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.

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November 23, 2022

Time to party on election day

STATE election day in Creswick won’t just be a serious, democratic occasion, but a chance to have some fun too. On Saturday, 26 November, CresFest...

November 22, 2022

Walking for women’s rights

NEXT Friday, 25 November is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. By hosting a twilight walk at Lake Wendouree...

November 22, 2022

Reduce, re-use, and re-sell

IF you’ve been spring cleaning and need to sell clothes you no longer wear, or are keen to pick up a bargain and add...

November 21, 2022

Cafs call out for family support this Christmas

MORE than six hundred local people seeking emergency relief are expected to benefit from this year’s Cafs Christmas Appeal. Due to cost-of-living pressures, the welfare...

November 21, 2022

Discover the way of the Warriors

EXPANDING junior football netball club, the Woady Warriors, are once again set to welcome new families to their Smythesdale home ground for a come-and-try...

November 20, 2022

Create music magic at Carols

WITH no restrictions on the number of musicians they can have on stage, Ballarat Carols by Candlelight organisers are inviting local performing artists to...

November 20, 2022

Change a life from the passenger seat

IF you have a couple of hours to spare each week, and a desire to contribute to your community, the Ballarat Foundation may just...

November 20, 2022

Countryside, cycling, and camaraderie on big bike ride

IF you’ve always wanted to explore the Otways, Great Ocean Road, the volcanic and golden plains on two wheels, this month’s Great Vic Bike...

November 19, 2022

Neighbour says no to mining waste dam

A PERMIT application by Ballarat Gold Mine to the City of Ballarat has raised concerns of nearby residents. Miners are proposing to create a second...

November 19, 2022

Golden light and autumn colour

AS a child, Susan Nethercote would take trips to the high country with her father, visiting Bright and Porepunkah. Decades later, memories of moments shared...

November 19, 2022

City Oval bowlers celebrate a century

CITY Oval bowlers have been celebrating this November, with club marking its one hundredth anniversary. The club’s first greens were opened on 4 November, 1922,...

November 18, 2022

Strong field set for Ballarat Cup

THE Sportsbet Ballarat Cup is back this Saturday, 19 November at the Ballarat Turf Club with a ten-race program. With a field of 145 entries,...

November 18, 2022

Check-up for city’s vital signs

CONSIDERED a pulse-check of social issues across Ballarat, the Vital Signs 2022 report was launched last week. A project of the Ballarat Foundation in partnership...

November 18, 2022

Next gen of tradies celebrated

FOUR of BGT’s young apprentice tradespeople have been named finalists in the 2022 Apprenticeship Employment Network Awards. Trainee wall and floor tiler Jye-Leigh Drinkwater is...

November 18, 2022

Learn to row, stroke-by-stroke

INTERESTED to see what Ballarat looks like from the middle of Lake Wendouree? Ballarat City Rowing Club’s adult learn-to-row program is now on, offering the...

November 17, 2022

DesignFest a feast for gardeners

BIENNIAL Rotary fundraiser, the Garden DesignFest, will be held this weekend, with members of the public invited to explore open gardens across the region. Eight...

November 16, 2022

Adventure time for little locals

A NEW two-and-a-half-acre park, with adventure playground, is set to be established in Lucas. Designed for young explorers, the playground will include a seven-metre-tall climbable...

November 15, 2022

Addison aims for second term

WHILE Juliana Addison comes to the end of her first term as the Labor Member for Wendouree, she’s on the campaign trail, aiming to...

November 14, 2022

Inspiring the joy in cooking

COOK, author, and former school teacher Alice Zaslavsky is heading to Ballarat next on Thursday, 17 November for an evening in conversation with cake...

November 13, 2022

Immunologist to give oration

NOBEL Prize winner and immunologist Professor Peter Doherty will present the annual Sir Albert Coates Oration at Federation University next week. Professor Doherty’s free presentation...

November 13, 2022

Raffle for patient wellness

BARRY Plant Real Estate Ballarat has formed a supportive partnership with the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre’s Wellness Centre. BRICC and the agency are hosting...

November 13, 2022

43 years of a Sunday tradition

CAN you cast your mind back to 1979, and the first-ever four-stall Trash ‘n’ Trivia event? Now simply named the Ballarat Market, the Sunday tradition...

November 12, 2022

Clock shop connects a family

WHEN Keira Quinn Lockyer brought her grandchildren to Sovereign Hill in 2011, she spotted the Rees and Benjamin watch and clockmaker’s shop. “I had Benjamin...

November 11, 2022

Upgrades pitched for Marty Busch

SEBASTOPOL sporting hub Marty Busch Reserve could see more than eight million dollars’ worth of upgrades if a State Labor government is re-elected this...