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.
July 1, 2021
Jumping for heart and research
FROM double-dutching to crossing over, boxer stepping, teddy bear-turning and side swinging, Bannockburn P-12 College is jumping for joy. Within the annual Heart Foundation Jump...
July 1, 2021
Young voices called on for Hub build
THE Shire is calling on young people to offer their ideas about the development of the Golden Plains Youth Hub. Under the banner of the...
July 1, 2021
Froling bound for Capitals
SELKIRK Ballarat Rush forward Alicia Froling will move to the ACT at the conclusion of the NBL1 South season, after signing with WNBL side...
June 30, 2021
State History Awards closing soon
THE nomination entry period of the 2021 Victorian Community History Awards, celebrating those who proactively preserve the state’s history, will close on Wednesday, 7...
June 28, 2021
Hop into Miniroos holiday soccer
THE Miniroos children’s soccer program is returning to the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility these July school holidays. Facilitated by the Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council and...
June 27, 2021
Lots to learn in Haddon
HADDON Community Learning Centre’s program offerings are booming this winter. Manager Joan Coker said the adult education centre has pre-accredited and accredited courses, skills and...
June 26, 2021
‘Give a sip’ about coffee waste
ELIZA Whitburn-Weber loves Ballarat’s hospitality scene, but the former café owner has discovered a gap in the market’s sustainable practices. “The majority of coffee grounds...
June 26, 2021
BMA supports multicultural parents
PARENTS from diverse cultural backgrounds raising young families locally are invited to a workshop hosted by the Ballarat Malayalee Association. Facilitated in partnership with the...
June 26, 2021
Photo studio releases negatives
FROM milestone occasions to passport photos, Thornton Richards Camera House has captured special moments since 1872. Between 1967 and the turn of the 21st century,...
June 26, 2021
Paper bags to plant seeds of difference
FOUR Ballarat Grammar students have won Alfredton Rotary Club’s inaugural environmental challenge. Designing a seed-embedded, biodegradable paper bag to replace single use plastics still in...
June 25, 2021
Flower-powered fundraising
THE team at Linton Takeaway are taking the town back to the 1960s next month. Embracing all the flower-power fun of the era, Cristine Gall,...
June 25, 2021
Shop for supplies, increase independence
DROPPING into the local pet shop for a few supplies could help Guide Dogs Australia train two puppies to support people with low vision...
June 25, 2021
150 social houses for Ballarat
UNDER the State Government’s Big Housing Build, Ballarat will see one-hundred and fifty fresh social houses constructed from next year. A section of the Delacombe...
June 25, 2021
CWA creative a multi-skilled crafter
LAUREL Sharp joined the Smythesdale Country Women’s Association in the mid-sixties for companionship and has been an important thread in the institution’s fabric ever...
June 25, 2021
Bannockburn defib set to save lives
LAST month, Andrea Bolton was “shocked” to discover a booming Shire town lacked an easily accessible, lifesaving community resource. “Bannockburn did not have a 24-seven,...
June 24, 2021
Public’s best business ideas backed
FEEDBACK platform Suggest it has found Ballarat’s Best Ideas following a recent effort to crowd-sourced visions for local businesses and organisations. Judged by experts in...
June 19, 2021
Sensory space to support wellbeing
THE development of Loreto College’s wellbeing precinct is set to include the construction of a sensory garden pupils and staff can retreat to. Director of...
June 18, 2021
Boarders’ soup sales boost the bus
A GROUP of year eleven boarders from Ballarat Grammar have raised four thousand dollars for The SoupBus. Since establishing a relationship with the organisation as...
June 17, 2021
Councillors hear budget concerns
FOURTEEN public submissions were received by the Shire during the recent 2021-2022 draft budget feedback period. Three of those residents had five minutes to speak...
June 17, 2021
Future-proof your farmland
GEELONG Landcare Network is inviting members of the Shire’s farming community to attend a free presentation titled Future Proofing Your Land at the Bannockburn...
June 15, 2021
Students speak the ideals of legacy
ST Patrick’s College will host the 2021 Legacy Junior Public Speaking Competition regional final in July. Ballarat Legacy’s Allan Mckinnon said the 33-year-old contest for...
June 14, 2021
Call to support food funds
THE Feed Ballarat Appeal is back, raising funds to distribute to local food relief programs and organisations, keeping the city fed. Thousands of dollars have...
June 12, 2021
Students’ curiosity earns ethical success
A TEAM of five Loreto College Ballarat students have won the Victorian Ethics Olympiad. Held via Zoom recently, Ann Chalakkal, Ella Gudgeon, Eloise Davenport, Bridie...
June 11, 2021
Give to warm and clothe young families
EUREKA Mums’ annual Giving Day will arrive next Wednesday, 16 June, asking the community to make monetary donations. Each financial contribution will be quadrupled by...
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