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.
October 9, 2020
Spoonvilles spark joy across the city
DAZZLED by Melbourne’s Spoonville craze, Claire Heyne and her two children started their own on Scott Parade.
October 8, 2020
Students reconnect with friends and learning
THE city’s primary school students headed back on campus last Monday morning following term three’s remote learning period due to COVID-19. At Urquhart Park Primary...
October 8, 2020
Rowers old and new up for a challenge
IS your workplace a hive of positive collaboration and teamwork? Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club is looking for local businesses to express interest in joining their next...
October 7, 2020
Young ideas, world-changing solutions
BALLARAT’S Upstart Challenge Showcase will be presented live online on Thursday, 12 November. Six teams of secondary school students who have taken part in the...
October 4, 2020
Students and spoons head back to school
LINTON Primary School’s forty-three students will have even more buddies on campus when they return, following holidays and remote learning. Classroom teacher, Erin Mitchell said...
October 4, 2020
Far-right party backs South Ward candidate
AUSTRALIA First Party’s Susan Jakobi is a South Ward candidate in this month’s City of Ballarat Council elections. Settling here five years ago, she said...
October 4, 2020
Popular page talks Ballaarat up, not down
IF you’ve ever scrolled through Facebook and seen historical or creative photography of Ballarat, or a community event promoted, there’s a high chance it...
October 3, 2020
Belgian battlefields’ toll on Ballarat
IT is one hundred and three years this month since sixty-four of the region’s men died fighting near Passchendaele, Belgium during World War One. Thirty-three...
October 2, 2020
Building boxes for bushfire affected birdlife
A CREATIVE, environmental initiative from Alfredton Rotary Club and aged care facilities is protecting the birdlife in bushfire affected areas of Victoria and New...
October 2, 2020
Former mayor back to challenge Central candidates
ONE of the City of Ballarat’s former mayors, Stephen Jones is running in this month’s municipal elections. He said he’s “never lost the urge,” once...
October 2, 2020
Region’s Landcare proactivity recognised
THE Corangamite Catchment Management Authority are celebrating four local groups as part of their Corangamite Landcare Volunteer Recognition Program. Ross Creek Landcare Group, Napoleons Enfield...
October 1, 2020
Try your luck in SpringFest’s prize-packed raffle
TWENTY thousand tickets are up for grabs as of today in the 2020 Ultimate SpringFest Online Raffle, fundraising for the event’s five community partners. One...
October 1, 2020
Plant-A-Palooza has a dish for everyone
BALLARAT hospitality venues are celebrating International Vegetarian Day by taking part in Plant-A-Palooza, a vegetarian and vegan food festival running until Sunday. The Commerce Ballarat...
October 1, 2020
Tool Library gathers gurus and equipment
NEW not-for-profit, the Ballarat Tool Library is moving into Ballarat East’s Barkly Square and plans to open this year. Led by a committee of volunteers,...
October 1, 2020
Mining war history book recognised by awards
MINING Mud & Medals, a book about Ballarat’s Australian Army Tunnelling Corps men of the First World War, has been shortlisted in the Premier’s...
September 29, 2020
Reading to reduce, reuse and re:think
REACHING out to a sustainably-minded readership, the creative team behind Ballarat-based re:think magazine aim to inspire the community to reuse and repurpose materials. Sharing ideas...
September 29, 2020
Men’s Shed structure reaches next stage
LINTON and District Men’s Shed hope to be in their new facility by Christmas after the frame of their purpose-built home went up last...
September 29, 2020
CMA and landowners to protect grasslands together
LANDOWNERS of grassy eucalypt woodland properties in the Volcanic Plains are encouraged to work with Corangamite CMA to support and protect their endangered native...
September 28, 2020
Kids’ sport skills up Mini Movers
LEISURE Networks’ active children’s program, Mini Movers is set to expand into the Golden Plains Shire. Kate Anderson, Mini Movers coordinator said the early years...
September 27, 2020
Art returns spirituality to South Street space
A DECADE ago, visual artist and art therapist Linda Franklin decided to relocate from Gisborne, but she knew her next base needed to be...
September 26, 2020
Perrin a key piece of city’s chess play
THIS September, Kevin Perrin will play his fifty fifth Ballarat Chess Club Championship. Discovering a love of the game at about 12 years old, he’s...
September 26, 2020
Lots of issues on Moloney’s radar
COUNCILLOR Daniel Moloney hopes to “hit the ground running” into a second term if elected next month. Looking forward to some “continuity of knowledge” met...
September 26, 2020
Holiday day trips not far from home
OVER the spring and summer seasons, your usual travel plans could be restricted due to COVID-19, but the region offers its own diverse tourist...
September 25, 2020
Welcome Centre cooks up fresh kitchen
THE Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council’s developing Welcome Centre at Barkly Square will soon have an improved commercial kitchen. With a $110,000 funding injection from the...
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