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About: Edwina Williams

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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

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August 15, 2020

Aiding others’ mobility by saving household rubbish

WHEN you finish off a loaf of bread or some rolls, what do you do with the flat, square tag that ties up the...

August 14, 2020

McCallum clients make Community Connections Online

MCCALLUM Disability Services is digitally keeping their customers engaged and connected with one another, and the support agency, while day programs can’t run. Jade...

August 14, 2020

BIFB masks on faces bring some brightness

AT any time of the year in Ballarat, you’ll see shoppers carrying around the Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s iconic yellow and black tote bags. For...

August 13, 2020

Face coverings may be masking eyesight

FOR those with or without glasses, Fairbanks Eye Gallery optometrist, Peter Fairbanks has said wearing a facemask may challenge their vision. “Depending...

August 13, 2020

Buses benefit from Ryder-Cheshire backing

RYDER-Cheshire Australia’s Ballarat Support Group has given funds and boxes of goods to The SoupBus and One Humanity Shower Bus, to boost their collaborative...

August 13, 2020

Ballarat City celebrates rowing milestone

WITH one hundred and fifty members, Ballarat City Rowing Club is marking its one hundred and fiftieth year in 2020. Life member, former secretary...

August 11, 2020

Strong bonds at Shire’s little Pony Club

WITH eleven members in its group, Rokewood Pony Club is a small community. But with riders between the ages of nine and 17, secretary Nadine...

August 10, 2020

Physics and friendships in radio transmission

IF you have a technical background, or a fascination with technology, the Ballarat Amateur Radio Group could be the community for you. With 50 active...

August 9, 2020

Mindful, guided movement live in Maude homes

SHE Oaks’ Jo Solomon will continue to teach a weekly hatha yoga class from the Maude tennis clubrooms, albeit in a virtual way due...

August 8, 2020

Foulkes looks back on 20 years since Sydney Olympics

MOVING into one of Ballarat Grammar’s boarding houses as a year seven, Katie Foulkes was open to challenging herself and trying new things. “The head...

August 8, 2020

A place to make and talk in Creswick

IN the coming weeks, you might spot a small group of men enjoying socially-distanced takeaway coffees in the heart of Creswick. These are the close-knit...

August 7, 2020

Library tailors book bundles for home borrowers

BALLARAT Libraries have had to be creative in the way they offer some of their most basic services during the pandemic. While people can only...

August 7, 2020

A celebration of courage and resilience

SUPPORTING the city’s individuals of enterprise every day, Commerce Ballarat’s team knows plenty of local legends in business. A new video series, Local Legends, is...

August 7, 2020

Awa showcases young international performers

THE Centre for Multicultural Youth’s virtual choir, band, art, and dance performance piece, Awa, went live on YouTube from Sunday the public to view. The...

August 7, 2020

World flavours shared from A Pot of Courage

PREPARED at Barkly Square for you to enjoy in your home kitchen, migrant women of social enterprise, A Pot of Courage are cooking up...

August 6, 2020

Centennial Park officially opens for Lucas community

ROTARY Centennial Park at Winter Swamp and Mullawallah Wetlands was officially opened on Sunday morning with volunteers planting one hundred and fifty trees and...

August 6, 2020

First female lead makes Ballarat Golf Club history

LESA Gray has become the Ballarat Golf Club’s first female president, elected at last month’s annual general meeting. Moving into the role with experience, Mrs...

August 4, 2020

Literature, conversation and friendship over a cup of coffee

PLANNING to meet on the second Tuesday morning each month, the Linton Gold Diggers Book Club hopes soon-to-open café, the Linton Larder, will become...

August 4, 2020

Waste wanted in its warm new life

MATERIALS planned for landfill aren’t always destined to end up in the ground. This is something maker and re-user, Deb Weston has come to learn...

August 3, 2020

Friends’ green thumbs ready to touch master plan

FRIENDS of the Buninyong Botanic Gardens are in talks with the City of Ballarat, following their council vote to proceed with a master plan...

August 3, 2020

Sustaina-bee made wraps keep food fresh

WHEN Paige Phelan took maternity leave in 2016, she knew a project was in order. “I needed something to do. I’d seen cloth food covers...

August 3, 2020

A place to reflect at Linton’s historic cemetery

LINTON Cemetery Trust’s monthly working bee will run from 9am to 12pm on Saturday, 8 August, compliant with social distancing rules. Committee member, Chris Grigg...

August 2, 2020

A purposeful passion weaving fibrous functionality

BENITA Martin discovered fibrecrafts nine years ago, crocheting a blanket before her first baby was born. Now a mother of four children, the youngest three,...

August 1, 2020

Reserve’s native flora flourishes with a little help from its friends

THE Black Hill Flat Native Garden is thriving with the help of the Friends of Black Hill Reserve as they facilitate COVID safe working...