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.
August 12, 2021
TAC round was about safer roads
BALLARAT Football Netball League athletes were all set to participate in the annual Transport Accident Commission Road Safety Round last weekend, and then lockdown...
August 12, 2021
Good vibes with George the groodle
BANNOCKBURN College’s youngest staff member is wagging and working hard. Three-year-old golden retriever-cross-poodle, George, is the key team member of the College’s therapy dog pilot...
August 12, 2021
Students rewarded for fundraising efforts
LINTON Primary School has been rewarded for their financial support of the Deafness Foundation. Six-year-old Sienna Ackland led the campaign, raising $450 with the support...
August 11, 2021
Italian Film Fest ready to roll
WHETHER you fancy watching a comedic, romantic or dramatic movie this weekend, the 2021 Ballarat Italian Film Festival has something for you. Running this Friday,...
August 10, 2021
The stories behind the ceramics
CERAMICIST Ruby Pilven is inviting art-lovers and collectors to take a short drive out of Ballarat next weekend as she opens her Smythes Creek...
August 10, 2021
Fundraising ball for research
THE sold-out 2021 biannual Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute ball will have attendees dancing the night away in a glamorous style for an invaluable...
August 9, 2021
Science award open to experiments
THE Ballarat Tech School is inviting secondary students to engage with experimental ideas as entrants in the Peter Doherty Science Award. Curious minds across the...
August 8, 2021
Auditions ominous for BNT’s gothic play
BALLARAT National Theatre plans to stage their production of Children of the Black Skirt in 2021, but first, the company needs a cast. Ensemble audition...
August 7, 2021
Op Shop friends ready for customers
ONE of Sturt Street’s much-loved seven hundred-block shops is coming back to life with the support of passionate volunteers. Having closed 18 months ago due...
August 7, 2021
Full moon the star of night-time feast
On the evening of Friday, 20 August, a full moon will be visible, with Jupiter and Saturn nearby. To celebrate, the Ballarat Municipal Observatory and...
August 6, 2021
Input wanted in CCTV committee
CLOSED-circuit television cameras could be installed as a security measure in public areas of the municipality. Now the Shire is encouraging its residents and business...
August 5, 2021
Church dedication postponed
ORIGINALLY planned for this weekend, the Bannockburn St Mary MacKillop Church dedication has been postponed to 2022. St Joseph’s Catholic Parish of Meredith priest Fr...
August 5, 2021
Careers Expo called off
THE Ballarat Careers Expo committee have cancelled this year’s event due to COVID-19 restrictions. It was originally set for Monday, 16 August, and to be...
August 5, 2021
Climate emergency a hot topic
GOLDEN Plains Shire councillors voted to declare a climate emergency at last month’s ordinary council meeting on Tuesday, 27 July. As part of the process...
August 4, 2021
All-abilities athletes score hoops clinics
FOR forty-five minutes a week, an All-Abilities Hoops clinic is set to welcome children with a disability to strengthen their basketball skills. Designed for young...
August 3, 2021
Are edible insects foods of the future?
DURING National Science Week in August, the Ballarat Tech School is planning to explore a creepy-crawly, yet tasty topic. In partnership with bug shop Circle...
August 1, 2021
Businesses to develop during B31
THE B31 Ballarat Business Festival will deliver five weeks-worth of learning, networking, and ideas for local enterprises across the city next month. Commerce Ballarat chair...
August 1, 2021
Old-time dance the night away
MARG Thomas and her husband Ian have always had a passion for dancing. As the organisers of the regular Ascot Old-Time Dance evenings at the...
July 31, 2021
Cafs calls for new foster families
IF you’ve ever considered opening your home to a young person needing foster care, Child and Family Services is encouraging you to speak up...
July 31, 2021
Plant, guard and weed this Tree Day
AS National Tree Day approaches on the first day of August, volunteers are preparing to give Mullawallah Wetlands’ own Rotary Centennial Park a bit...
July 30, 2021
Students Eat Up with sponsors’ support
EASTWOOD Street’s Woolworths has donated thousands of dollars’ worth of supermarket gift vouchers to the city’s local Eat Up program. Facilitated by Alfredton Rotary Club,...
July 30, 2021
Road safety on the silver screen
SINCE this year began, four people have died on roads in the Ballarat region according to the TAC, with one of those drivers between...
July 30, 2021
Grant boosts breast cancer research
THE Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute is the recipient of a Perpetual 2021 IMPACT Philanthropy program grant with the money going towards boosting the...
July 30, 2021
Move mindfully at Morrissey Memorial
A SIX-week series of beginner and intermediate mat Pilates classes will bring mindful movement to Ross Creek’s Morrissey Memorial Community Hall. The sessions will start...
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