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.
August 28, 2023
TAFE student takes top training award
FEDERATION TAFE student Barbara Muller was honoured at last week’s 2023 Victorian Training Awards. At the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the advanced diploma of...
August 26, 2023
Sportsmen’s Club to host Macedonian Marvel
AUSTRALIAN rules footy fans are invited to hear one of the game’s all-time greats speak in Ballarat early next month. Collingwood Football Club legend and...
August 25, 2023
Speaker brings order to the classroom
AS part of the Parliament in Schools program, speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Milton Dick visited grade 5 and 6 students at...
August 25, 2023
Step out to ID some trees
DISCOVER the many native tree species of Woowookarung Regional Park during a slow identification stroll this weekend. The Friends of Canadian Corridor and Field Naturalists...
August 25, 2023
Bands to battle on Inverleigh stage
TURN up the amps, it’s time for the music to play. The Golden Plains Youth Battle of the Bands is set for tomorrow, Saturday 26...
August 25, 2023
Soccer club’s time to celebrate
THE Forest Rangers Soccer Club will host a community day for their members, families, and friends this Sunday 27 August to celebrate all they’ve...
August 23, 2023
Citizen science with an impact
IF you’ve ever wondered what types of insects live in the waterways near you, staff at the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority would love your...
August 22, 2023
Relay runners reunite to mark 40 years
A GROUP of local runners who jogged from Adelaide to Ballarat for a good cause have come together to mark the fundraising effort’s fortieth...
August 21, 2023
Bush gallery adds to local art scene
AN independent art gallery in a country setting is about to open on the outskirts of Ballarat next month. Ceramicist Ruby Pilven and her mum,...
August 20, 2023
Artists pair up for combined show
IMAGINATIVE collages and landscape lino prints are bringing colour and texture to the walls of the gallery at Accent Framing and Fine Art. Visual artists...
August 19, 2023
Event honours Vietnam vets
AHEAD of the official Vietnam Veterans Day on Friday 18 August, the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia’s Ballarat and District Sub-Branch hosted their annual...
August 18, 2023
Session on how to stop scammers
IF the growing presence of internet and phone scams is causing you concern, Bannockburn Library is hosting a session with an aim to educate...
August 17, 2023
Grass is greener with ride-on addition
LINTON could soon become the best-mowed town in the entire western region. The community’s Progress Association has been presented with a ride-on lawn mower by...
August 14, 2023
Mark the calendar, SpringFest’s back
AFTER a few pandemic and logistical hurdles, organisers of a classic community fundraising event are aiming to stage it for the first time since...
August 14, 2023
Legal service appoints CEO
AN inaugural chief executive officer has been appointed to lead Ballarat and Grampians Community Legal Service. New CEO Narelle Laing has a leadership background in...
August 11, 2023
Next stage of town planning begins
THE next stage of the Golden Plains Shire community planning process is set to begin this month. Mannibadar, Cape Clear/Illabrook/Rokewood Junction, Linton, Meredith, Bannockburn, and...
August 11, 2023
Wilderness returns to the old tip
VEGETATION is regenerating on the site of the former Bannockburn tip. Friends of Bannockburn Bush led a community tree day late last month, where 27...
August 6, 2023
Recycling machine roll-out begins
AHEAD of the November launch of Victoria’s container deposit scheme, the state’s first reverse vending machine has been installed in the carpark of Buninyong’s...
August 5, 2023
New toys for early learners
KINDERGARTENS across the region will become even more playful after receiving a five-thousand-dollar grant to cover the cost of new toys and equipment. The play-based...
August 4, 2023
Groups weigh in on big pig problem
AFTER Durdidwarrah residents raised concerns about destructive feral pigs in the Golden Plains Shire’s north-east last month, community stakeholders have shared their position on...
August 4, 2023
Try out Pilates in Smythesdale
IF you’ve ever wanted to try Pilates and you’re in the Golden Plains Shire’s north, you have the opportunity this month, and you’ll be...
August 4, 2023
Pool star pockets world title
SEVENTEEN-year-old Toby Clack has won the World Eightball Pool Federation under-18 World Championship. Within a tournament of 40 people in Morocco, the former St Patrick’s...
August 4, 2023
Polo player makes a state splash
THE city’s water polo scene may still be small, but it’s creating pathways for young players to succeed. Ballarat Water Polo athlete, 14-year-old Eleanor Justin,...
August 4, 2023
Crowe flying on athletics track
ROSS Creek sprinter Grace Crowe is speeding towards an elite athletic career. In the 2022 to 2023 season the 14-year-old POD Squad runner has won...
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