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.
July 25, 2020
418kms to cover for fresh food security
ON-foot in the great outdoors, Pauline O'Shannessy-Dowling feels at home and at peace. Growing up on the family farm, she’d spend hours with her dad,...
July 24, 2020
Effecting community change, one local leader at a time
THE Leadership Ballarat and Western Region experience recommenced face-to-face last week with a new program lead, psychologist Ellen Jackson. LBWR exists to help develop all...
July 23, 2020
Rally marks seven years of refugee detention
BALLARAT Rural Australians for Refugees rallied peacefully last Monday on Lydiard and Sturt Streets, to mark seven years of detention for refugees on Manus...
July 23, 2020
Challenges and opportunities explored this Business Day In
COMMERCE Ballarat’s Business Day In will aim to inspire people to elevate their businesses during the COVID climate on Thursday, 27 August. The professional development...
July 23, 2020
Digital art keeps youth fed and sane in Japan
HEADING to Japan for a study break this year, twenty-two-year-old Keegan Guidotti was secure with a teaching role. But when the COVID-19 lockdown hit that...
July 23, 2020
Open day celebrates park’s official launch
ROTARY Centennial Park, an initiative of Alfredton Rotary Club at Winter Swamp and Mullawallah Wetands, will officially open on Sunday, 2 August at 11am. Opposite...
July 23, 2020
Kids flex sports and social muscles in Haddon
CHILDREN’S AFL football and netball starter programs, Auskick and NetSetGO returned to Haddon Recreation Reserve on Sunday morning, following COVID-19 interruptions. Coordinated by Woady Yaloak...
July 22, 2020
2020 Autumn Festival cancelled for Ballan
THE postponed, superhero themed 2020 Ballan Autumn Festival has now been cancelled due to the presence of COVID-19. Originally set for March, the event offering...
July 22, 2020
Planting to improve river crossing’s biodiversity
IN the last two Saturdays, Perdrisat Road, between Maude and Lethbridge has seen green action. Nineteen Maude Landcare volunteers worked to plant 120 native trees...
July 21, 2020
Green Garibaldi inspires vibrant visual art
GROWING up on acreage in Scotsburn, Daniela Rose would either be outside playing in the bush, or inside, creating art influenced by it. “I absolutely...
July 21, 2020
LOLA storytelling lives on in 2020
THE Linton on Literary Arts weekend will still run in October, albeit in a different capacity. Over the last few years, LOLA has showcased the...
July 20, 2020
Home gardeners’ work makes wildlife feel welcome
WHETHER your Ballarat home has minimal outdoor space, or acreage, a community organisation exists to make it a haven for local wildlife. Gardens for Wildlife...
July 20, 2020
A rural dream realised for award-nominated copywriter
BERRINGA’S Sarah Walkerden is nominated for a 2020 AusMumpreneur Award. A marketing professional and mother to two young children, Ms Walkerden runs her business, The...
July 19, 2020
Nurturing the land this Tree Day
ROSS Creek Landcare Group will acknowledge National Tree Day later in the month, hosting a tree planting working bee at the local reserve. In partnership...
July 19, 2020
‘Rare honour’ recognises advocacy for all women
The 1978 charter presented to Val Sarah, charter president of the Zonta Club...
July 18, 2020
Stories to tell behind the scenes of Ben’s books
WHEN illustrator and author, Ben Sanders saw this year’s AFL season had been postponed, a large gap opened in his professional schedule. “I had a...
July 17, 2020
Botanically curious kids busy with bee kits
THE team behind Ballarat BotaniKIDS are encouraging inquisitive little learners to engage with the wildlife in their backyards, being a friend to bees. Free Bee...
July 17, 2020
BAF celebrates community’s corona creativity
IN their twentieth anniversary year, the Ballarat Arts Foundation’s board is encouraging residents to keep creatively busy throughout the pandemic period, for fun and...
July 16, 2020
Olympian and advocate in NAIDOC conversation
AS part of Victorian NAIDOC Week, Cafs hosted Nova Peris OAM via webinar; the first Aboriginal Olympic gold medallist and first female Aboriginal federal...
July 16, 2020
Alfredton Rec ready for a refurb
THE Minister for Community Sport has signed off on the State government’s 2018 election commitment to upgrade Alfredton Recreation Reserve. With $3.7 million from the...
July 15, 2020
Young guitarist gives back as awards ambassador
IT’S been almost a decade since twenty-two-year-old musician, Shon Dunn first picked up a guitar to learn to play. Through high school, he became a...
July 14, 2020
Friends and on-foot fitness in ‘glorious’ nature
HEADING out each week to explore, the Smythesdale Walking Group has covered around twenty-five thousand kilometres since they launched just over ten years ago. Denny...
July 13, 2020
Stories of Civic Hall saved in upcoming book
RESEARCHERS are seeking stories and ephemera for a coffee table book they’re writing about the Civic Hall. Save Civic Hall’s Judith Buchanan, Barbara Cytowicz and...
July 12, 2020
Museum’s plans see trams back on track
SHUT since Friday, 20 March, the Ballarat Tramway Museum plans to run its trams along Wendouree Parade again from Sunday, 19 July. BTM’s Peter Waugh...
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