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.
March 25, 2021
Snake Valley public space saved
IN 2018, the Pyrenees Shire Council assessed their assets and decided to sell a two-point-two-hectare parcel of land in Snake Valley. Although the Shire thought...
March 25, 2021
An hour of darkness offers hope for climate
IN a bid to further raise awareness of the planet’s climate emergency, WWF Australia is encouraging homes and businesses to participate in Earth Hour...
March 25, 2021
Our Story will take you back
THE Golden Plains Civic Centre’s council chambers hold pieces of the past that can throw the community back in time. The building’s inaugural Your Story,...
March 25, 2021
These girls can serve and smash
AS part of This Girl Can Week, Ballarat Badminton hosted a women’s come-and-try morning last Tuesday. Prospective players visited Ken Kay Stadium to receive tips,...
March 25, 2021
Stadium hosts state’s young shuttle-hitters
BALLARAT welcomed one-hundred-and-forty-four of the state’s best young badminton players last weekend. The 2021 Ballarat Junior Tournament was hosted by Ballarat Badminton and Badminton Victoria...
March 20, 2021
Display houses celebrate home-grown brands
BUILDING group BCM Homes has taken the opportunity to support local within their new Alfredton display houses. The homes’ interiors are decorated with wares, furniture,...
March 19, 2021
SpringFest funds flow
A SHARED ten thousand dollars was distributed by the Rotary Club of Ballarat to its community partners last week, following the 2020 Ultimate SpringFest...
March 19, 2021
Settle’s survey for shaping streetscape
MEMBER for Buninyong Michaela Settle is encouraging the township’s residents to share their thoughts on the proposed Buninyong Streetscape upgrades. Warrenheip Street’s long bus stop,...
March 19, 2021
Hands-on, crafty creativity on the Hill
INTRODUCE or reacquaint yourself with rare, old-world trades, arts and crafts at Sovereign Hill. The living museum’s Amazing Autumn program of practical activities will share...
March 18, 2021
Saving a life in the centre of Linton
IN December last year, Linton’s Janet Verdoorn went into cardiac arrest at her home’s back door. Her heart stopped beating, but quick-thinking family and neighbours...
March 18, 2021
‘Be a voice, not an echo’
BALLARAT High School students are being encouraged to say, ‘no way,’ to bullying for life, ahead of tomorrow’s National Day of Action Against Bullying...
March 18, 2021
Scouts clean up for a clear future
PROTECTING and improving a natural space they enjoy, First Bannockburn Scouts headed to Bannockburn Bush Reserve last Thursday for a Clean-Up Australia working bee. Supported...
March 18, 2021
Baiting stunts Shire rabbit numbers
THIS February, Maude Landcare Group’s annual rabbit-baiting campaign saw forty people spread three doses of Pindone poison across their respective large properties. With assistance from...
March 18, 2021
Open Mall a few votes away
AT this month’s City of Ballarat ordinary council meeting, councilors may vote to endorse a redeveloped Bridge Mall open to cars. City CEO Evan King...
March 17, 2021
A ticket to ride at Volta
THE lead vocalist of Melbourne Aus-rock band Taxiride, Jason Singh will take to Volta’s stage this Saturday night. Offering songs by his iconic group, as...
March 17, 2021
Memoir focus for writers’ workshop
EVER thought you might pen your memoirs? Ballarat Writers are hosting journalist and author Jenny Valentish for a three-hour memoir-writing workshop this Saturday, 20 March. The...
March 17, 2021
Open Studios a chance to support local
GOLDEN Plains Arts Inc’s Southern Open Studios event will be held across the lower end of the Shire this weekend. Members of the public who...
March 17, 2021
Promoting the perks of coworking
VICTORIA’s inaugural Coworking Week will be held later this month. The five-day event is launching in 2021 to encourage businesses to look at how physically...
March 16, 2021
Cemeteries move for anti-cancer campaign
STAFF at Ballarat Cemeteries are putting their sneakers on to make tracks for cancer research this month. As part of The March Charge, a Cancer...
March 14, 2021
School connects to country and community
ONE of the town’s community hubs, Linton Primary School is leading the charge when it comes to bringing people together. Last Friday, staff and the...
March 13, 2021
People and cultures boost BRMC stalwart
GEORGINA Vagg was recently described by her friend Dianne McGrath as being, “like a tapestry.” As a young woman, Mrs Vagg was a ‘Jill of...
March 13, 2021
History in future – Eat Drink West
Can’t go past the good-old classics IT’S been twenty-four years since Charlie Graham first launched Bibo café and restaurant on Sturt Street. Although he’s moved the...
March 13, 2021
Variety of Volunteering at Hospice
BALLARAT Hospice Care are seeking volunteers to support their patients receiving palliative treatment, or the organisation’s broader operations. Recently retired patient support volunteer of 35...
March 12, 2021
McCallum gets power-up
THE State’s Grampians Renewable Energy Program has seen McCallum Disability Services’ residential units fitted with a solar system. Forty-two kilowatts worth of panels are now...
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