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.
February 2, 2022
Swapping, showing, shining in Snake Valley
THE Snake Valley Community Swap Meet will return for another year this weekend. On Sunday, 6 February, the Snake Valley Recreation Reserve will be a...
February 1, 2022
Seeking stories of city-shaping women
IN 2017, the Ballarat New Cemetery turned one hundred and fifty years old. Looking back on the organisation’s history, CEO Annie De Jong said Ballarat...
January 31, 2022
Theatre Co RavenMad for Poe
CYGNET & Swan youth theatre company has gone gothic, rehearsing thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and stories. As part of their RavenMad production, approximately...
January 29, 2022
Inclusive sports igniting passions
A FREE inclusive community sports day last week saw forty people of all abilities getting active and having a go at new games. Leisure therapist...
January 29, 2022
Old set against new as collection goes on show
TIME-travel through eras of post-colonial Australia by visiting the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s latest exhibition. Call and response showcases a range of diverse pieces by...
January 29, 2022
Corner store a photography hang-out
IN June of 2021, photographer and trainer David Bailey decided he wanted a new business challenge. Securing a shopfront on the corner of Rubicon and...
January 28, 2022
A touch of Gallipoli in replica VC
A LOCAL metal artist and foundry have collaborated to restore and replace a unique piece of military history in St Kilda Cemetery. In recent years,...
January 28, 2022
Mums seek to grow volunteer family
DO you care about others, want to make a difference and help the community, have an eye for detail, and at least two spare...
January 28, 2022
Book sale boosts BMI services
THE Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s annual book sale began last weekend in the lending library, raising funds to support the organisation’s member services. BMI members, volunteers,...
January 27, 2022
Uni gifts Camp Street, refocuses campuses
FEDERATION University’s Arts Academy will no longer be at home on Camp Street, as the tertiary institution is gifting use of the land to...
January 27, 2022
Stadium’s second stage sport-ready
AS of last week the second stage works on Selkirk Stadium, the Ballarat Sports and Events Centre complex are complete. Funded by the State Government,...
January 27, 2022
Melbourne digs in as an Opal Miner
AUSTRALIAN Opal basketballer Jade Melbourne has signed with the Ballarat Miners. Originally from Traralgon, the 19-year-old, 178-centimetre-tall guard is currently with the University of Canberra...
January 27, 2022
Rutherglen rowers race for gold
THE Ballarat rowing community took north-eastern Victoria by storm earlier in the month, competing in the Murray Rowing Association’s annual Rutherglen Regatta. Ballarat City and...
January 26, 2022
COVID info provider gets city’s top honour
DANIEL Cook was named Citizen of the Year for 2022 at the Ballarat Community Awards on Tuesday. Mr Cook is the manager of the Ballarat...
January 25, 2022
A passion for the planet – Australia Day honours
CONSERVATION and environmental advocate Madeline Townsend has been acknowledged as part of this year’s Australia Day honours list with a Medal of the Order...
January 25, 2022
Educating ‘brilliant’ young people – Australia Day honours
DAVID Shepherd always wanted to be a teacher, like his mother. Entering the profession, he spent 13 years teaching at Wesley College, and was deputy...
January 25, 2022
Art banners bringing colour to the street
SIX double-sided banners will soon be hung from tall poles in Smythesdale, illustrated and designed by local people. GP Arts Inc president Barry Wemyss has...
January 24, 2022
Gravel grinding for a good cause
THE Ballarat Cycle Classic will have the city on two wheels throughout the weekend of Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20 February. Offering road races, mountain...
January 24, 2022
Baiting Maude’s rascally rabbits
A TRADITION for decades, the Maude rabbit-baiting campaign is back again this summer, coordinated by the local Landcare group. Volunteers are currently inviting landowners with...
January 23, 2022
Celebrating all things Australian
AUSTRALIANA will inspire a free program of events by Lake Wendouree this Australia Day. The Golden City Paddle Steamer Museum Society are facilitating the activities...
January 22, 2022
Beauty and darkness from digital creative
AS long as a person has a smartphone in their pocket, they’re carrying around what can be a compact digital art studio, full of...
January 22, 2022
Getting a feel for rally racing
THE Ballarat Light Car Club is inviting the community to their annual come-and-try morning on their smooth, graded autocross track in Mitchell Park next...
January 20, 2022
Closing the card on an era of generosity
AFTER thirty-seven Christmases in operation, the Ballarat Combined Charities Card Shop closed for the last time in December. Denise Boyko has been involved for 17...
January 20, 2022
RoadNats vibe loved by locals, visitors
ALTHOUGH spectator attendance was down on previous years, last weekend’s Federation University Road National Championships attracted lots of its long-time regulars. A resident of Buninyong...
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