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.
January 10, 2022
RoadNats ready and set to race
ELITE cyclists from across the country will compete in Ballarat and Buninyong from next Wednesday as the Australian Road National Championships get on the...
January 9, 2022
Festival offers food-growing ideas
THE Sri Lankan Tamil festival of Thai Pongal celebrates the harvest and the sun. An initiative of Neil Para, the local Multicultural Harvest Festival will...
January 7, 2022
Unusual stages for poetry and song
A SERIES of summer performances by two Ballarat creatives are being held in some very unusual, but playful locations. Megan J Riedl and Amie Brûlée’s...
January 6, 2022
Splish, splash all summer long
THE municipality’s pools and splash parks are open across Ballarat for another summer of fun. Ready to keep families cool and entertained on the hotter...
January 3, 2022
Nursery backs local veterans
AVALON Nursery’s staff love to get into the Christmas spirit of giving. In previous years they’ve run giveaways, but in 2021, the Nursery’s David Winters...
December 31, 2021
Venturer Scout awarded top honour
EIGHTEEN-year-old Hamish Hall has been presented with the highest Venturer Scout honour in Australia, the Queen’s Scout Award. Joining Cubs 10 years ago, he has...
December 31, 2021
Rotarians celebrate successes as Club closes
THE Rotary Club of Wendouree officially closed this month after sixty-four years of service to the Ballarat community. Concluding with a meeting at the Ballarat...
December 30, 2021
Record-breaking Christmas for Appeal
THIS year’s 3BA Christmas Appeals was one of the most successful to date, with record community donations rolling in. 3BA general manager John Fitzgibbon said...
December 30, 2021
Trust gives to Avenue tree appeal
FOLLOWING October’s destructive storm, the Arch of Victory-Avenue of Honour committee launched an appeal to repair and replace damaged and destroyed trees along Ballarat’s...
December 28, 2021
New interchange connects bus travellers
BUSES will no longer queue up on Lydiard Street north, following the official opening of the Ballarat Station bus interchange. Located between the north platform...
December 26, 2021
Band’s songwriters return to flight
MEMBERS of The Dead Salesmen and Epicure are releasing an album together under a new name, The Blue Lighters. Justin ‘Hap’ Hayward, Justin ‘Ryda’ Charleson,...
December 24, 2021
A night full of carols cheers the city
THE triumphant return of Ballarat Carols by Candlelight had young and old in song, and in the Christmas spirit on Sunday evening, just six...
December 24, 2021
Live music RISEs with grant
MINERS Rest live music business Regional Touring has received a giant gift this Christmas week. Promoter Duane McDonald received $490,000 from the Federal Government’s Restart...
December 24, 2021
Pupils ponder puddles and tadpoles
ST Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School pupils continue learn from the Friends of Bannockburn Bush about how to best protect and appreciate the native...
December 23, 2021
TV show chronicles Shire stories
PUTTING local historical sites, heritage, and stories in the spotlight, a new TV show is being produced in the Golden Plains Shire. Mystical Guides Studios...
December 23, 2021
City scores elite women’s basketball
THE Ballarat Sports and Events Centre will host WNBL games during a statewide festival of women’s basketball in January. Six of the competition’s fifteen matches...
December 22, 2021
Classic story of love and loss at Kirks
WHEREFORE art thou Romeo... and Juliet? The star-crossed lovers are on their way to Ballarat to perform at Kirks Reservoir Park. A cast of experienced OZACT...
December 21, 2021
Linking seekers with local jobs
CHAIR of Ballarat Business Women Margi Cousins has been appointed employment facilitator for the region’s Local Jobs Program. Training providers, and jobseekers - especially young...
December 20, 2021
Major regattas returning to the lake
THE Ballarat Rowing Association will host a full season of competitive events this summer, reminiscent of pre-pandemic times. Five major regattas are set to return...
December 18, 2021
Forest’s tale of kookaburra in flight
DISCOVER the tale of Nanna Kookaburra while you wander the Dementia Friendly Forest and Sensory Trail at Woowookarung Regional Park. In partnership with the Bigger...
December 18, 2021
Bags packed with Christmas joy
THE Y Ballarat’s Barkly Square office was buzzing with activity last Friday as volunteers packed approximately two hundred Christmas bundles to deliver to underprivileged...
December 18, 2021
PETstock seeks to feed furry friends in need
PETSTOCK’S own registered charity, PETstock Assist is aiming to nourish companion animals in need this festive season. Until Christmas Day, the not-for-profit’s Christmas Bowl Project...
December 17, 2021
Network’s fresh food feeding families
WITH the aim of helping at-risk people and families receive fresh, nutritious produce, the Ballarat Food Access Network has received a significant funding injection...
December 17, 2021
Live musicians On the Road Again
THE State Government is aiming to supporting live musicians as they jump back on the tour bus and head out to gigs across Victoria. Last...
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