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.
January 9, 2020
Cycling to unite community on and off-road
BALLARAT’S RoadNats program will get more than just elite cyclists on the road or involved in activities. With free events planned for people on and...
January 9, 2020
Offering a Ray of hope
The Salvation Army distributed many toys to families in need this past Christmas, and just under 200 of them were curated by...
January 8, 2020
Barbershop bands together for bushfires
BARBER and shaving saloon, Musket & Bayonet was established three years ago to not only keep Ballarat looking sharp, but to provide a safe...
December 31, 2019
Generosity in tough times
PICTURE a big pallet of non-perishable food and seven hundred dollars’ worth of toys on the back of a long truck. This is what MaxiTRANS...
December 27, 2019
Minister tours Welcome Centre’s historic new home
THE old Ballarat East Library building at Barkly Square will soon be reactivated and full of life as it becomes the Ballarat Regional Multicultural...
December 26, 2019
Blues back to bring in 2020
NOW in its twenty-fourth year, the Bluestone Blues Festival is set to entertain classic and original blues lovers at Murgheboluc Reserve this New Year’s...
December 25, 2019
Crocheting positivity from single-use plastics
FOR those sleeping rough in Ballarat, there are volunteers working to ensure they’re a little more comfortable. Community group, Creswick Mats for the Homeless is...
December 24, 2019
Super clash set for Mars
MARS Stadium will host the first regional Super Rugby game in twenty-five years with the Melbourne Rebels set to take on the Durban based...
December 24, 2019
Challenging audiences with humour
WHEN artist, Geoff Bonney was in the UK, he was inspired to change his creative direction. “I’d been making sculptures out of monochrome colour, in...
December 23, 2019
Townhouses a safe haven for youths
FOR sixteen to twenty-four year olds that could be on the streets, five two-bedroom townhouses in Mount Pleasant are giving them a home. Built by...
December 23, 2019
Public broadcaster promotes Maddie’s story
MADDIE Fogarty found an outlet and a community in the Ballarat arts scene. Studying speech and drama, she’s a writer, a storyteller and a performer,...
December 20, 2019
Cycle Classic secures supporter in Optus
FEBRUARY’S Ballarat Cycle Classic will be a spectacle around Lake Wendouree and along the roads of broader Ballarat with a fresh supporter. Optus Ballarat is...
December 19, 2019
Rockin’ revival for February festival
SWINGING, swaying, rocking tunes playing, and dancing in the street.
The Rock Ballarat Rock ‘n’ Roll Rockabilly...
December 19, 2019
$2.4 million for library refurb
VISITORS to the Ballarat Library will be able to utilise a further six-hundred-plus square metres of public space after an upcoming refurbishment. With the City...
December 19, 2019
In song for families in need
It'S not long now until the community unites for the refreshed Ballarat Carols by Candlelight, interpreted by Auslan Stage Left signers and...
December 19, 2019
Mothers not forgotten for Christmas
THE 3BA Christmas Appeal is ensuring mothers feel valued this Christmas, not just generating toys for the children of less fortunate families. With many parents,...
December 19, 2019
Public pantry primed at Primary School
FRESHLY filled with its first stock of non-perishable food, the Meredith pantry is ready to serve its community if ever required. An initiative of Meredith...
December 19, 2019
Serving festive food and friendship
TWO-thousand-and-nineteen marks twenty-nine years of Our Lady Help of Christians’ Christmas Day Lunch in Wendouree. From 12pm to 2pm, anyone is welcome to share the...
December 19, 2019
Through the floor at Haddon Stadium
THE replacement of Haddon Stadium’s ageing, unlevel playing surface has begun and is expected to be completed by March. The $220,000 job has been fully...
December 16, 2019
Ride, sing, buy and eat at Teesdale
TEESDALE’S Twilight Fair is coming to Turtle Bend Reserve this Wednesday, 18 December with plenty of Christmas cheer. From 4pm to 8pm, families can expect...
December 14, 2019
STEM industry access inspires locally
THE Ballarat STEM Network is giving the education sector, industry and the broader community opportunities to collaborate. Launched in 2017 by the Ballarat Tech School,...
December 13, 2019
Award celebrates Best African Business
LAST month, the Afroshine Best African Business and Entrepreneurship Award found a home in Ballarat with a new winner. Principal consulting process engineer and director...
December 12, 2019
Stepping up in the CFA together
BALLARAT Fire Brigade’s junior CFA program wraps up for young volunteers at sixteen-years-old. With the option to move into the senior brigade as firefighters, it’s...
December 12, 2019
Track competitors make an impact in WA
TWO young Ballarat athletes ran and walked their way to national podium finishes in Perth last weekend. At the Australian All Schools Championships, FedUni WestVic...
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