About: Edwina Williams

Opals star joins Bendigo Spirit

FOUR-time WNBL champion, Australian Opal and Olympian Marianna Tolo, has signed with Bendigo Spirit. The 34-year-old centre has joined for the 2024-25 season. "I'm excited to...

Alliance lobbies for regional cities

MAYORS within Regional Cities Victoria met in Shepparton last week aiming to strengthen the connection and collective vision of the state's ten biggest regional...

Energy rebates, rent relief lead cost-of-living federal budget

ENERGY rebates for every household, a cap on the price of prescriptions and further relief for renters have led cost-of-living relief measures in the...

Team appoints a GM with spirit

BASKETBALL club Bendigo Spirit has employed a new general manager in Daniel Jackson to begin mid-May. Mr Jackson comes to the team with experience in...

The ultimate weekend of frisbee action

THE country's best ultimate frisbee players put on a show at Victoria Park in Ballarat last week. Ultimate Australia hosted the division one 2024 Australian...

Housing program changing lives

COMMUNITY and affordable housing provider, Haven Home Safe has been able to deliver further client support with the backing of a long-term sponsor. For three...

Burns planned for autumn

PLANNED burns are to be undertaken by Forest Fire Management Victoria staff this autumn across the state. FFMVic deputy chief fire officer Jason Hellyer...

Wire, bone, and a mystery

COLIN King's latest novel, Wire and Bone, is set to be launched later this month in Kennington. With some scenes in the wild Mallee desert,...

How to use radios in an emergency

DO you have an emergency plan, but have never considered having a communications plan in place in the event of a disaster? Bendigo Amateur Radio...

A run to remember

IT'S time to get active for those living with dementia, their carers, and loved ones as the Bendigo Memory Walk and Jog returns to...

Bringing post boxes back to life

ONE man is on a mission to bring Victoria's heritage post boxes back to their former red and gold glory. Seventy-five-year-old Mick Slocum was at...

Bendigo Bricks

LOOKING for something to do this weekend? Build your schedule around LEGO. The Bendigo Bricks convention is back this weekend at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre,...

Guide for good soil

A NEW guide has been published by Victorian environmental authorities to help farmers and gardeners monitor the health of their property's soil. The Soil Health...

Grants to get drought-ready

THE Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal has announced funding for drought preparedness initiatives across the region as part of the organisation’s Community Impact Program. Four...

Diver goes deep to keep waste moving

AN important but unpleasant job is being undertaken by some divers in Epsom. Eighteen of the 24 big aerators in the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant’s...

Chair changes for BRMG committee

NEW leaders have been appointed within local industry advisory committee, the Bendigo Regional Manufacturing Group. Sean Myers and Allan Nicholson have been respectively named chair...

Third mayoral term for Metcalf

AS the City of Greater Bendigo’s current councillors head into their final term before the 2024 municipal elections, Cr Andrea Metcalf has been re-elected...

Container deposit scheme gets underway

THE statewide container deposit scheme is now operational, with Greater Bendigo residents able to get ten cents back for every bottle, can, and carton...

Future of tourism focus for conference

NEXT week, a major tourism conference will return to The Capital for a fourth time. The Bendigo NEXT event is set for Monday 6 November...

Housing plan endorsed – City of Greater Bendigo council meeting briefs

AT the regular October meeting earlier in the week, City of Greater Bendigo councillors moved to endorse the Loddon Mallee Housing Action Plan, and...

CresFest named folk project of the year

THE sounds of regional folk and roots music festival CresFest are reaching far beyond the town of Creswick. Directed by Judy Turner, the annual event...

Zontians give to lessen period poverty

ZONTA Bendigo has donated to Women’s Health Loddon Mallee to reduce period poverty across the region. A portion of funds raised by the group has...

Tees to start conversations

THIS month, Haymes Paint Shop staff are aiming to raise awareness of the mental health support available to tradespeople. For a second year, the business...

Snake safety advice issued

AS the weather warms, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, or DEECA, officers are urging people to be cautious of snakes.

On hotter days,...