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.
November 1, 2024
Scholarship to help sportspeople reach full potential
APPLICATIONS are open until this Monday 4 November for the next round of Ballarat Sports Foundation scholarships. The Ballarat Sports Foundation aims to encourage participation...
November 1, 2024
Gothic fernery wins national timber award
ARCHITECT Andrew Fedorowicz has won first prize in the Standalone Structure Category of the National Timber Design Awards for the Ballarat Botanical Gardens' gothic...
November 1, 2024
Gala rebirth for Her Maj
FOLLOWING major renovations and accessibility upgrades, Her Majesty's Theatre will officially reopen with a gala concert showcasing local talent later this month. Resurgence will be...
October 12, 2024
Jigsaw tree part of National Trust puzzle
THE Ballarat Botanical Gardens' tallest tree has been named one of nine finalists in the National Trust's Victorian Tree of the Year competition. The towering...
October 11, 2024
Putting it to the competition
ELEVEN-year-old athlete Alexis Farrell is making the small St Mary's Primary School community in Clarkes Hill proud. The young Pootilla-based shot-putter and discus thrower will...
October 10, 2024
Come face-to-face with Ballarat birdlife
THE colour and diversity of Ballarat's wild bird population is on display at Barkly Square until 22 October. Birdlife Ballarat is putting on a photographic...
October 4, 2024
BLOC juniors bring Peter Pan
NEVERLAND is only as far as Mount Rowan Secondary College this weekend as BLOC Music Theatre's junior ensemple perform the musical Peter Pan at...
October 4, 2024
National tourney a hit as juniors smash it
BALLARAT Badminton Association and Badminton Australia hosted the YONEX U13/U17 Australian National Team and Individual Championships at Ken Kay Badminton Stadium over the last...
September 28, 2024
Friends’ botanical efforts rewarded
FRIENDS of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens have been presented with Handbury Awards from the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens. Val Richards was awarded...
September 25, 2024
Rural road safety stats ‘disheartening’
SEPTEMBER is Rural Road Safety Month and members of the Australian Road Safety Foundation are urging regional motorists to take care each and every...
September 20, 2024
The show goes on!
ICONIC Lydiard Street cinema, The Regent, will re-open under the ownership of Palace Cinemas on Thursday 3 October. In June, the historic movie theatre, which...
September 20, 2024
Jockey Club launches Ballan Cup
THE launch of the 2024 Community Bank Ballan and District Ballan Cup was held last week at Zest Cafe Ballan. Ballan Jockey Club president Billy...
September 20, 2024
SpringFest returns with Market Sunday
SPRINGFEST Ballarat will be back at the gardens precinct by Lake Wendouree this November to raise funds for community organisations and projects. An initiative of...
September 15, 2024
150 years of Clarendon rec reserve
CLARENDON Recreation Reserve is turning one-hundred-and-fifty years old in 2024. A 'Back to Clarendon' event will be held next month at the community facility to...
September 15, 2024
Electrical co awarded for health and safety standards
DMS Electrical Contracting Group has been honoured as part of the National Electrical and Communications Association Victoria Business Excellence Awards. Last month, the Sebastopol-based company...
September 14, 2024
Backstage crew member helps bring spectacular to life
EACH year, the Victorian State Schools Spectacular provides a stage for young people with a passion for performing arts to shine. But not all students...
September 13, 2024
Chef is plating up success
HOTEL Canberra chef Jigs Liwanag has been named a finalist in the Golden Plate regional Victorian hospitality awards. Next month, Liwanag will take part in...
September 13, 2024
Marking 170 years of the Eureka story
THE Eureka Centre has announced its programming for the one-hundred-and-seventieth anniversary of the birth of Australian democracy; the 1854 Eureka Stockade. The anniversary will fall...
September 13, 2024
Hospital carpark reopen
THE upgraded Ballarat Base Hospital carpark on Mair Street was officially opened last week by the Minister for Regional Development Gayle Tierney. The works to...
September 13, 2024
A new era of education on Humffray Street
ST Joseph's Ballarat campus, based in the former Humffray Street School, was given an official opening and rite of blessing by the Catholic Diocese...
September 13, 2024
Virtual fencing could protect koala population
BALLARAT Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation has been awarded an animal welfare grant from the State Government for the Ngaambulmums (Koala) Protection Project. The funding worth...
September 13, 2024
Scouts honoured at annual awards
BALLARAT District Scouts' Annual Report and Awards Presentation Night was held last week at Alfredton's Djila-tjarriu Community Hub. The evening, which highlighted and celebrated the...
September 6, 2024
Golden plans for pavilion on the Hill
SOVEREIGN Hill's upcoming Gold Pavilion development has received further funding from the State Government. The living museum has been allocated $500,000 from the Enabling Tourism...
September 6, 2024
Safer walking, cycling link to Sebas and DTC
A NEW path for pedestrians and bike riders will connect Delacombe Town Centre with the Yarrowee River. The aim of the 2.4-kilometre shared path along...
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