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 2, 2021
Local law now on the books – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs
GOLDEN Plains Shire re-written Local Law No.1 General Public Amenity was adopted and is now in effect, replacing Local Law No.2 General Public Amenity. The...
December 1, 2021
Nativities make a scene this Christmas
BETWEEN five and six hundred nativities from every continent of the world are set to be displayed in the Bridge Mall from this weekend. Passionate...
December 1, 2021
A taste of puddin’ magic in the gardens
BUNYIP Bluegum, Bill Barnacle, Sam Sawnoff, and your family are invited to Buninyong for a slice of celebratory pudding on Sunday. The Friends of Buninyong...
November 30, 2021
BNT prepares for stage return
JULIA Roberts and Dolly Parton fans will likely remember the Steel Magnolias story from the late-80s movie. But the tale will be locally retold live,...
November 29, 2021
Ballarat to host Girl Guides of the world
GET ready to light the campfire, because a week-long International Girl Guides Australian Jamboree will take place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballarat will host the large-scale...
November 28, 2021
New youth-led Scouting venture
SCOUT’S honour, Ballarat has a new group of young adventurers. Under the Australian flag, the Eureka Venturer Scout Unit launched earlier in the month on...
November 27, 2021
Growing, making and mending
WHEN a beginner green-thumb starts gardening or food growing, all they need to get going is a dibber tool and pair of boots. This concept...
November 27, 2021
Drones and AI assess arterial roads
STATE-of-the-art road maintenance technology will be trialled by the State Government on Ballarat’s arterial roads for six months from summer. Earlier in the week, Minister...
November 26, 2021
Groups align against family violence
CAFS has reinforced its commitment to inclusivity by re-signing as a Communities of Respect and Equality Alliance partner. A five-year-old Women’s Health Grampians initiative, the...
November 26, 2021
City hosts Vietnam Veterans’ conference
THE 2021 state Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia conference was held in Ballarat this month. The Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia Ballarat Sub-Branch hosted 80...
November 26, 2021
Saving mothers, babies, and the planet
THE Zonta Club of Ballarat and the Wendouree Cricket Club have partnered to put together birthing kits, designed to decrease developing countries’ maternal and...
November 25, 2021
Council takes a Gamble on new mayor
JUST over twelve months into his first term on council, Cr Gavin Gamble has been elected the mayor of the Golden Plains Shire for...
November 25, 2021
Live fest illuminating Teesdale
LIGHTS and sounds will liven Teesdale as the sun goes down on Saturday, 4 December. Teesdale Turtle Bend Committee’s free twilight music festival and lantern...
November 25, 2021
Immersive tech for STEM school
LEARNING about skills of the future is only getting more exciting and interactive for secondary students engaged in science, technology, engineering and maths at...
November 25, 2021
Looking to the local future of water
BARWON Water has been thinking long-term and is now encouraging customers to give feedback on a draft pricing, and Water for Our Future strategies. Managing...
November 25, 2021
BADAC films keep history alive
A FIRST-hand digital history of Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative is now accessible to the broader community. As part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, BADAC...
November 21, 2021
Carving landscapes in lino
SMYTHES Creek printmaker Marie Mason is the latest visual artist to present work within the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Backspace. A master of colourful reduction...
November 20, 2021
Radio icon switching off after 65 years
SINCE the late-sixties, former 3BA managing director Peter Caligari has been one of Ballarat’s most iconic and generous local radio personalities. But in recent weeks,...
November 20, 2021
Refugee group appeals for assistance
IT’S been twenty years since Australian Defence Force personnel rescued asylum seekers from the freight ship Tampa near Christmas Island. In the same year, hundreds...
November 20, 2021
Online raffle buoying dragon boats
THE SpringFest Online Raffle will be drawn in just under two weeks, so there’s still plenty of time to purchase a ticket, or ten,...
November 20, 2021
Crafts, friends and fun in Sheila’s Shed
WHILE staying at her son’s home, Isabel Birch was tasked with decorating some of his handmade wooden scissor-holders. Brightening them up with paint and stickers,...
November 19, 2021
Local SES Unit busier than ever
VICTORIA State Emergency Services volunteers have been active for seven decades, yet the state’s units were collectively called out to more jobs in the...
November 19, 2021
Local papers put Ballarat’s name in bold
STORYTELLERS of Ballarat stopped the presses at the annual Community Newspaper Association of Victoria Awards earlier in the month. Local grassroots publications were finalists in...
November 19, 2021
Small grants boosting Buninyong
MULTIPLE Buninyong community groups are set to benefit from Federal funding that was distributed by Member for Ballarat Catherine King last week. The Senior Citizens...
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