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.
October 29, 2019
New leaders for last leg of council term
BALLARAT will experience different leadership in the last part of this council term, after Cr Ben Taylor was elected Mayor on Monday night, with...
October 29, 2019
Addictive hobby on show
BONSAI is about creating a miniature, green artwork of illusion, resembling something that might normally appear much larger. Now you can view a varying range...
October 28, 2019
Bridging the gap, honouring the dead
SHANNON McKnight was able to die comfortably in her Mount Glasgow home. Just outside of Talbot, that was the only place the 19-year-old wanted to...
October 26, 2019
Local game with French flair
IT’S a sport that can be played almost anywhere by anyone. As long as you find some gravel terrain and have some boules, you’re ready...
October 25, 2019
More world-class voices for candlelit night
FOR years they were housemates in Melbourne and now they’re reuniting to bring their sounds back home. Chelsea Donoghue and Brent Trotter will perform on...
October 25, 2019
Art unites Smythedale at Fiesta
ARTFORMS blended harmoniously on Sunday at the Smythesdale Community Arts and Music Fiesta. Visual art of varying forms and mediums, live music and performances, and...
October 25, 2019
Getting greener at St Georges Reserve
THE two sand profile pitches of Sebastopol’s St Georges Reserve are looking fresh, covered with new turf ahead of next year’s soccer season kick...
October 24, 2019
Premier honours memories of The Avenue
SITTING patiently through the presentation of ten different categories, Victorian Community History Award nominee, Phil Roberts thought organisers had missed something. “I wasn’t quite sure...
October 24, 2019
Sparkling crescendo set for Carols
BALLARAT Carols by Candlelight presented by Harcourts will conclude with a bang, plenty of sparkle and big pops of colour. Sponsored by Central...
October 24, 2019
BEMPS clubrooms launched for 50th birthday
PICTURE yourself hosting a milestone birthday party. Now imagine officially opening your home to the public for the first time and coordinating a rally...
October 24, 2019
Council considering growth north and further west
TWO Growth Investigation Areas in Ballarat’s north and west could see the city’s next greenfield urban developments. Council’s conservative estimations see Ballarat’s population at 160,000...
October 21, 2019
Poets resurrected on stage
LIFE will be breathed back into classic Australian writers, Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson at Trades Hall next month. Max Cullen and Warren Fahey OAM...
October 20, 2019
A workout on wheels
A GOOD roller derby competitor is strong, determined, fierce and fearless. Constantly switching from defence to offence, they’re amongst two teams, rolling around a track...
October 19, 2019
Healthy, active and celebrating
EDGYM sessions, Urban Upcycle arts and craft, hula hooping, Vegelicious activities, story reading, mini movers, fruit, tennis and soccer. That’s just some of the fun...
October 18, 2019
Harbour on deck for Carols
A NEW Belle of the Ballarat Carols by Candlelight ball has been announced to sing on Sunday, 22 December. Ballarat musical theatre personality and star...
October 18, 2019
Contribute and connect
WHEN the community faces an emergency, the local municipality calls for a relief centre. As a response group, Red Cross is notified to activate...
October 18, 2019
Get the itch to twitch
BIRDWATCH from your backyard during National Bird Week, October 21 to 27. The annual Backyard Bird Count encourages people to contribute to animal data collection...
October 17, 2019
Professionals go pink
Professionals Ballarat are celebrating nine years of supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
MORE than nineteen thousand ladies will be diagnosed with...
October 17, 2019
Picnic for tots and teds
WEDNESDAY’S the day the teddy bears have their picnic... with some special friends. Celebrating Children’s Week, Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre is hosting a Teddy Bear’s Picnic...
October 17, 2019
SpringFest a Wunderfest for kids
IMAGINE pony rides, jumping castles, paper planes, clay making, pot planting, rock painting, wooden crafts, face painting and beading all in the one space. The...
October 16, 2019
Special birthday for speedy, social club
THEY’VE hosted Grand Prix cars at the Ballarat airstrip, ran a desert rally that made the Guinness World Records, had entrants in the London...
October 16, 2019
Colour, texture, skills and friends
“STOP,” Anita Hinton has often said, travelling along the road. “Pull the car over.” She loves to create something new and beautiful out of quirky...
October 16, 2019
Movement for mental health
TAKE a thoughtful Sunday stroll through Buninyong on 20 October in support of the challenges many people face in their own mind. Organised by the...
October 14, 2019
Rally marks mechanical milestone
FIFTY years of loving, collecting and restoring engines, cars, trucks, tractors and machines of the past. That’s the milestone Ballarat Engine and Machinery Preservation Society...
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