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.
April 16, 2021
Linton food-swap shares homegrown goodies
LINTON’S Emergency Relief Pantry has launched a more formal and ongoing food-swap initiative. During the supply shortages of the pandemic, many town residents decided to...
April 16, 2021
Fineman Foto award a launch-pad
BALLARAT International Foto Biennale is accepting entries for their second Fineman New Photography Award until Friday, 23 April. The process spotlights photographic artists of the...
April 16, 2021
Energy help for those in need
AS winter approaches, Uniting is encouraging those that will need help with their power bills to reach out for one-on-one support before their situation...
April 15, 2021
Teen cyclist taking elite titles on-track
FOLLOWING in the tyre tracks of her grandfather, sixteen-year-old cyclist Shannon Craggill is making her mark in the elite ranks of Australian women’s cycling. Jumping...
April 11, 2021
Old Melbourne Road records new tracks
WHEN David Murphy celebrated his fortieth birthday nine years ago, musical magic was made. Lachie Murphy said a few of the Dunnstown party guests set...
April 11, 2021
Over the dark side of the rainbow
FROLIC Dark Rainbow will offer a darker point of difference for Ballarat Frolic Festival in 2021. From Friday, 11 to Sunday, 13 June, the fresh...
April 11, 2021
A curiosity for the natural world
OFTEN seen crouching or crawling along the ground in the bush, members of the Field Naturalists’ Club of Ballarat know how to get the...
April 11, 2021
Anyone for tennis?
HAVE a hit and meet your neighbours at Buninyong & District Tennis Association’s weekly social evenings. Each Thursday from 7pm to 9pm, the association is...
April 8, 2021
Pop-ups to engage youth
YOUTH centres and activities are planned to pop-up around the Shire this year, supporting, engaging, educating and connecting residents between the ages of ten...
April 8, 2021
Ideas needed for Lethbridge road-naming
THE wider Lethbridge community is encouraged to share their feedback on a new proposed title for an old but unnamed road. After a resident requested...
April 8, 2021
Big birthday for Ballarat Volleyball
AFTER postponing the event last year, Ballarat Volleyball is set to celebrate 50 years of operations this weekend. Association president Damon Minotti said the party...
April 7, 2021
Are you up for an enviro challenge?
ALFREDTON Rotary Club are hoping to discover world-changing environment-saving concepts in 2021. President David Sanders said the Club is running their inaugural environmental challenge to...
April 6, 2021
Osteo trial to settle crying babies
EUREKA Osteo is participating in a research program aimed at treating colicky babies. Dr Megan May said the clinic is seeking infants between one and...
April 5, 2021
Vets’ barbecue creates connections
THE Ballarat Veterans’ Assistance Centre’s fortnightly barbecues are uniting many corners of the community. All residents are welcome at the Friday evening get-togethers where veterans...
April 5, 2021
Bringing Bollywood to Ballarat
INDIA is home one of the largest film industries around the globe. But if you’re based in regional Victoria, City of Ballarat intercultural ambassador Bobby...
April 5, 2021
Sustainability the star of holiday program
WITH help from a VicHealth Reimagining Grant, Ballarat Youth Services are engaging their young community in sustainable, waste-free living. Youth development officer Katja Fiedler said...
April 4, 2021
Is Bannockburn’s boom bad for biodiversity?
LOOKING thirty years into the future, an approved Bannockburn Growth Plan will map out the Victorian Planning Authority’s approach to the booming town’s sustainable...
April 4, 2021
Expo makes healthy eating exciting
OVER term one and two, Bannockburn’s St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School’s students are focusing on nutrition and healthy eating. As part of the children’s...
April 4, 2021
Old school’s centre a hidden gem
THE committee behind the Sebastopol Community Centre held their annual open day last weekend, welcoming residents into their Yarrowee Street base. For many decades, the...
April 4, 2021
Salsa dance the night away
EASTWOOD Leisure Complex is livening with Latin dance each week. Colombian couple Stefi Tello and Victor Barrantes have launched their own Elemento One salsa dance...
April 1, 2021
A few steps closer to reconciliation
GOLDEN Plains Shire councilors have supported the municipality’s draft Reconciliation Action Plan 2021 at their council meeting on Tuesday, 23 March. A new flag-raising policy...
March 31, 2021
Escape into Dreamscapes & Landscapes
GALLERY on Sturt’s latest exhibition takes viewers into the creative worlds of printmakers Marie Mason and Anne Langdon. The Dreamscapes & Landscapes show features the...
March 25, 2021
First Shire COVID vac site announced
THE old Bannockburn Shire Hall is set for a second life as a temporary COVID-19 vaccination clinic from next month and it’ll be run...
March 25, 2021
A feed in the fresh air
SMYTHESDALE, Meredith, Inverleigh and Bannockburn are all receiving fresh picnic tables to encourage people to buy from local eateries and enjoy the food outdoors. The...
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