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 5, 2022
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...
May 5, 2022
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...
May 4, 2022
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...
May 4, 2022
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...
May 3, 2022
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...
May 3, 2022
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,...
May 3, 2022
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...
May 2, 2022
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...
May 2, 2022
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?’...
April 30, 2022
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...
April 29, 2022
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...
April 29, 2022
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...
April 29, 2022
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...
April 29, 2022
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...
April 29, 2022
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...
April 28, 2022
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...
April 28, 2022
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...
April 28, 2022
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...
April 28, 2022
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...
April 28, 2022
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...
April 27, 2022
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...
April 25, 2022
Fair to help jobseekers find work
NEXT week’s big Ballarat Jobs Fair is set to connect entry-level and experienced workers to vacant employment opportunities. The expo inside the Ballarat Showgrounds pavilion...
April 25, 2022
Big siblings making a bigger impact
MENTORSHIP program Big Brothers Big Sisters Ballarat will celebrate and generate supportive social connections at their upcoming ‘friendraiser’ dinner this month. BBBS Ballarat links vulnerable...
April 24, 2022
Lest we forget – Anzac Day events for Monday, 25 April.
Anzac Day events for Monday, 25 April. CRESWICK DAWN SERVICE. 5.50am, Albert Street cenotaph, Creswick. Followed by a gunfire breakfast at the Senior Citizens’ Centre. CORINDHAP...
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