About: Edwina Williams
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- Edwina Williams is the Times News Group's Northern Victoria editor covering the Ballarat Times News Group, Golden Plains Times, Moorabool News, Bendigo Times, and McIvor Times.
July 17, 2019
Greg Fleet to headline night of comedy
COMEDY veteran, Greg Fleet is heading up to Ballarat to perform live on Friday night. Headlining a bill of local comics, the stand-up, playwright, actor...
July 17, 2019
Memorial removal and restoration postponed
THE removal of Sturt Street’s Boer War Memorial, in preparation for restoration, has been postponed due to its fragility. Meridian Sculpture Foundry began works to...
July 13, 2019
Cold Feet win hot battle
BALLARAT three-piece blues rockers, Cold Feet recently won Bannockburn’s Battle of the Bands, taking home $1500. The band’s guitarist and vocalist, Kyle Shawcross, organist and...
July 10, 2019
Sebastopol Primary wins anti-bullying challenge
SEBASTOPOL Primary School are the recent winners of the Dolly’s Dream Challenge, having drawn attention to the broad issue of school bullying. Anti-bullying campaigner and...
July 10, 2019
Grants boost groups
CITY of Ballarat’s latest round of Community Impact Grants will assist twelve local not-for-profit groups. The council’s Community Impact Special Committee has directed $41,896 to...
July 10, 2019
Footy captains don zero for road safety
AFL Goldfields has announced an upcoming Towards Zero round in partnership with the Transport Accident Commission. All team captains throughout the region will wear jumpers...
July 10, 2019
Drinkers go dry for BRICC
BALLARAT Regional Integrated Cancer Centre’s Wellness Centre is a beneficiary of Dry July fundraising, as local people take a break from alcohol this month. The...
July 10, 2019
A festive afternoon to unite the community
A FREE community lunch, followed by a Winter Soiree, will be held at St Matthew’s Anglican Church this Saturday, 13 July, bringing people together...
July 10, 2019
A new home for Ballarat’s Voice
VOICE FM will relocate its operations to Barkly Square, subject to funding from the government, local businesses and community. The Barkly Street location will better...
July 9, 2019
Local live music to kick off festival weekend
FRINGE Benefits, a twelve-hour live music event within Ballarat’s CBD, is set to precede the sold-out Spilt Milk festival later this year. From 12pm to...
July 5, 2019
Cooper on track to live his dream
BANNOCKBURN College student, Cooper Kitchen has been selected to play Australian rules football for the School Sport Victoria Twelve Years and Under team. Heading to...
July 3, 2019
State supports council financially to improve services
THE State government has announced that the City of Ballarat will benefit from a twenty-million dollar Rural Councils Transformation Program. The RCTP is about achieving...
July 3, 2019
Back-to-back for Ballarat boxer
JACK Denahy has claimed his second National Title in the 57kg Elite division of the Australian Championships. Denahy fought three times over three days, his...
July 3, 2019
Celebrating three decades at the front
AFTER thirty-one years, Trevor Petrie Real Estate’s Carmen Simkin is retiring from her role as Saturday morning receptionist. Finishing at her other part-time financial planning...
July 3, 2019
Young riders and skaters to enjoy new track
VICTORIA Park’s new Modular Pump Track was officially opened to the public last weekend, catering to a younger skaters, bike riders and scooters kids. The...
July 3, 2019
Classic style to promote contemporary businesses
BALLARAT and South Korea have something in common. They’re two great inspirations for marketer and web designer, Emma Hall. Having grown up locally in a heritage...
July 3, 2019
Frolic Cabaret will heat up Winter Fest
OVER two Saturday evenings this month, Ballarat Winter Festival and Ballarat Frolic Festival will unite to present exciting cabaret showcases. With burlesque, singing, drag and...
July 3, 2019
Road safety forum set for Ballarat
RESIDENTS are invited to share and receive ideas about the improvement of local road safety at a Towards Zero Regional Road Safety Forum in...
July 3, 2019
WONDERFUL LIGHTS BRING COLOUR AND LIFE TO WINTER
SOVEREIGN Hill’s annual Winter Wonderlights event kicked off last Friday evening with families flocking to get involved in the colour and life of the...
June 26, 2019
Footy fundraiser helps cut out MND
THE team from Hair and Beauty on Dana will raise funds for Motor Neuron Disease this Saturday, 29 June from 11am to 4pm, during...
June 26, 2019
Biznet brekky embracing diversity
COMMERCE Ballarat will host Huss Mustafa OAM as he presents at this Tuesday’s Biznet Breakfast, Embracing Diversity. Mr Mustafa is the General Manager of Multicultural...
June 26, 2019
Royal Commission asks older Australians to speak up
A SESSION for seniors, their carers and family was hosted last Thursday in Sebastopol, assisting people to better understand the national Royal Commission into...
June 12, 2019
Possums reunite with help of council grant
THE Victorian Branch of the 161 Independent Reconnaissance Flight Association has received a Community Impact Grant from the City of Ballarat to assist in...
June 12, 2019
Behind the cute koalas
TWENTY-three-year-old Shelby Sherritt understands the value of art therapy deeply. Following an appendix and bowel cancer diagnosis in 2016, creativity became a major coping mechanism...
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