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.
September 24, 2021
Relive the last commuter tram trip
THE Ballarat Tramway Museum has released a short film to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the night the city’s tram network ceased operation. BTM assistant...
September 23, 2021
Green light for growth plan
THE Minister for Planning has approved the Bannockburn Growth Plan, which maps out sustainable expansion for the town over the next three decades until...
September 23, 2021
Liberals launch central campaign office
AHEAD of the Federal election, the Liberal Party are opening a local campaign office in the CBD. The shopfront that is 420 Sturt Street, now...
September 21, 2021
Monthly cabaret magic returns
AFTER making the hard decision to call off this year’s in person events, the Ballarat Cabaret Festival is making a comeback with monthly online...
September 19, 2021
Calendar a brush with botanicals
ERIN Robinson has always enjoyed making and creating. While a stay-at-home mum, she got back into painting, and loved experimenting with watercolours and acrylics so...
September 19, 2021
Photography takes youth back to nature
HEADSPACE Ballarat’s youth Mental Wellbeing in Nature Photography Competition has returned for a second year. Centre manager Janelle Johnson said aspiring photographers between 12 and...
September 18, 2021
Folio development for artists
IN partnership with the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Federation University Arts Academy is inviting budding and experienced artists to challenge what interests them creatively. A...
September 17, 2021
Tourism board appoints new CEO
SARAH Myers has been appointed as the next CEO of Ballarat Regional Tourism. Ms Myers is a strategic marketer with experience in the food, wine,...
September 17, 2021
Headspace donation supports youth
THE Sporting Motorists Association has made a significant donation to Headspace Ballarat. Giving $1500, the group made a choice at their annual general meeting in...
September 16, 2021
Stewardship saving woodland landscapes
THE Geelong Landcare Network has joined Corangamite Catchment Management Authority’s Grassy Eucalypt Woodlands Stewardship project. With funding from the Federal Government's National Landcare Program, the...
September 15, 2021
Improve your money-mindedness
AS part of its inaugural Women’s Business Month, Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council are running a series of free online workshops titled Money-Minded Training. BRMC is...
September 14, 2021
Advocating for a dementia-friendly Ballarat
THE Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance Ballarat is marking Dementia Awareness Month, and Dementia Action Week this September. The not-for-profit’s co-founder Anne Tudor said the month...
September 14, 2021
Painters’ nature works shown at clinic
NEW Delacombe doctors’ practice Lotus Family Clinic have taken the opportunity showcase a local artist’s works on their fresh building’s walls. The watercolour landscapes and...
September 14, 2021
Youth band battle defeated
THE Golden Plains Shire youth Battle of the Bands planned for the Bannockburn Cultural Centre this month has been cancelled for 2021. Even if regional...
September 14, 2021
ARTpreneurs help creatives escape
VOLUNTEER-run not-for-profit Buninyong Community Events has launched a new sub-committee, aimed supporting artists and craftspeople hit hard by the pandemic. Led by Annie Ross, Trudy...
September 13, 2021
Funding for growth at specialist kinder
THE Lake Gardens based Ballarat Specialist Kinder has received a State Government Building Blocks Capacity Grant. Worth $1.3 million, the funding aims to support the...
September 11, 2021
Gigs easy with grant-funded trailer
WITH nearly thirty young people in their training band, and approximately fifty members in total, the City of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band is growing. While...
September 11, 2021
Variety and passion key to career
IN February of 1977, a young John Hartigan became a Shire of Buninyong staffer as a surveyor, before the local government amalgamated with the...
September 11, 2021
Challenge champions healthy-eating habits
ARE you eating a healthy amount of fruits and veggies? The Cancer Council Victoria is encouraging Ballarat residents to take part in their LiveLighter September...
September 10, 2021
Kids’ art award entries extended
THE 2021 Ballarat Children’s Art Award entry period will be extended until term four to allow young artists more time to create, after the...
September 10, 2021
Week to celebrate foster care
FROM this Sunday, 12 September, Cafs will be taking part in local celebrations of Foster Care Week. Running until Saturday, 18 September, the seven days...
September 10, 2021
FedUni jumps in global rankings
FEDERATION University has climbed Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings ladder which lists top institutions for 2022. Fifteen hundred universities worldwide are ranked, with FedUni...
September 9, 2021
Bridge closes as works begin
PADDYS Gully Road bridge at Rokewood Junction will be closed to traffic from the start of next week to allow for a major upgrade. A...
September 9, 2021
Copywriter making national mark
BERRINGA copywriter Sarah Walkerden has been named a finalist across varying national business awards in 2021. Operating as The Rural Copywriter, Ms Walkerden has been...
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