About: Edwina Williams

A crafty, tactile taste of Japan

FOR decades, Morgan Wills travelled to Japan to explore and purchase unique stock for her shop, The Crafty Squirrel. Six years ago, she decided to...

THE sixth and final competition round of the Golden Spurs Dressage Series was held last weekend at Smythesdale’s Woady Yaloak Equestrian Centre. The Ballarat Adult...

Alstom seeks workers for train build

ALSTOM Ballarat is preparing to become a final assembly and testing factory for twenty-five of Melbourne’s new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains. Minister for Public Transport Ben...

Social housing build begins

MINISTER for Housing Richard Wynne visited Canadian last week where construction has begun on fourteen new social houses. Community housing organisation Haven; Home, Safe are...

UAP leader visits Ballarat

UNITED Australia Party leader Craig Kelly was in Ballarat last week while on a whistle-stop tour of regional Victoria meeting with his party’s Federal...

Classic fun run for breast cancer research

THE Women in Super Mother’s Day Classic returns to Ballarat next weekend, celebrating twenty-five years of the fun run fundraiser. Joggers and walkers are invited...

Lights to delight on winter nights

COLD evenings on the streets and diggings of Sovereign Hill will be brightened with vibrant, warm colour as the Winter Wonderlights festivities return this...

Woady wellbeing boosted at kinder

SCARSDALE’S Woady Yaloak Kindergarten has completed the free Victorian Healthy Early Childhood Services Achievement Program which encourages healthy living, learning, working, and playing for...

Get connected and problem solve

IF you’re over fifty years of age and have questions about how to log onto the internet, or use a smartphone, computer, or tablet,...

Concert bringing a party to the stage

THE Ballarat Arts Foundation will hold the latest concert in their Made in Ballarat series next month. To be staged at the Wendouree Centre for...

Young leader heads Business Day Out

NEXT month’s Commerce Ballarat Business Day Out line-up will include former Young Western Australian of the Year Abdullahi Alim as keynote speaker. Mr Alim originally...

The valley’s very happy home for wildlife

AFTER the Black Summer bushfires, Happy Valley’s Liz Howard volunteered at a wildlife shelter for two years. “They said, ‘why don’t you become a carer?’...

Freedom a focus for fresh UAP face

THE United Australia Party’s Terri Pryse-Smith will contest the Federal seat of Ballarat in next month’s election. A recently retired agricultural science businessperson, former teacher...

Awards nod for homely local pub

BALLARAT South icon the Royal Oak Hotel is a finalist in the Australian Hotels Association Victoria State Awards best regional pub bar category. Owners Gigi...

Anzac education for the next generation

CROSS-generational connections were made in Sebastopol during the Anzac Day long weekend. Young athletes from Sebastopol Football Netball Club were invited to assist representatives of...

Site goes live to prevent suicide

BALLARAT Community Health and Western Victoria Primary Health Network have partnered to produce another suicide prevention tool. The Ballarat Mental Health Support website went live...

Youth art show for societal change

BALLARAT Youth Services’ latest creative initiative is set to showcase the work of young artists, but first, the organisation is going support them to...

Police program’s got the Edge

SIXTEEN Phoenix College students have graduated from personal development program Blue Edge, led by local police and Ballarat Blue Light. Leading Senior Constable Des Hudson...

Remembrance, honour, and reflection

STURT Street filled with residents on Monday for the Anzac Day march and service, honouring the sacrifices made by Australia and New Zealand’s fallen...

Groups to lobby on key projects

NINE local organisations have joined to lobby for State and Federal funding on key Ballarat projects throughout the 2022 election campaigns. Known as Ballarat Now...

Find your next outfit at Cafs pop-up

LYDIARD Street’s new boutique store offers a groovy way to support a good cause. Found by Cafs is a pop-up designer, vintage, and quality second...

Dark skies worth protecting

THE Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum is currently taking part in International Dark-Sky Week, drawing awareness to light pollution and loss of darkness in...

VicOpen sends discs flying

COMPETITORS from across the country landed in Ballarat last weekend for one of the biggest disc golf tournaments Australia’s ever seen. Hosted by Disc Golf...

Lots of literature to love in Clunes

AS the page turns from April to May this weekend, Clunes Booktown will return, celebrating writing, reading, publishing, bookselling, and knowledge-sharing. The historic town’s annual...