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.
November 19, 2021
Shedders’ story told in new book
THE first Australian men’s shed was established in rural South Australia in 1993, and the concept has since boomed, with more than two-and-a-half thousand...
November 19, 2021
Masterful Christmas cooking at Carols
SUNDAY, 19 December will be packed with Christmas cheer and song as Carols by Candlelight returns, welcoming tens of thousands to Mars Stadium. The program...
November 19, 2021
Champions of activity appointed
FOUR new ambassadors have been named to the City of Ballarat’s Active Women and Girls Program for the next twelve months. All passionate about female...
November 18, 2021
New CFA ute a beaut
BANNOCKBURN CFA will expand their fleet of emergency service vehicles in the new year. The community fire brigade has received a grant of just under...
November 18, 2021
Linton cricket nets under construction
KIRK McDonald remembers bowling and batting in the Linton Cricket Club nets as a kid. Decades on, now the club’s president and junior coordinator, he...
November 18, 2021
Moon fest full of family fun
BANNOCKBURN Bush Reserve was alive with community activity on Sunday, as its Friends group and Geelong Landcare Network hosted the long-awaited Full Moon Festival. Although...
November 16, 2021
Rebel voices heard through song
THIS year, the Eureka Centre is keeping annual Stockade anniversary commemorations in the family. On Friday, 3 December - the 167th anniversary of the Eureka...
November 16, 2021
16 days of anti-violence activism
THE Zonta Club of Ballarat will participate in Sixteen Days of Activism later this month, standing against violence towards women. Their campaigning will begin with...
November 15, 2021
School’s crazy hair-dos care
LINTON Primary School went wild and wacky last Friday as its students took part in Crazy Hair Day, presenting new and unusual dos for...
November 15, 2021
Pitches seek to solve problems
FEDERATION TAFE students recently participated in a Federation TAFEyouth summit, exploring issues that broadly affect young people. Discussing topics from diversity, to buying a house,...
November 13, 2021
Big regional stage for rapper
AT the age of fourteen, Sami Regague took a passion for music and started to experiment, putting his own lyrics to some beats. Four years...
November 12, 2021
Festive appeal set to help families
THE 3BA Christmas Appeal is underway for the forty-second year, supporting families in need across the city this festive season. 3BA general manager John Fitzgibbon...
November 11, 2021
Alliance unites for business advocacy
STRIVING to be a collective voice for business associations and chambers of commerce outside Melbourne, the Victorian Regional Chamber Alliance is now operational. Officially launching...
November 11, 2021
160 years of Ballarat Rowing Club
THE city’s rowing community will mark the one hundred and sixtieth anniversary of Ballarat Rowing Club this month. Current and former members, and long-time supporters...
November 10, 2021
O come all ye carollers
LOCALS are invited to get into the Christmas spirit at Mars Stadium this December, as Ballarat Carols by Candlelight returns, presented by Harcourts Ballarat. Carols’...
November 10, 2021
Steps support families this Christmas
ARE you hitting ten thousand steps a day, and think you could maintain that for a month? To generate funds for Cafs Christmas Appeal, a...
November 6, 2021
Dynamite new site for cycling store
WHETHER you’re explosive on two wheels, or just getting started, Buninyong’s got a big bike shop getting riders of all experiences on the move. In...
November 6, 2021
E-vehicle for CHW fleet
WITH goals to reduce their carbon emissions, Central Highlands Water’s fleet of company cars now includes an electric vehicle. In the next four years CHW...
November 5, 2021
Raise a glass to uni’s brewers
AFTER fifty years at the frothy forefront of education, Federation University’s brewing faculty is marking the anniversary of their beer course. Launched in 1971 under...
November 5, 2021
Power Hub’s team charging up
BALLARAT Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions has appointed Sowmya Nargaraj to project manage the Grampians Community Power Hub. An engineer, Ms Nargaraj has expertise in...
November 5, 2021
Long-running market returns
THE Ballarat Market is emerging from lockdown and its winter hibernation period, reopening on Sunday, 7 November. Rotary Club of Ballarat South's Helen Newall, a...
November 4, 2021
More cash for outdoor dining
AHEAD of a summer of COVID-safe outside dining, the Golden Plains Shire has financially benefited from the State’s Outdoor Economy Package. Having received an extra...
November 4, 2021
Granting growth in Rokewood – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs
AT the Golden Plains Shire’s regular October council meeting on Tuesday 26 October, a grant application was endorsed for the Rokewood Community Hub and...
November 4, 2021
A meaningful retirement for horses
MINERS Rest horse trainer Henry Dwyer has partnered with equine therapy and rehabilitation charity Racing Hearts for the 2021 to 2022 racing season. Henry Dwyer...
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