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 8, 2020

Rowers old and new up for a challenge

IS your workplace a hive of positive collaboration and teamwork? Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club is looking for local businesses to express interest in joining their next...

October 7, 2020

Young ideas, world-changing solutions

BALLARAT’S Upstart Challenge Showcase will be presented live online on Thursday, 12 November. Six teams of secondary school students who have taken part in the...

October 4, 2020

Students and spoons head back to school

LINTON Primary School’s forty-three students will have even more buddies on campus when they return, following holidays and remote learning. Classroom teacher, Erin Mitchell said...

October 4, 2020

Far-right party backs South Ward candidate

AUSTRALIA First Party’s Susan Jakobi is a South Ward candidate in this month’s City of Ballarat Council elections. Settling here five years ago, she said...

October 4, 2020

Popular page talks Ballaarat up, not down

IF you’ve ever scrolled through Facebook and seen historical or creative photography of Ballarat, or a community event promoted, there’s a high chance it...

October 3, 2020

Belgian battlefields’ toll on Ballarat

IT is one hundred and three years this month since sixty-four of the region’s men died fighting near Passchendaele, Belgium during World War One. Thirty-three...

October 2, 2020

Building boxes for bushfire affected birdlife

A CREATIVE, environmental initiative from Alfredton Rotary Club and aged care facilities is protecting the birdlife in bushfire affected areas of Victoria and New...

October 2, 2020

Former mayor back to challenge Central candidates

ONE of the City of Ballarat’s former mayors, Stephen Jones is running in this month’s municipal elections. He said he’s “never lost the urge,” once...

October 2, 2020

Region’s Landcare proactivity recognised

THE Corangamite Catchment Management Authority are celebrating four local groups as part of their Corangamite Landcare Volunteer Recognition Program. Ross Creek Landcare Group, Napoleons Enfield...

October 1, 2020

Try your luck in SpringFest’s prize-packed raffle

TWENTY thousand tickets are up for grabs as of today in the 2020 Ultimate SpringFest Online Raffle, fundraising for the event’s five community partners. One...

October 1, 2020

Plant-A-Palooza has a dish for everyone

BALLARAT hospitality venues are celebrating International Vegetarian Day by taking part in Plant-A-Palooza, a vegetarian and vegan food festival running until Sunday. The Commerce Ballarat...

October 1, 2020

Tool Library gathers gurus and equipment

NEW not-for-profit, the Ballarat Tool Library is moving into Ballarat East’s Barkly Square and plans to open this year. Led by a committee of volunteers,...

October 1, 2020

Mining war history book recognised by awards

MINING Mud & Medals, a book about Ballarat’s Australian Army Tunnelling Corps men of the First World War, has been shortlisted in the Premier’s...

September 29, 2020

Reading to reduce, reuse and re:think

REACHING out to a sustainably-minded readership, the creative team behind Ballarat-based re:think magazine aim to inspire the community to reuse and repurpose materials. Sharing ideas...

September 29, 2020

Men’s Shed structure reaches next stage

LINTON and District Men’s Shed hope to be in their new facility by Christmas after the frame of their purpose-built home went up last...

September 29, 2020

CMA and landowners to protect grasslands together

LANDOWNERS of grassy eucalypt woodland properties in the Volcanic Plains are encouraged to work with Corangamite CMA to support and protect their endangered native...

September 28, 2020

Kids’ sport skills up Mini Movers

LEISURE Networks’ active children’s program, Mini Movers is set to expand into the Golden Plains Shire. Kate Anderson, Mini Movers coordinator said the early years...

September 27, 2020

Art returns spirituality to South Street space

A DECADE ago, visual artist and art therapist Linda Franklin decided to relocate from Gisborne, but she knew her next base needed to be...

September 26, 2020

Perrin a key piece of city’s chess play

THIS September, Kevin Perrin will play his fifty fifth Ballarat Chess Club Championship. Discovering a love of the game at about 12 years old, he’s...

September 26, 2020

Lots of issues on Moloney’s radar

COUNCILLOR Daniel Moloney hopes to “hit the ground running” into a second term if elected next month. Looking forward to some “continuity of knowledge” met...

September 26, 2020

Holiday day trips not far from home

OVER the spring and summer seasons, your usual travel plans could be restricted due to COVID-19, but the region offers its own diverse tourist...

September 25, 2020

Welcome Centre cooks up fresh kitchen

THE Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council’s developing Welcome Centre at Barkly Square will soon have an improved commercial kitchen. With a $110,000 funding injection from the...

September 25, 2020

Workers a priority for Central Ward’s Simpson

AS an academic and policy advisor, Kumuda Simpson has worked behind the scenes, supporting students to make a difference to their world. “Over my years...

September 25, 2020

Youth to access Auslan lesson

BALLARAT Youth Services will host a second online beginner’s Auslan lesson facilitated by accredited interpreters from Deaf Children Australia. For young people between 12 and...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

Rowers old and new up for a challenge

Young ideas, world-changing solutions

Students and spoons head back to school

Far-right party backs South Ward candidate

Popular page talks Ballaarat up, not down

Belgian battlefields’ toll on Ballarat

Building boxes for bushfire affected birdlife

Former mayor back to challenge Central candidates

Region’s Landcare proactivity recognised

Try your luck in SpringFest’s prize-packed raffle

Plant-A-Palooza has a dish for everyone

Tool Library gathers gurus and equipment

Mining war history book recognised by awards

Reading to reduce, reuse and re:think

Men’s Shed structure reaches next stage

CMA and landowners to protect grasslands together

Kids’ sport skills up Mini Movers

Art returns spirituality to South Street space

Perrin a key piece of city’s chess play

Lots of issues on Moloney’s radar

Holiday day trips not far from home

Welcome Centre cooks up fresh kitchen

Workers a priority for Central Ward’s Simpson

Youth to access Auslan lesson

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