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.
February 10, 2022
Bowling over a club milestone
LINTON Cricket Club’s first eleven is celebrating bowler John Stuart after he took his three-hundredth wicket last month. Stuart is the third cricketer in the...
February 10, 2022
Wendouree wins Barwon boat battle
IN a hard-fought, close race against their Lake Wendouree neighbours, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club’s women’s quad won gold at the 2022 Barwon Regatta in Geelong. Coxed...
February 7, 2022
Central office space open for business
NOT-for-profit organisation Ballarat Business Centre recently opened its fourth office building in the city, with room for twenty-five growing local enterprises. Centre manager Simone Anderson...
February 5, 2022
Youth parliament needs new pollies
THE Y Ballarat is seeking six young leaders to be part of their 2022 team of youth parliamentarians. Any person between the ages of 16...
February 5, 2022
Sofa sounds tell stories to sitters
A LITTLE loungeroom is preserving the stories of the young at heart. Created by Amie Brûlée, sensory art installation The Talking Couch was based at...
February 5, 2022
Ceremony changing hearts and minds
THE third Survival Day Dawn Ceremony last week commemorated First Nations peoples who fought in frontier wars and were massacred from the beginning of...
February 3, 2022
From behind the scenes, into the spotlight
CERAMICIST Barry Wemyss has been named Golden Plains Shire Citizen of the Year. Based in the Smythes Creek-Smythesdale community, Wemyss was celebrated at last week’s...
February 3, 2022
Creativity to overflow at fiesta
LOCAL art will be brought to the people, and audiences will be introduced to new creatives at the free Smythesdale Arts and Music Fiesta...
February 3, 2022
Disc sports a golden addition to city
THE disc sports community in Ballarat is growing stronger, following the successful Golden City Classic ultimate frisbee and disc golf tournaments last weekend. Ballarat Disc...
February 2, 2022
Teeing off for Lachie’s Legacy
AN Ambrose golf fundraiser will take place at Mount Xavier Golf Club this weekend, supporting local football access charity Lachie’s Legacy. On Sunday, 6 February,...
February 2, 2022
Swapping, showing, shining in Snake Valley
THE Snake Valley Community Swap Meet will return for another year this weekend. On Sunday, 6 February, the Snake Valley Recreation Reserve will be a...
February 1, 2022
Seeking stories of city-shaping women
IN 2017, the Ballarat New Cemetery turned one hundred and fifty years old. Looking back on the organisation’s history, CEO Annie De Jong said Ballarat...
January 31, 2022
Uni gifts Camp Street, refocuses campuses
FEDERATION University’s Arts Academy will no longer be at home on Camp Street, as the tertiary institution is gifting use of the land to...
January 31, 2022
Theatre Co RavenMad for Poe
CYGNET & Swan youth theatre company has gone gothic, rehearsing thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and stories. As part of their RavenMad production, approximately...
January 29, 2022
Inclusive sports igniting passions
A FREE inclusive community sports day last week saw forty people of all abilities getting active and having a go at new games. Leisure therapist...
January 29, 2022
Corner store a photography hang-out
IN June of 2021, photographer and trainer David Bailey decided he wanted a new business challenge. Securing a shopfront on the corner of Rubicon and...
January 29, 2022
Old set against new as collection goes on show
TIME-travel through eras of post-colonial Australia by visiting the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s latest exhibition. Call and response showcases a range of diverse pieces by...
January 28, 2022
A touch of Gallipoli in replica VC
A LOCAL metal artist and foundry have collaborated to restore and replace a unique piece of military history in St Kilda Cemetery. In recent years,...
January 28, 2022
Mums seek to grow volunteer family
DO you care about others, want to make a difference and help the community, have an eye for detail, and at least two spare...
January 28, 2022
Book sale boosts BMI services
THE Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s annual book sale began last weekend in the lending library, raising funds to support the organisation’s member services. BMI members, volunteers,...
January 27, 2022
Ads open for new business directory
THE Bannockburn and District Chamber of Commerce will release the second edition of their Bannockburn and District Business Directory in March. President Bronwyn Davie said...
January 27, 2022
Get into the swing of golf
WOMEN and girls are invited to get into the swing of golf from next month at the Bannockburn Golf Club. The Club is running a...
January 27, 2022
Shire’s greatest shaver raises thousands
LINTON local Beck McDonald cut off her long plats and shaved her head earlier in the month for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave. Starting...
January 27, 2022
Melbourne digs in as an Opal Miner
AUSTRALIAN Opal basketballer Jade Melbourne has signed with the Ballarat Miners. Originally from Traralgon, the 19-year-old, 178-centimetre-tall guard is currently with the University of Canberra...
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