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.
December 16, 2021
Collecting seeds, sowing knowledge
SIXTY people took part in a plant identification and seed collection workshop in the grassy eucalypt woodlands on the Victorian volcanic plains last week. Organised...
December 16, 2021
Choral CATS on the Carols stage
THREE days out from Ballarat Carols by Candlelight, the concert’s bill of local performers are warming up their voices to bring classic Christmas songs...
December 16, 2021
Grant for seniors home care project
HOME healthcare for elderly people in western Victoria has been boosted by a nine-million-dollar investment from the Federal Government Medical Research Future Fund. The grant...
December 12, 2021
Local filmmaker set for the big screen
VISUAL artist Tim Sedgwick has been making short films for decades, just for fun. Currently producing and filming his next science fiction movie Stargateway, this...
December 11, 2021
Avenue timber meaningfully reused
IN October’s record-breaking storm, more than fifty trees in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour were destroyed. Now, members of the 8th/7th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment...
December 10, 2021
Carols cash an early Appeal boost
BALLARAT Carols by Candlelight has made a significant early donation to the 3BA Christmas Appeal ahead of their event on Sunday, 19 December. This week...
December 10, 2021
Friends of the gardens grow stronger
AHEAD of their fortieth anniversary next year, the Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens met at the Robert Clark Conservatory last week to toast their...
December 10, 2021
Thousands raised by SpringFest raffle
DRAWN last week, the SpringFest Online Raffle generated thousands of dollars’ worth of ticket sales to support community organisations and Rotary projects. SpringFest Ballarat director,...
December 10, 2021
Carols and market a Teesdale treat
THE next community event at Turtle Bend Reserve will surely get Teesdale into the spirit of Christmas. The Teesdale Twilight Market and Carols will have...
December 10, 2021
Cafs awarded for HR excellence
THE recent Australian Human Resources Institute Awards saw individual Cafs staff members and the broader family welfare agency honoured. The Cafs team was nominated four...
December 10, 2021
Bank’s community gives generously
FOR the sixth consecutive festive season, Community Bank Buninyong is supporting the Ballarat Salvation Army’s Christmas Appeal. The Bank has put up a giving tree,...
December 10, 2021
Finance firm funds food for families
AT Coles Stockland Wendouree on Monday morning, five thousand dollars’ worth of groceries were put through the check-out in one transaction and packed into...
December 9, 2021
Iconic tennis trophies on tour
THE men’s and women’s Australian Open trophies sparkled in Ballarat last week, visiting Kryal Castle and the Ballarat Indoor Tennis Centre. The Norman Brooks Challenge...
December 9, 2021
Spectacular festival lights up the Bend
A DAZZLING show of light, fire, and live music brought Teesdale to life last weekend. Twilight festival and lantern parade, Live@Turtle Bend, attracted 700 community...
December 9, 2021
Fun, festive flavour at Twilight Market
GET into Christmas mode in the heart of the south later this month as the Golden Plains Twilight Market returns for its fifth year. The...
December 8, 2021
Just the two of us…
MUSICAL theatre and operatic icons David Hobson and Marina Prior will bring their rescheduled intimate concert to the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts this...
December 4, 2021
Appeal to restore damaged Avenue
AT least fifty of Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour trees were ripped from the ground and destroyed during October’s record-breaking destructive storm, with many more...
December 4, 2021
Bulldogs to land back on Mars
MARS Stadium will continue to be a second home for the Western Bulldogs for another three years. The club has again partnered with the City...
December 3, 2021
Community spirit under the giving tree
BALLARAT Carols by Candlelight is reminding residents that Christmas is not just about giving to family and friends, but back to the community. Presenting partner,...
December 3, 2021
Town presents its historic story
IF you’re curious about the history behind the broader Rokewood district, there’s a brand-new town resource ready and set - in the ground -...
December 3, 2021
Next gen scientists celebrated
STUDENTS who participated in the Ballarat Tech School’s annual Peter Doherty Science Awards were honoured last week. All involved were tasked with investigating an everyday...
December 3, 2021
Take on a pro at the RoadNats
DO you know how fit you really are? Federation University Exercise and Sports Science undergraduates are set to assess spectators at the local FedUni Road...
December 3, 2021
Festive shopping with local flair
SUPPORT more than thirty small businesses and the maintenance of Buninyong Town Hall by visiting the village’s Christmas Pop-Up Shop. The Town Hall will be...
December 2, 2021
Buy, gift, party here this Christmas
THE Golden Plains Shire council is encouraging residents to support businesses within the municipality this Christmas by shopping, buying, engaging, gifting, and celebrating local. Their...
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