About: Edwina Williams

Pacing cup on track to entertain

THE DecoGlaze Ballarat Pacing Club 2024 is just about to trot around the corner. The city’s biggest annual night of harness racing, including the main...

Bekier paints between two worlds

WORK by Russian-Ukrainian Ballarat artist, Tamara Bekier, is the focus of Art Gallery of Ballarat exhibition Between Worlds. In mixed media pieces, the expressionist painter...

Filmmaking with an impact

AS a teenager, Diana Paez discovered her affinity for photography and filmmaking. Born in Mexico and raised in Colombia, with older brothers living in Australia,...

On the trail of Bunny rail story

A NEW book from historian Norman Houghton is proving rail travel was king in a Ballarat of yesteryear. Houghton’s 48-page publication The ‘Bunny’ Line details...

RoadNats take a victory lap

THE 2024 Federation University Road National Championships are underway, with the country’s elite cyclists racing in the CBD, and around the Mount Buninyong area...

Runway gives start-ups lift-off

THE latest group of entrepreneurs in the Runway Incubator program have showcased their start-up businesses at the Geelong Arts Centre. Three of the up-and-coming enterprises...

A look back at 2023

January ELITE cyclists rolled through Ballarat and Buninyong for another year during the Federation University Road National Championships. Over five days, the country’s best riders raced...

Connecting to Buninyong’s past

TO step off Warrenheip Street and into the Old Buninyong Library’s reading room is to be taken into the 1860s. Now serving as the town’s...

Local voice on state LGBTIQA+ taskforce

THE State Government’s next LGBTIQA+ Taskforce and working groups will include a Ballarat-based academic researcher with human rights law expertise. La Trobe University’s Sean Mulcahy...

Respite on offer for hot days

ON days of extreme heat, Cape Clear Hall committee members will be opening the building and putting on the air conditioning, so...

Prep for school at the library

SCHOOL holiday entertainment is sorted for crafty kids and booklovers this summer. In January and February, librarians are hosting a program of free activities for...

Uni academics highly cited

FEDERATION University researchers have been named some of the world’s most referenced scholars. Elsevier and Stanford University’s 2023 most cited academics list features eight Mount...

Scholarships to power energy learning

FUTURE Federation University students enrolled in science courses could be the beneficiaries of a newly announced scholarship program. Energy delivery business AusNet is set to...

Castle a treasure chest of fun

ARGH, me hearties! Consider spending the school holidays at Kryal Castle, or you could be walking the plank. The medieval-themed destination’s Pirates and Mermaids in...

Lions give to leave a legacy

THE Lions Club of Buninyong-Mount Helen has made a gesture of support to the families of defence force veterans who sacrificed their lives or...

Hockey club nets grant for goals

HOCKEY goals shot at Prince of Wales Park will be even sharper to watch following a recent financial contribution from Ballarat Connected Communities. Sports club,...

Longest day a chance to watch the sky

THE southern solstice is approaching, and community members are being invited to observe the event at the Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum. On Friday 22...

Metro, remote heart outcomes on same beat

HISTORIC health data once found discharged heart attack patients faced poor clinical outcomes living in remote regional or rural areas. But new research by a...

Awareness grows for women in trades

INITIATIVES of Women’s Health Grampians to support female workers in the trades sector are being celebrated by a leading not-for-profit in the space. Five people...

Unis partner to ignite innovation

THE region’s manufacturing sector is set to be boosted by a new tertiary partnership. Federation University and Deakin University have signed a ManuFutures Ignite program...

Sing loud, dig deep by candlelight

MAGICAL sounds of the festive season will echo around Mars Stadium this Sunday 17 December. Ballarat Carols by Candlelight will return to dazzle families with...

Uni researching best ways to age

FEDERATION University educators and students are playing a role in a new industrial transformation training centre funded by the Australian Research Council. FedUni and Monash...

Pantry gets a supply of cheer

AHEAD of Christmas, the Linton Community Food Pantry has received a large donation of staple items from the Country Women’s Association Scarsdale branch. But as...

AHEAD of Christmas, the Linton Community Food Pantry has received a large donation of staple items from the Country Women’s Association Scarsdale branch. But as...