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.
August 21, 2020
Grants for veteran support and commemoration
COMMUNITY groups working to support, celebrate and remember war veterans will be eligible for a new round of State government grants. Those providing welfare services,...
August 21, 2020
Celebrated nature strip alive in Buninyong
DEBORAH and Ron Gilchrist are runners up in the 2020 Open Gardens Victoria Nature Strip Garden Competition. Their three-year-old front garden was judged virtually,...
August 20, 2020
Blanket mum behind Leroy Mac Designs wrapped in awards
LEROY Mac Designs’ Rebecca McErvale is a finalist in four 2020 AusMumpreneur Awards categories. Nominated for people’s choice accolades in the customer service...
August 20, 2020
Burke closes the book on an educational era
BALLARAT Books’ owner-operator, John Burke will soon retire, having launched the educational resource business forty-six years ago. First working in a Newcastle bookshop at 15,...
August 20, 2020
Being kind and brewing coffee
FUNDS may be tighter in the COVID climate, but plasterer, Martin Anderson didn’t want Ballarat residents to go without a good latte. Setting up a...
August 19, 2020
Commemorating Vietnam Veterans Day
YESTERDAY marked the nation’s Vietnam Veterans’ Day, recognising the contributions of all service people during the Vietnam War. Originally Long Tan Day, after...
August 19, 2020
Call to reopen dog parks – City of Ballarat council meeting briefs
THE City of Ballarat will conduct a risk assessment of off-leash dog parks, following correspondence from ratepayers requesting access for their high-energy pets. Received...
August 19, 2020
Zoom workshop help Golden Plains Shire artists go digital
THE Shire’s third virtual ArtsACTION workshop will explore digital communities, and opportunities for creatives in the online world. Facilitated via Zoom on Thursday, 27...
August 18, 2020
From Homestead garden onto hands at your house
CERAMIC artist, Stephanie Gobor moved to Ballarat two years ago, bringing a dream along with her. “We wanted to grow our own food to consume...
August 18, 2020
A new market for makers at Creative Space
INDEPENDENT artists, designers and craftspeople can apply to showcase and sell their work from the Hattie and the Wolf Creative Space, between October...
August 16, 2020
Enterprising Berringa copywriter an awards finalist
BERRINGA’S Sarah Walkerden has been named a finalist in the Regional Business Excellence category of the 2020 AusMumpreneur Awards. A marketing professional and...
August 16, 2020
Reserves remain native refuges with help from BEN
WITH a funding boost from the Golden Plains Shire, the Ballarat Environment Network will coordinate a contractor to install stockproof fencing at Walls Lagoon. As...
August 15, 2020
Reflecting on WWII, 75 years on
THIS Saturday, 15 August marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of Japan’s informal surrender, which essentially brought World War Two's six-year, bloody conflict to a conclusion. The...
August 15, 2020
Aiding others’ mobility by saving household rubbish
WHEN you finish off a loaf of bread or some rolls, what do you do with the flat, square tag that ties up the...
August 14, 2020
McCallum clients make Community Connections Online
MCCALLUM Disability Services is digitally keeping their customers engaged and connected with one another, and the support agency, while day programs can’t run. Jade...
August 14, 2020
BIFB masks on faces bring some brightness
AT any time of the year in Ballarat, you’ll see shoppers carrying around the Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s iconic yellow and black tote bags. For...
August 13, 2020
Face coverings may be masking eyesight
FOR those with or without glasses, Fairbanks Eye Gallery optometrist, Peter Fairbanks has said wearing a facemask may challenge their vision. “Depending...
August 13, 2020
Buses benefit from Ryder-Cheshire backing
RYDER-Cheshire Australia’s Ballarat Support Group has given funds and boxes of goods to The SoupBus and One Humanity Shower Bus, to boost their collaborative...
August 13, 2020
Ballarat City celebrates rowing milestone
WITH one hundred and fifty members, Ballarat City Rowing Club is marking its one hundred and fiftieth year in 2020. Life member, former secretary...
August 11, 2020
Strong bonds at Shire’s little Pony Club
WITH eleven members in its group, Rokewood Pony Club is a small community. But with riders between the ages of nine and 17, secretary Nadine...
August 10, 2020
Physics and friendships in radio transmission
IF you have a technical background, or a fascination with technology, the Ballarat Amateur Radio Group could be the community for you. With 50 active...
August 9, 2020
Mindful, guided movement live in Maude homes
SHE Oaks’ Jo Solomon will continue to teach a weekly hatha yoga class from the Maude tennis clubrooms, albeit in a virtual way due...
August 8, 2020
Foulkes looks back on 20 years since Sydney Olympics
MOVING into one of Ballarat Grammar’s boarding houses as a year seven, Katie Foulkes was open to challenging herself and trying new things. “The head...
August 8, 2020
A place to make and talk in Creswick
IN the coming weeks, you might spot a small group of men enjoying socially-distanced takeaway coffees in the heart of Creswick. These are the close-knit...
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