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.
April 5, 2022
For the love of reading
IN a month’s time, Clunes will be at its bookish best as the historic town’s famous literary festival returns. The iconic Fraser Street will be...
April 4, 2022
STEM experiments a sweet success
BALLARAT Tech School's 2022 Girls in STEM program got underway this week, empowering secondary students to consider a career in science, technology, engineering, and...
April 3, 2022
Resilient, energised and excited for life
TANYA Butterworth’s youngest child Mackenzie is an energetic four-year-old who loves playing at the park, jumping in muddy puddles, going to the carnival, and...
April 2, 2022
The human stories of Ballarat’s Anzacs
THE Ballarat Anzacs exhibition will be presented in the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s Heritage Reading Room in April. Opening this Monday, Arch of Victory-Avenue of Honour...
April 1, 2022
Rhymers are readers at the library
YOUNG families are invited to the Bannockburn Library for mornings of learning and connection. Library coordinator Laura Pugliese said the early literacy sessions for babies,...
April 1, 2022
A-League to Morshead Park
BALLARAT Regional Soccer Facility at Morshead Park will host its first ever A-League Men match. The contest between Western United and Wellington Phoenix will be...
April 1, 2022
Dark, gothic play rises at Phoenix
GOTHIC Australian theatre will enthral audiences in Phoenix College’s auditorium from this weekend. A cast of seven Ballarat National Theatre performers are staging Angela Betzien’s...
April 1, 2022
New vision for Eureka Mums
A NEW strategic direction has been announced for family support charity Eureka Mums. CEO Ruth Holdaway said the organisation has reviewed their Eureka, St Kilda,...
March 31, 2022
Renewing a 100-year-old connection
THE long-awaited centenary celebration of the 1921 Mannibadar Soldier Settlement was held last Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of people including children and descendants of original settlers,...
March 31, 2022
Ideas sought on climate adaption
WORKSHOPS are being run across Golden Plains to survey residents as part of the Shire’s climate emergency plan consultation. The completed Golden Plains Climate Emergency...
March 30, 2022
Art auction supports flood affected
A CREATIVE fundraising effort from Ballarat Grammar’s art and design department is seeking to benefit the Red Cross’ flood appeal in Queensland and New...
March 29, 2022
Family fun at new community fairs
ALL the fun of the fair is coming to the Shire in April. With funding from the State, and a Federal Government disaster recovery grant,...
March 26, 2022
Sweet innovation at chocolate factory
THE fictional story of Charlie Bucket has sparked the curiosity of generations of children, introducing them to a chocolate factory that’s a ‘world of...
March 25, 2022
Stop the spread of fruit flies
AGRICULTURE Victoria is asking vegetable and fruit home-growers to share left over produce with friends and neighbours as to not attract Queensland fruit flies,...
March 24, 2022
Bridging a divide in Scotchmans Lead
EIGHTEEN months after its completion, the two-lane Franklin Bridge between Napoleons and Buninyong got its pandemic-delayed official opening last week. The upgraded 40-metre structure runs...
March 24, 2022
Stories shared to prevent suicide
HEADSPACE Ballarat and Western Victoria Primary Health Network have produced a new book, encouraging people living with mental health challenges to seek help and...
March 24, 2022
Chamber to run business education
BANNOCKBURN and District Chamber of Commerce is hitting their stride, recently securing a COVID recovery grant to run training sessions for their members. The Chamber’s...
March 24, 2022
Need help writing grant proposals?
THE Golden Plains Shire will soon be taking applications for their next round of Community Strengthening Grants. To help make sure community groups and organisations...
March 23, 2022
Celebrating a centenary soldier settlers
A POSTPONED centenary celebration of the 1921 Mannibadar Soldier Settlement will be held this Sunday, 27 March. About 275 people including adult children and descendants...
March 20, 2022
Microgrids aiming for big energy
MICROGRIDS are the focus of the Grampians Community Power Hub’s next free community webinar. Set for Thursday, 24 March from GCPH project manager, engineer and...
March 19, 2022
A second stage to showcase ballet
FOR more than one hundred and thirty years, Ballarat has been a one-eisteddfod city, but that’s about to change. The inaugural Ballarat Ballet Eisteddfod will...
March 18, 2022
Enlivening and inspiring women
A POT of Courage cafe had Barkly Square buzzing with conversation around ‘breaking the bias’ during last week’s International Women’s Day. The social enterprise hosted...
March 17, 2022
Pageant king bound for Ireland
A PRESTIGIOUS pageant crown has come home to the Shire for the next twelve months. Earlier in the month, the Male World International Royalty Australia...
March 17, 2022
Top carriage-drivers back on track
THE country’s best carriage drivers and their horses were in Teesdale during the long weekend competing at the Victorian Combined Driving Championships. It was Geelong...
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