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.
December 19, 2020
Pizza and pasta perfection! – Eat Drink West
The neighbourhood trattoria with something for everyone. NINE-month-old Beppe Kitchen & Bar is a restaurant “Daylesford was missing.” Co-owner Samantha Mackley said the new neighbourhood trattoria...
December 18, 2020
Volunteer historian honoured for excellence
LINTON researcher and cataloguer Del Atkinson has been acknowledged at the recent Australian Museums and Galleries Association Victoria annual awards. The Linton and District Historical...
December 18, 2020
Pipe Band marks musical milestones
MEMBERS of the Federation University Pipe Band are celebrating decades of service and participation in the Pipe Bands Australia movement. Neil MacDonald, Robert Kerr, Ian...
December 17, 2020
Garden open to growing Community
THE Meredith Community Garden opened on Monday afternoon and is now accessible to local residents keen to try their hand, or green thumb, at...
December 17, 2020
Carols and cheer broadcast this year
THIS Christmas, the show must go on! The Ballarat Carols by Candlelight committee has produced a special online broadcast of festive song for this weekend. On...
December 17, 2020
Gay fastest at Phillip Island
BALLARAT Light Car Club racer Richard Gay won class 2M racing a Toyota 86 sports sedan at the recent Marque Sports Car Association of...
December 15, 2020
School’s coffee van brews up work skills
SENIOR Damascus College students will be expert baristas in 2021, following the launch of a new teaching and learning asset; the Café DMAC coffee...
December 15, 2020
Milestone for McCallum and MaxiTRANS
MAXITRANS and McCallum Disability Services celebrated two years of collaboration on last Thursday’s International Day of People with Disability. Since December 2018 the road transport...
December 14, 2020
New hotel at station opened
QUEST Apartment Hotels opened their new Ballarat Station location on Monday morning, with seventy-seven rooms set to welcome visitors. The accommodation, and the ongoing surrounding...
December 13, 2020
Gilson makes finals of the Blake
WADAWURRUNG emerging elder Dr Deanne Gilson is one of eighty-nine finalists in the prestigious Blake Art Prize. The competition has encouraged Australian and international artists...
December 13, 2020
Delightful Tales of historic humanity
AUTHOR and historian Doug Bradby has released two small books as part of a new ongoing miniseries Ten Delightful Tales. Bridge Street: The Historic Heart...
December 12, 2020
Seasonal selfies to snap this Christmas
GET into the festive spirit by snapping some sparkly shots and selfies at Stockland Wendouree. The shopping centre has partnered with Insta-ready experience provider, Sugar...
December 12, 2020
Hospital revamp re-energised
TO ensure a backup power supply is easily accessible at the Ballarat Base Hospital, the facility’s upcoming redevelopment will now include the installation of...
December 11, 2020
Zone Champs ride into the Shire
PONY Club Victoria’s Barwon Zone Dressage Championships will be held at Teesdale’s Leighdale Equestrian Centre on Saturday, 19 December. Barwon Zone committee member Jan Calaby...
December 10, 2020
Committee to drive community hub
THE Linton Shire Hall is set to gain a committee of management, and Golden Plains Shire is seeking expressions of interest from members of...
December 4, 2020
Shire groups get grants
SEVENTEEN local community groups are the latest beneficiaries of the Golden Plains Shire’s Community Strengthening Grants program. Under the Healthy Active Living category, Maude Recreation...
December 3, 2020
School upgrade gets the all-Clear
THREE cheers filled the air at Cape Clear Primary School on Monday as staff and students heard they would receive funding to upgrade teaching...
November 28, 2020
Local voice for state rowing board
WENDOUREE Ballarat Rowing Club captain, Alicia Ivory has been elected to the board of Rowing Victoria, the state’s peak organisation for the sport. Nominated by...
November 24, 2020
Life skills learned as Garden grows
ACTION has started at Golden Plains’ own MCG; the Meredith Community Garden, beside the town’s Interpretive Centre. Set to be full of garden beds, flowers,...
November 23, 2020
Postcard project brightens up Brown Hill
DESCRIBED by its creator as a “rainbow project,” Brown Hill’s meet-a-neighbour postcard initiative is spreading love and friendliness around the suburb and beyond. A project...
November 23, 2020
Shows and site reach out to art lovers
ALTHOUGH their Community Arts Trail wasn’t held in 2020, Golden Plains Arts Inc’s has thought innovatively to share their work with the community, whether...
November 22, 2020
Parke’s pics part of Gallery reopen
THE Art Gallery of Ballarat has opened its doors to visitors again, showing old, new and extended pre-existing exhibitions. Director Louise Tegart said Trent Parke’s...
November 21, 2020
Cider, Daylesford style – Eat Drink West
CLARE Mackie grew up in England on what she calls, “cider country.”
The Mackies...
November 21, 2020
Stitching together award success
INTERKNIT is a finalist in the Innovator of the Year category of the MyBusiness Awards. Being judged on their efforts within the last financial year,...
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