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.
March 6, 2023
Local recognition for LOUD fence founder
EVERY week, when Maureen Hatcher was a child, she went to church as a Saint Alipius parishioner. Big Catholic families, like her own, filled the...
March 5, 2023
How do you hire in a worker shortage?
IF you frequent any local cafe, it’s likely you’ve seen job vacancies advertised on the business’ front window. Hospitality is just one of many industries...
March 5, 2023
Brothers’ sounds on top stage
YOUNG musician and composer Jorell Mobbs is preparing for the biggest gig of his life so far. The Ballarat Grammar year 12 student has been...
March 4, 2023
Finding the funny in Ballarat
A TASTE of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival came to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute last Friday evening. The first workshop and heat of Class Clowns,...
March 3, 2023
Ring Road closure timeline uncertain
ALTHOUGH works were expected to begin in February, the Ring Road has not yet been closed off to traffic at the train line between...
March 3, 2023
Local push for national voice campaign launched
MEMBERS of First Nations communities took part in a recent launch of the local ‘yes’ campaign in the lead up to the planned referendum on an...
March 3, 2023
Tiny green-thumbs tidy up the gardens
AS head gardener at Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Adam Beggs would surely have one of the most delightful jobs, working outdoors each day in nature. But...
March 3, 2023
Challenge and success to celebrate
WHEN it comes to women in business in Ballarat there’s so much to celebrate. Many women across the region are forging innovative paths in big...
March 2, 2023
Meet a creative in their studio
THE studios of some of Golden Plains Shire’s northern-most artists and craftspeople will be open to the public this weekend as part of the...
March 2, 2023
Clean teams to be out in force
KEEN to keep the region beautiful? This weekend’s Clean Up Australia initiatives are aiming to rid communities of rubbish and give the environment a...
February 27, 2023
There’s courage in compassion
COMPASSION is never out of fashion, and Dr Lynne Reeder is working to remind Ballarat, and the world, the importance of peace and kindness. As...
February 27, 2023
A sharp way to upskill in business
A NEW business and professional development program will launch in Ballarat in March. Sales Shift and Sharp Accounting are partnering to deliver the local Sharp...
February 25, 2023
Marketplace a stitch in digital time
ITEMS put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace are often seen as replaceable, are unloved, or simply broken and unwanted. But now textile artist Lauren...
February 24, 2023
Seniors put on a party!
IN 1967, a senior citizens club began in a church hall in Ballarat North. The group grew and members decided to fundraise, and apply for...
February 24, 2023
TAFE awards honour student excellence
FEDERATION TAFE’s annual excellence awards ceremony has celebrated the institution’s high achieving trade students. Held at the Mining Exchange last week, plumbing student Aidan Murphy...
February 24, 2023
Head of the Lake glory up for grabs
BALLARAT Associated Schools’ 2023 Head of the Lake will race down the Lake Wendouree rowing course this Sunday, 26 February from 9am until midday. Junior...
February 24, 2023
Active mums kicking goals
A TOUCH of pink comes to Morshead Park on Saturday mornings as the GO Soccer Mums program kicks off. From 9am to 10am, adult women...
February 24, 2023
Seeking the Warriors’ next gen
THE Woady Yaloak Junior Football Netball Club is inviting new families to join them this year for the Auskick, NetSetGO, or Ballarat Junior Football...
February 22, 2023
Ballarat Cup pushed to December
RACING Victoria has rescheduled the Sportsbet Ballarat Cup to Saturday, 9 December with the move coming as part of a wider Spring Racing Carnival...
February 20, 2023
Funds help Air Force website to fly
THE Air Force Association Ballarat Branch’s website on the history of the Number One Wireless Air Gunners School will now be fully funded. APCO Alfredton...
February 20, 2023
Community merging ahead of Fiesta
THE 2023 Smythesdale Arts and Music Fiesta is only one week away and plans for the creative festival are being finalised. Organiser and ceramicist Barry...
February 19, 2023
Come and see the real thing
THIS year marks the tenth anniversary of major arts and culture festival, the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, which has been painting the town yellow...
February 18, 2023
Milestone year for great women
THE Zonta Club of Ballarat are putting more of the city’s exceptional and compassionate female leaders, trailblazers, and innovators in the spotlight in 2023. After...
February 17, 2023
Cox Plate date unconfirmed
THE future of the Ballarat Cup’s clear day on the racing calendar is still uncertain after Racing Victoria confirmed a decision on the relocation of the...
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