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.
May 26, 2020
Piano performance promotes producers
TOES will be tapping throughout Ballarat lounge rooms when Sturt Street’s Piano Bar streams a performance live into homes on Friday, May 29 while...
May 25, 2020
HR panel talks communication for Business Day In
FINDING strategies to manage a professional team under difficult circumstances is the focus for Commerce Ballarat’s Business Day In HR panel on Wednesday,...
May 25, 2020
Help for uni learners finding their feet
UNIVERSITY students are adapting to full internet learning, which may be very foreign. But considering tertiary institutions have had, within the last two decades, online...
May 24, 2020
Titanic design nod for Fashion’s Prometheus
FASHION design honours graduate, Jordyn Smith has been selected as an iD Dunedin Fashion International Emerging Designer Award finalist. One of 33 makers chosen, the...
May 23, 2020
Giving back and feeling good
THE broad campaign of National Volunteer Week has itself an ambassador close to home. Bannockburn’s Scott Cooper has been recognised for the personal time he...
May 22, 2020
Taste sensations on burger’s big day
THURSDAY, 28 May marks National Burger Day, and Plate Up Ballarat has the area’s hospitality community set to feed the city in celebration. Plate Up...
May 22, 2020
Giving time to guide, listen and care
BALLARAT Hospice Care prides itself on providing quality, holistic palliative care to the terminally ill at home, with a group of specialist nurses at...
May 21, 2020
Funding for shovel-ready school projects
THIRTY-nine million dollars will be injected into four Ballarat schools from the State government’s Building Works package. Ballarat High School, Delacombe Primary School, Miners Rest...
May 21, 2020
‘Well placed’ for teaching transition
AS the first group of primary and secondary students head back on-campus next week, the leadership and staff of local schools are preparing to...
May 21, 2020
Green waste to be binned or burned
THE Country Fire Authority’s fire danger periods are over, but for those clearing green waste from their garden or larger property while in isolation,...
May 17, 2020
Gifting fragrant greenery to cooks you care for
LYNETTE McClenaghan’s green thumbs are playing an important role in how she keeps in touch with loved ones far away. As a member of the...
May 17, 2020
‘Uncertain’ but positive start for fresh GP
DR James Tan did not expect to start his new job during a pandemic. Making his general practice debut in March at the city and...
May 16, 2020
A trip down memory lane without leaving home
MOST of Ballarat has been in isolation for seven weeks, so you may be thinking you’ve run out of home projects. But Mount Pleasant History...
May 15, 2020
United and proactive for those in crisis
CONTINUING to provide their essential crisis support throughout the COVID-19 emergency, Uniting Ballarat has experienced a rise in people needing help due to homelessness...
May 15, 2020
‘Supporting our hearts’ with the arts
TWO commissioned creative collaborations explore and record what life in Ballarat may be like post-pandemic, as part of council’s Be Kind – Be Creative...
May 15, 2020
Protected and created by locals for locals
ROTARY will soon mark its first 100 years of service throughout Australia, and a slice of lifestyle space in Lucas is part of celebrations. Named...
May 14, 2020
State funds for family violence support
AGENCIES providing family violence support in Ballarat will share in $484,019 from the State government, to assist their services throughout the coronavirus crisis. WRISC Family...
May 14, 2020
Fishing returns for the hooked
NORMALLY out with school groups, teaching responsible, sustainable fishing practices, not-for-profit group, Fishcare Victoria is currently inactive because of pandemic restrictions. President of Fishcare Central...
May 14, 2020
Survival Day service up for reconciliation award
THE city’s first Survival Day Dawn Ceremony is a finalist in the state’s Helping Achieve Reconciliation Together Awards. An initiative of Ballarat’s Koorie Engagement Action...
May 14, 2020
Agri grant to benefit Clunes community
THE Federal government has granted one hundred and twelve thousand dollars to the Clunes and District Agricultural Society to refresh their showgrounds. Part of the...
May 14, 2020
Golf to tee off again this week
KEVIN Murnane said the last couple of months have been “very strange” without the sport he loves. As secretary of Snake Valley Golf Club, their...
May 14, 2020
Back on track together
AS a friendly and active social group, it’s been difficult under recent coronavirus restrictions for Ballarat Bushwalking and Outdoor Club to get out and...
May 13, 2020
Clicking, not knocking, for Red Shield Appeal
MAJOR Rhonda Elkington anticipates The Salvation Army will experience one of their biggest demands ever for economic and social hardship support in 2020, after...
May 13, 2020
Financial help for TAFE students
FEDERATION TAFE students who’ve had financial challenges in self-isolation, reduced working hours, or haven’t had work and can’t access leave because of COVID-19, can...
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