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 13, 2021
Funds to finish Centre welcomed
THE Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council has received a funding boost from the State’s Multicultural Community Infrastructure Fund to continue renovating the Ballarat Welcome Centre. The...
May 12, 2021
Creating connections over a long lunch
A SUNDAY community three-course long lunch at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute will mark and celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. A...
May 10, 2021
Walk follows life of world-famous inventor
PUT on your walking shoes and discover all about world-famous inventor Henry Sutton this Heritage Festival, and beyond. Born in Ballarat in 1855, Sutton had...
May 10, 2021
No Fight Tights get legs to run
BALLARAT-born clothing brand No Fight Tights will launch online sales later this month, offering a more practical, comfy alternative to traditional children’s school tights. Inspired...
May 10, 2021
Vella vrooms to inter-state victory
NARINGAL’S Jaxson Vella has won the 2020-2021 Speedway Sedans Australia Junior South Australian State Title at Mount Gambier’s Borderline Speedway Driving his Daihatsu Charade, the...
May 8, 2021
Art sees, hears and believes survivors
OUT of the Darkness: A Survivor’s Journey is the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s new major exhibition, exploring institutional child sexual abuse. Curated by survivor Robert...
May 7, 2021
Shelter’s creatures need their comforts
AS winter approaches, the Ballarat Animal Shelter is seeking donated woollies and tasty treats for the furry friends in their care. Coordinator animal services Clare...
May 7, 2021
Garden guardian for veterans’ centre
IF you make a visit to the Ballarat Veterans Assistance Centre, and you’ll notice a metal soldier in the garden, resting on reversed arms...
May 7, 2021
Awards nod for regatta innovation
THE Inaugural Ballarat Omnium Regatta is a Victorian Sport Awards finalist. A contender in the Sports Accounting Australia Sport Initiative of the Year category, the...
May 7, 2021
Stadium walkers step it up
KEEP cosy, heart-healthy and active this winter with Heartbeat Ballarat by joining their weekly indoor walking group. Partnering with the Ballarat Badminton Association at their...
May 7, 2021
A Mother’s Day moment of remembrance
RESIDENTS are invited to attend a short Mothers’ Day service at Alfredton’s Garden of the Grieving Mother to remember special mums who have passed...
May 6, 2021
Relief for a ‘gasping’ nation
BALLARAT Friends of India Network president Dr Sanjay Sharma has described the COVID-19 situation in India as an “epic human catastrophe...tearing” across the country. In...
May 6, 2021
Local support for survivors of stroke
A CENTRE for stroke survivors will be built in Ballarat to support at least two hundred people in recovery per month. Set to assist patients...
May 6, 2021
Over 50s mass vaccinations underway
AS of Monday, Ballarat Health Services’ Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at the Mercure Hotel’s Eureka Ballroom has been vaccinating people aged fifty years and...
May 6, 2021
Pickleball state trials in Wendouree
VICTORIAN pickleball team selection trials will be hosted by Ballarat Badminton ahead of June’s Battle of the Border competition against New South Wales. This Saturday,...
May 5, 2021
History alive in Gardens’ natural skyscrapers
THE Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens are celebrating some of earth’s biggest pieces of living history this month. As part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival,...
May 2, 2021
Charities boosted by Christmas book collab
A RETIRED primary teacher and secondary school student have teamed up to produce a children’s storybook which explores the pandemic’s impact on productivity at...
May 1, 2021
Mathematic mural a star-spangled storyteller
COMBINING history and maths, Eureka: Singular and Plural is a new work from digital artist Gordon Monro. Now on display at the Eureka Centre, the...
April 30, 2021
A hive of learning for veterans
FOUR recently returned defence force veterans will be part of a new therapeutic beekeeping education program in Ballarat. HiveMind Community Apiary will facilitate regular sessions...
April 30, 2021
My Country takes to the Opera House
BALLARAT, My Country (2019), by artist and Wadawurrung elder Marlene Gilson is being projected on the sails of the Sydney Opera House. The painting is...
April 30, 2021
Ideas to keep Three Trails on track
IF you’ve ever enjoyed a trip on the Shire’s Ballarat - Skipton, Kuruc a Ruc or Rainbow Bird trails on foot, on a bike,...
April 30, 2021
Bills a BREAZE for groups on solar
FIVE additional community groups are being powered by solar, following panel and battery installations funded by the State’s Solar on Public Buildings Program. The Ballarat...
April 30, 2021
Change the story, change the world
THE third and latest episode of local podcast Gather was released earlier this month, exploring the world of myths and fairytales. Minerva’s Books and Ideas’...
April 30, 2021
Cast meets king of Queen musical
THE team behind Ballarat Lyric Theatre’s upcoming show We Will Rock You met the musical’s famous writer last week in Bendigo. Iconic British comedian Ben...
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