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.
September 11, 2021
Variety and passion key to career
IN February of 1977, a young John Hartigan became a Shire of Buninyong staffer as a surveyor, before the local government amalgamated with the...
September 11, 2021
Challenge champions healthy-eating habits
ARE you eating a healthy amount of fruits and veggies? The Cancer Council Victoria is encouraging Ballarat residents to take part in their LiveLighter September...
September 10, 2021
Kids’ art award entries extended
THE 2021 Ballarat Children’s Art Award entry period will be extended until term four to allow young artists more time to create, after the...
September 10, 2021
Eisteddfod continues through challenge
THE Royal South Street Eisteddfod has begun for 2021. Vocal solo performers have taken to a virtual stage in lockdown, with the Arts for All...
September 10, 2021
Week to celebrate foster care
FROM this Sunday, 12 September, Cafs will be taking part in local celebrations of Foster Care Week. Running until Saturday, 18 September, the seven days...
September 9, 2021
FedUni jumps in global rankings
FEDERATION University has climbed Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings ladder which lists top institutions for 2022. Fifteen hundred universities worldwide are ranked, with FedUni...
September 9, 2021
Funding for growth at specialist kinder
THE Lake Gardens based Ballarat Specialist Kinder has received a State Government Building Blocks Capacity Grant. Worth $1.3 million, the funding aims to support the...
September 9, 2021
Library of the future’s cost grows
THE price of the Ballarat Library redevelopment is now almost seven million dollars. Sydney architects Studio Hollenstein were engaged 12 months ago to design the...
September 9, 2021
Master rowing double to retire
WENDOUREE-Ballarat Rowing Club masters Pat Gabb and Grada Richards are retiring from the sport. Part of the club since 1985 as a parent to athletes,...
September 8, 2021
Co-Lab chefs create three-course meal
A NEW Plate Up Ballarat initiative is bringing the talents, recipes, flavours and creativity of restauranteurs together on one table. Co-Lab Kitchen is a three-course...
September 7, 2021
Wimmera the star of Press’ new book
AFTER the 2020 release of The Mallee, Ballarat publisher Ten Bag Press have produced another book exploring the sights, tales, and personalities of the...
September 6, 2021
Theatre Co offers audience a Cuppa
LADDERFRAME Theatre Collective will stage their original play Cuppa? over three November nights at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute. President and founder Chiara Angeli said the...
September 6, 2021
Meet for a drink at Midtown
WHEN Jonny Driver and his partner moved to Ballarat last year from Melbourne, they loved the regional feel and lifestyle, but there was one...
September 6, 2021
Poet’s pen is Mightier
EMERGING writer and spoken word performer Megan J Riedl has self-published a book of her poetry. Mightier is a collection of poems that “call for...
September 4, 2021
Photos document city’s historic life
AS the home of the Max Harris Collection, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is encouraging more residents and businesses to engage with the photographs in...
September 4, 2021
Tramway anniversary celebration postponed
THE Ballarat Tramway Museum has postponed this month’s Tramway Celebration Day which was set to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the institution, and the...
September 4, 2021
Outdoor program fills Foto void
BALLARAT International Foto Biennale artistic director Fiona Sweet has said the festival’s full program will open as soon as State Government COVID-19 restrictions allow...
September 3, 2021
Vacancies at Multicultural Vacc Hub
A THIRD multicultural community pop-up COVID-19 vaccination hub at the Ballarat Welcome Centre has appointment vacancies for Saturday, 11 September. The Hub is facilitated by...
September 3, 2021
Raffle to buy bike club a bus
WHEN mountain biking group Club MUD runs events at Black Hill Reserve, they have shuttle buses available to get riders and their equipment back...
September 3, 2021
Indonesian speaking in the spotlight
DAMASCUS College students saw success at the recent Sayembara Lisan Indonesian Speaking Competition, consolidating and testing their classroom language learning. Year 11 Megan O’Beirne and...
September 3, 2021
Haymes still Australia’s top paint
FOR the fourth year, Haymes Paint has been awarded Canstar Blue’s best-rated paint brand. The only paint to receive five stars, Haymes scored highly for...
September 3, 2021
New CEO for disability support service
PINARC Disability Support has employed Peter Newsome as their new chief executive officer. Currently settling into Ballarat life and creating connections throughout the community, Mr...
September 2, 2021
Where’s Wally wonder while wandering
FAMILIES across the city are heading outdoors for their daily exercise with the same question, ‘where’s Wally?’ Pictures of the iconic red-and-white-stripe-wearing book character have...
September 2, 2021
Bartlett secures ADF canvas contract
C.E. Bartlett Manufacturing has been awarded a Federal Government contract supplying canvas products for the Australian Defence Force. The Wendouree-based factory has provided products to...
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