About: Edwina Williams

Profile: Edwina is a journalist at the Ballarat Times News Group, and Golden Plains Times, based in Ballarat. She is a passionate art lover and photographer, who enjoys capturing the colour and life of the city in her own time. Edwina has worked as a social media management contractor, and has had previous news experience with the ABC’s flagship current affairs program, 7.30, Victoria Votes for Channel 31, and Junction Journalism. Contact her at [email protected] Twitter - @edwinawilltweet Facebook - @edwinawilliamsjourno

Posts by: Edwina Williams

October 21, 2020

Fun water resources run freely this week

AN online learning festival is running as part of Central Highlands Water’s National Water Week celebrations from 19 to 25 October. Encouraging children to understand...

October 20, 2020

Writers pen and publish golden tales

CREATIVE writing group, Golden Pens – Write Side Up have published their third book, Pearls on the Plains. Dedicated to late founder, Maree Cowan, the...

October 19, 2020

Linton’s latest café a hub for community

A CHEF by trade, Carl Oberhauser has been on a professional cooking hiatus for ten years, but he never lost his passion for food,...

October 19, 2020

Back to the boules in Smythesdale

SMYTHESDALE Petanque Club has returned home to play at the Woady Yaloak Recreation reserve, following months away due to COVID-19. Club administrator and founder, Jeff...

October 18, 2020

In it to win for Pony Club’s survival

UNABLE to run this year’s horse trials, gymkhana and combined training days, Smythesdale and District Pony Club have launched an online raffle as an...

October 18, 2020

No Rest for SpringFest beneficiary

FIVE community partners will benefit financially from funds raised during this year’s Ultimate SpringFest Online Raffle. One of those, Miners Rest Primary School, has been...

October 17, 2020

The butcher, the baker, the winemaker – Eat Drink West

Triple-threat producer, Summerfield Wines in Top 100 Wineries FOURTH-generation owner of Summerfield Wines, Mark Summerfield, is more than just a viticulturalist. Not only does he run...

October 17, 2020

School tights start-up has got legs

WHEN Corinna Preston reflects on her secondary school days, she remembers her uniform and how uncomfortable girls’ tights were. They were itchy, saggy and uncomfortable...

October 16, 2020

Ghanaian recipes give good vibrations

BALLARAT African Association’s Benjamin Ato Sam has launched his first cookbook, Good Vibration. Formerly running a vegetarian restaurant in Ghana, he moved to Victoria in...

October 16, 2020

More than a trim for a good cause

SUGA Neelavanin and daughters, Nivash, Kartie and Nive banded together on Saturday morning to cut their hair for the benefit of others. Since late July,...

October 15, 2020

Work underway on school redevelopment

H. TROON’S works on Miners Rest Primary School’s expansion and facility upgrades have begun. Worth $17.1 million, principal Dale Power said his students can look...

October 15, 2020

High School springs back to life

JOYFUL chatter filled the Ballarat High School quad and gym on Monday. Year 12 students caught up for their first normal school day, studying remotely...

October 15, 2020

Spirited friends sweep wild bushland setting

RUBBISH bags full of litter, and pine saplings, were removed from Woowookarung Regional Park by Friends of the Canadian Corridor on Sunday morning. FoCC secretary,...

October 15, 2020

Funding push helps Little Aths run

THE Ballarat Little Athletics Centre at Llanberris Reserve has been financially supported by Coles. The organisation has received a $4500 grant to cover new needed...

October 14, 2020

Sunday stroll supports Life’s Little Treasures

THE fourth Ballarat Walk for Prems will see residents travel five kilometres on foot later this month in support of babies born prematurely. The fundraiser...

October 13, 2020

Save Our Sons gets Shorters’ shout out

PARENTS, Belinda and Leigh Shorter are encouraging the community to support the Duchenne Foundation, Save Our Sons, and grab the attention of the Federal...

October 13, 2020

Riders ready to trot the trails

AT the height of the pandemic, trail rider Diana Tobin felt as if she’d lost a limb. The vice president of Golden Plains Trail Riders...

October 13, 2020

Top-up the buses’ one-stop-shop

AS the pandemic carries through spring, The SoupBus and One Humanity Shower Bus will continue to collaborate, servicing their clients of an evening on...

October 12, 2020

A little look at a family’s bookshelf

CAN you remember the picture story books that captured your imagination as a child? Penny Sheppard has amassed around 200 to date, and one year...

October 12, 2020

Comps, coaching and community at Haddon badminton

HADDON Stadium has always seen the dribbling of basketballers and pivoting of netballers, but for a quarter of a century, it’s been home to...

October 10, 2020

Super spring day trips, not far from home

BALLARAT Regional Tourism’s Iain Gunn encourages residents to visit and support local experience and produce providers this spring, even with the freedom to travel...

October 9, 2020

Pantry serving and uniting Meredith

INSTALLED last summer, the Meredith Primary School’s community pantry could not have arrived at a more convenient time. Principal, Steven Trotter said the town...

October 9, 2020

Spoonvilles spark joy across the city

DAZZLED by Melbourne’s Spoonville craze, Claire Heyne and her two children started their own on Scott Parade.

October 8, 2020

Students reconnect with friends and learning

THE city’s primary school students headed back on campus last Monday morning following term three’s remote learning period due to COVID-19. At Urquhart Park Primary...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

Fun water resources run freely this week

Writers pen and publish golden tales

Linton’s latest café a hub for community

Back to the boules in Smythesdale

In it to win for Pony Club’s survival

No Rest for SpringFest beneficiary

The butcher, the baker, the winemaker – Eat Drink West

School tights start-up has got legs

Ghanaian recipes give good vibrations

More than a trim for a good cause

Work underway on school redevelopment

High School springs back to life

Spirited friends sweep wild bushland setting

Funding push helps Little Aths run

Sunday stroll supports Life’s Little Treasures

Save Our Sons gets Shorters’ shout out

Riders ready to trot the trails

Top-up the buses’ one-stop-shop

A little look at a family’s bookshelf

Comps, coaching and community at Haddon badminton

Super spring day trips, not far from home

Pantry serving and uniting Meredith

Spoonvilles spark joy across the city

Students reconnect with friends and learning

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