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.
May 19, 2022
Funds for Friends’ rail trail restoration
FRIENDS of Canadian Corridor have reached the next milestone in their project to reconnect a missing link of the Buninyong rail trail in Mount...
May 19, 2022
Lib Dem lawyer offers alternative
LAWYER Julia McGrath is running as a Liberal Democrats candidate for the seat of Ballarat in this Saturday’s Federal election. She said current national debt...
May 18, 2022
Quirky stories behind big old oaks
THIS month, the Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens are encouraging people to discover species in the green space’s collection they may never have explored...
May 16, 2022
Games, friends and learning in The Lab
EVERY Wednesday evening, the Ballarat Tech School transforms into a space for board and video game play, where digital skills are shared. The Lab is...
May 13, 2022
Health and freedom candidate’s focus
WHEATSHEAF’S Kerryn Sedgman is running as an Australian Federation Party candidate for the seat of Ballarat in this month’s Federal election. Ms Sedgman has an...
May 13, 2022
Water bottle funds flow to WRISC
WRISC Family Violence Support has received a donation of more than ten thousand dollars from Central Highlands Water. All funds raised by the sales of...
May 12, 2022
Whales to fly through winter skies
THE work of Australia’s premier hyperrealist sculptor Patricia Piccinini will gracefully float over Ballarat this winter. The National Gallery of Australia’s Skywhales: Every Heart Sings...
May 12, 2022
A Mother’s Day moment of remembrance
A SHORT Mothers’ Day service last Sunday at Alfredton’s Garden of the Grieving Mother remembered special mums, grandmothers, and friends who have passed, or...
May 12, 2022
Awards celebrate young achievers
MEMBERS of the Ballarat Youth Advisory Board have represented the city’s young people at the prestigious 7News Young Achiever Awards in Melbourne. One of four...
May 12, 2022
Tech boost for Base Hospital – State budget 2022
PREMIER Daniel Andrews visited the Ballarat Base Hospital after the facility received funding in last week’s Victorian budget. The State will purchase $6.5 million-worth of...
May 12, 2022
Urgent care clinic pledged for the west
IF a Federal Labor government is elected this month, an urgent care clinic will be built in the western growth corridor of Ballarat. Member for...
May 12, 2022
Paediatric stroke advocate awarded
LITTLE Stroke Warriors co-founder Dee Banks has received the Stroke Foundation President’s Achievement Award. Ms Banks set up the support group for parents with children...
May 12, 2022
New wheels keep patients rolling
BALLARAT Regional Integrated Cancer Centre’s patient transport service has a brand-new car in its fleet. Prostate cancer support charity The Male Bag Foundation, with the...
May 12, 2022
Peart strides ahead at sport awards
EIGHTEEN-year-old racewalker Alanna Peart has received two School Sport Victoria Sporting Blue Awards. At Olympic Park recently, the Ballarat High School graduate was named the...
May 10, 2022
Celebrating our vibrant African community
THE Ballarat African Association is inviting the community to relax, mingle, groove, and share a meal at their Africa Day Dinner later this month. To...
May 9, 2022
New and inviting Linton pantry opens
LINTON Shire Hall tenants Linton Community Inc have officially opened their new Community Pantry spaces, with the ribbon cut by Federal Member for Ballarat...
May 8, 2022
Roadshow laughs roll into town
LAUGHTER will fill Her Majesty’s when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow arrives in Ballarat next week. Hot off the back of MICF, top stand-up...
May 7, 2022
Gallery seeks new curious guides
RESIDENTS with a love of learning and desire to serve their community are invited to express interest in becoming an Art Gallery of Ballarat...
May 7, 2022
Pearson’s prints in Aussie bird book
A NEW bird book for art-loving twitchers features the work of a Haddon printmaker and ornithologist. Published by the CSIRO, Penny Olsen’s Feather and Brush:...
May 6, 2022
Ideas and inspiration at Business Day Out
COMMERCE Ballarat’s next Business Day Out will be held later this month, and the region’s business community is being invited to network and learn...
May 6, 2022
High tea treat for hospital house
TEA in fine China, flutes of sparkling wine, and savoury and sweet treats were enjoyed at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall last Sunday during the...
May 6, 2022
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...
May 5, 2022
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...
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