Ballarat and District Soccer Association have been celebrated at a recent best and fairest presentation. Ballarat North United Soccer Club won the...

Archers shooting for club growth

DID you know Ballarat is a key thread in the fabric of Australian archery history? Wendouree Archery Club is the longest continually running archery club...

Brunch time with the birds

EVER wanted to have a feed while admiring the flying or floating feathered wildlife around you? Leigh Catchment Group are hosting a Brunch with the...

Church garden fest to flower

ST Peter’s Anglican Church will be blooming this weekend as its mission group hosts its first garden festival. From 10am to 2pm this Saturday 23...

Night of burlesque a big teaser

A TASTER of the upcoming Australian Burlesque Festival is coming to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute this weekend. A burlesque variety night, The Big Teaser, will...

BLOC buzzing to stage spelling bee

IT’S time to learn some big words and spell them out, as BLOC Music Theatre stages their latest musical comedy production at Mount Rowan...

BNT plays on the Wyrd and wonderful

TERRY Pratchett’s medieval comedy, Wyrd Sisters, is coming to Woodmans Hill Performing Arts Centre. Ballarat National Theatre is staging the fantasy play which is set...

Getting back to nature in Sebas

A PROGRAM for young people led by the Leigh Catchment Group is aiming to connect them to the natural environment in and around Sebastopol. Officers...

Allied councils to lobby government

A NEW Greater Ballarat Alliance of Councils officially became operational last week. The alliance includes the six regional and rural municipalities in and around Ballarat,...

Visas granted as long walk ends

LAST Sunday, Sri Lankan refugee Neil Para completed his one-thousand-and-fourteen-kilometre Walk for Freedom in Sydney, and discovered he’d been granted a permanent visa. Advocating for...

Survey says take the foot off the gas

THIS winter, Environment Victoria volunteers in the Ballarat region surveyed residents about gas energy. The aim of the consultation has been to collate feedback on...

Optus returns as major SpringFest sponsor

SPRINGFEST is another week closer, and the Rotary Club of Ballarat’s major fundraising market day is set to be presented by Optus in 2023. The...

Water authority energised by bio grant

THE State’s Waste to Energy Bioenergy Fund has provided a grant to Central Highlands Water. Worth $60,000 the funding package is set to boost the...

Pentathlete returns to world champs

PENTATHLETE Zoe Addinsall recently competed at the 2023 Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne Laser Run World Championships in Bath, England. Against high-performing global competition, the...

Ballarat and district golf results for 15 September

Ballarat Golf Club Tuesday 12 September - Open stableford, pick a tee A Grade - 1^st - X Gleeson 6/37 - 2^nd - N Twaits 10/...

Director digs trenchless award nom

THE country’s first Trenchless Woman of the Year could be a Ballarat local. Co-director of Pipe Pro Directional Drilling and James Vac Solutions, Dannielle James...

Students abuzz about spelling bee

TWO Damascus College students have represented their school in the state final of the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee. Respective year 7 and 8 students, Isabeau...

Course aims to jump start an interest in cars

A HANDS-on mechanical course run out of local workshop is seeking to give young people a chance to explore working on cars as a...

Raising funds for FECRI

PHOENIX College year 12 students are working to fund the next local cancer research breakthrough. A school project tasked them with making an impact in...

Treatment milestone for cancer centre

SEPTEMBER is Gynaecology Awareness Month, and Grampians Health radiation oncologist Dr Thanuja Thachil is marking a timely Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre milestone.

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