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.
July 8, 2021
Sovereign Hill ad strategies boosted
THE State Government has granted Sovereign Hill half a million dollars to support 2021-2022 marketing campaigns as the attraction continues to recover from the...
July 8, 2021
Health and wellbeing hub open
THE refurbished Cooinda Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub is now open in Wendouree. The health and social service centre at 10 Learmonth Road is worth...
July 8, 2021
Shooting hoops and making connections
LAST Friday’s SWISH Intercultural Basketball Tournament saw diverse young people mix, shoot some hoops, and celebrate the vibrant multiculturalism of their regional communities. The Y...
July 7, 2021
For women, from women, by women
WRISC Family Violence Support has launched a fundraising pop-up op-shop in the heart of the city. Open from tomorrow, Thursday, 8 July until Sunday, 11...
July 6, 2021
Social and eco issues president’s priorities
GITTE Lindgaard will lead the Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast through the 2021-2022 year, becoming the group’s president last weekend. Sworn in at a lunch...
July 6, 2021
Nevaeh’s letter gets footpath improved
MEREDITH Primary School grade two student Nevaeh Measures has proved young letter-writing lobbyists can make a positive difference within their local community. A pathway is...
July 5, 2021
Serving to change lives
ALFREDTON Rotary Club has sworn in their president for the 2021-2022 year. A charter member of the seven-and-a-half-year-old Club, , Denise Lyons said she’s ready...
July 4, 2021
Foto festival’s program released
THE Ballarat International Foto Biennale program has been announced ahead of the visual arts festival’s August launch. BIFB artistic director Fiona Sweet said the premise...
July 4, 2021
A hands-on exploration of colour
NINTEENTH-century photography may have been without colour, but the era’s people lived vibrant lives. A school holiday program at Sovereign Hill will explore the colour...
July 3, 2021
Project envisions Gardens’ future
A FIFTY-eight-page report exploring the Buninyong Botanic Gardens’ past and future, was released on Friday, 25 June. Commissioned by the Friends of Buninyong Botanic Gardens,...
July 3, 2021
City shares a sustainable wardrobe
THE second giant youth-led clothes swap is coming to the Mining Exchange next week. Our Shared Wardrobe will run from 11am to 3pm on Tuesday,...
July 3, 2021
Are edible insects foods of the future?
DURING National Science Week in August, the Ballarat Tech School is planning to explore a creepy-crawly, yet tasty topic. In partnership with bug shop Circle...
July 2, 2021
Boatshed secures defibrillator
WENDOUREE Ballarat Rowing Club’s shed user groups now have access to lifesaving technology in the event of a cardiac emergency. With funds raised by Wesley...
July 2, 2021
Yang’s kulture on canvas
MY kulture is the first-ever solo exhibition of local Nuer South-Sudanese artist Nyagak Yang, currently presented by the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Backspace. Featuring all...
July 1, 2021
Knights, lights, and icy disco nights
PRESENTING vibrant, bright lights, fire jousts and cold, glassy ice, the three-week-long Ballarat Winter Festival will warm crowds with family fun. Running until Sunday, 18...
July 1, 2021
BRMC to lead anti-racism campaign
BALLARAT Regional Multicultural Council has received a significant State funding boost to drive anti-racism campaigning. In line with a new Victorian Anti-Racism Taskforce, a $70,000...
July 1, 2021
Park’s dementia trail opens
WOOWOOKARUNG Regional Park’s ground-breaking Dementia-Friendly Forest and Sensory Trail is now open for the community’s use. The idea of Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance Ballarat founder...
July 1, 2021
Froling bound for Capitals
SELKIRK Ballarat Rush forward Alicia Froling will move to the ACT at the conclusion of the NBL1 South season, after signing with WNBL side...
June 30, 2021
State History Awards closing soon
THE nomination entry period of the 2021 Victorian Community History Awards, celebrating those who proactively preserve the state’s history, will close on Wednesday, 7...
June 29, 2021
CWA creative a multi-skilled crafter
LAUREL Sharp joined the Smythesdale Country Women’s Association in the mid-sixties for companionship and has been an important thread in the institution’s fabric ever...
June 28, 2021
Flower-powered fundraising
THE team at Linton Takeaway are taking the town back to the 1960s next month. Embracing all the flower-power fun of the era, Cristine Gall,...
June 28, 2021
Hop into Miniroos holiday soccer
THE Miniroos children’s soccer program is returning to the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility these July school holidays. Facilitated by the Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council and...
June 27, 2021
Table turns for visiting steam trains
AFTER twelve years of inactivity, the Ballarat East Locomotive Depot’s turntable is operational and will be used by Steamrail Victoria. Jeremy Lavery from Steamrail Victoria...
June 27, 2021
Lots to learn in Haddon
HADDON Community Learning Centre’s program offerings are booming this winter. Manager Joan Coker said the adult education centre has pre-accredited and accredited courses, skills and...
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