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.
June 6, 2020
Golden Plains libraries return and are ready for readers
IT’S time to turn the page to a new chapter as library services across the Shire make get back into action next week. The Bannockburn...
June 6, 2020
Friends press on for public broadcaster
ACROSS Australia, groups of volunteers are advocating for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Called ABC Friends, they try to support the ABC to have sufficient funding...
June 5, 2020
Self-motivated, sanitised, and back at school
YEAR eleven student, Charlotte Eastwell said it was “strange” arriving at school, Phoenix P-12 Community College last week. Having been away from campus, learning at...
June 5, 2020
Student challenge Upstarts employability skills
FOR Jenny Perks, it’s never been more important for young students to be learning new skills, and strengthening their resilience, initiative and proactivity, moving...
June 5, 2020
Children’s chalk drawings say thanks
ALFREDTON Preschool has shown their support for the city’s frontline workers, creating colourful chalk drawings on the concrete outside and within their learning space. The...
June 4, 2020
TGA assesses Ballarat-built medical ventilator
THE Therapeutic Goods Administration are in the process of assessing Gekko Systems’ GeVentor for approval. A mining equipment producer, the company has pivoted expertise and...
June 4, 2020
Digital program globalises Heritage Weekend
THE city’s regular Ballarat Heritage Weekend traffic didn’t hit the streets due to COVID-19 restrictions last weekend, but the virtual History at Home YouTube...
June 4, 2020
100 years for Ballarat’s iconic Arch
WHEN Garry Snowden would ride his bike through the Arch of Victory as a child, little did he know he’d be at the war...
June 4, 2020
Libraries, playgrounds reopen as restrictions dialled back
ACCESS to some City of Ballarat facilities and services is shifting for the better, with changes to COVID-19 restrictions. Ballarat and Wendouree libraries are now...
June 4, 2020
Pints flowing with breweries’ support
IT’S been “tough” for Midlands Golf Club’s two thousand members without the opportunity to meet at their “social hub.” Now COVID-19 restrictions are easing, general...
June 2, 2020
Dimming pollution to brighten the night sky
IF you ever travel through an urban forest or green corridor at night in Ballarat, it’s worth taking note of stars overhead. Ballarat Municipal Observatory...
June 1, 2020
Everyday connection part of café life
THROUGH February and early March, Jane Miller was watching global news with interest, but great concern. As the owner of Eclectic Tastes Café & Pantry,...
May 31, 2020
Pandemic proving productive for novel project
AS a child, Natasha Carey would often put a pencil to paper, creating short narratives. “I used to grab some loose-leaf paper, scribble out stories...
May 31, 2020
Ernie goes digital to mark 90 years
AS his ninetieth birthday approached, Ernie Wintle knew there would be some fun in store. “My daughters were going to organise to take me somewhere...
May 30, 2020
Busker gigs on digital thoroughfare
MUSIC is Milla Williams’ outlet, as a composer, singer and instrumentalist, playing ukulele, guitar and piano. “I use it to express my emotions. It’s a...
May 30, 2020
Wildflowers, birdlife and history to explore on-foot
A SPARKLING sapphire in Ballarat’s crown, Lake Wendouree is always a hot spot for walkers and runners. But for those keen to keep moving with...
May 29, 2020
Farmgate trade mushrooming in Smythes Creek
THE Shout! Out! Ballarat campaign has encouraged Springmount Fine Foods to boost one of their peers in the food production sector. Springmount’s director, Carmel Masterson...
May 29, 2020
Cosy COVID comp concludes
A VERY warm winner has been chosen for Interknit’s Lockdown 2020 competition, which asked the public to design commemorative pandemic beanies ahead of winter. Amber...
May 29, 2020
Volunteers pivot for food relief
WHEN Phil Waters felt a need to regularly contribute to his community in a different capacity, he found a role with The Ballarat Foundation. Becoming...
May 28, 2020
Reconciliation continues with national campaign
NATIONAL Reconciliation Week has launched, reminding Australians that they’re all ‘in this together,’ sharing, promoting and respecting the histories, achievements, stories, and cultures of...
May 28, 2020
Solar systems for groups, social and sporty
EIGHT Ballarat organisations are to share four hundred and fifty thousand dollars as part of a solar energy package from Sustainability Victoria, and the...
May 28, 2020
Food relief on the move
ONE hundred and sixty people have donated a collective three thousand items to the city’s food relief drop off point since it launched on...
May 28, 2020
Online Heritage Weekend unlike the past
BALLARAT residents and tourists won’t be able to enjoy the city’s annual Heritage Weekend on its streets, so instead, the event is going virtual...
May 27, 2020
The local band with a global significance
ONE hundred years of musical history will be celebrated by Ballarat Memorial Concert Band this weekend when the ensemble releases a commemorative eBook of...
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