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

May 15, 2020

United and proactive for those in crisis

CONTINUING to provide their essential crisis support throughout the COVID-19 emergency, Uniting Ballarat has experienced a rise in people needing help due to homelessness...

May 15, 2020

‘Supporting our hearts’ with the arts

TWO commissioned creative collaborations explore and record what life in Ballarat may be like post-pandemic, as part of council’s Be Kind – Be Creative...

May 15, 2020

Protected and created by locals for locals

ROTARY will soon mark its first 100 years of service throughout Australia, and a slice of lifestyle space in Lucas is part of celebrations. Named...

May 14, 2020

State funds for family violence support

AGENCIES providing family violence support in Ballarat will share in $484,019 from the State government, to assist their services throughout the coronavirus crisis. WRISC Family...

May 14, 2020

Fishing returns for the hooked

NORMALLY out with school groups, teaching responsible, sustainable fishing practices, not-for-profit group, Fishcare Victoria is currently inactive because of pandemic restrictions. President of Fishcare Central...

May 14, 2020

Survival Day service up for reconciliation award

THE city’s first Survival Day Dawn Ceremony is a finalist in the state’s Helping Achieve Reconciliation Together Awards. An initiative of Ballarat’s Koorie Engagement Action...

May 14, 2020

Agri grant to benefit Clunes community

THE Federal government has granted one hundred and twelve thousand dollars to the Clunes and District Agricultural Society to refresh their showgrounds. Part of the...

May 14, 2020

Golf to tee off again this week

KEVIN Murnane said the last couple of months have been “very strange” without the sport he loves. As secretary of Snake Valley Golf Club, their...

May 14, 2020

Back on track together

AS a friendly and active social group, it’s been difficult under recent coronavirus restrictions for Ballarat Bushwalking and Outdoor Club to get out and...

May 13, 2020

Clicking, not knocking, for Red Shield Appeal

MAJOR Rhonda Elkington anticipates The Salvation Army will experience one of their biggest demands ever for economic and social hardship support in 2020, after...

May 13, 2020

Financial help for TAFE students

FEDERATION TAFE students who’ve had financial challenges in self-isolation, reduced working hours, or haven’t had work and can’t access leave because of COVID-19, can...

May 13, 2020

Pandemic portfolios to develop from Foto workshops

SIX free photography workshops available to secondary students will focus on capturing the community’s experiences of staying home, coordinated by the Ballarat International Foto...

May 11, 2020

Businesses together in ‘tough times’

THE Shout! Out! Ballarat campaign has encouraged R&J Batteries to boost up one of their enterprising peers. As the incumbent Federation Business School Commerce Ballarat...

May 11, 2020

Save and creatively capture the date

COUNCIL is calling short film makers, animators, spoken word artists, poets, performing artists and musicians to be part of their Save the Date project,...

May 11, 2020

Sharing Shed to nurture enterprise and young minds

CHRIS Ardrey and Linda Wong have lived in Meredith for nine years, closely connected with their neighbours and forever looking for opportunities. As members of...

May 10, 2020

‘Doors still open’ for Cafs crisis help

CHILD and Family Services CEO, Wendy Sturgess said the Cafs team is doing “an incredible job in tough times,” walking alongside the community. With many...

May 9, 2020

Residents not skipping glass disposal

IN the last month, a fifteen per cent increase of glass, including bottles and jars, has been dropped off at council’s Pass on Glass...

May 9, 2020

Fence ‘pays homage’ to Sunnyside’s 109-year story

THE personalities and industry of days gone by at Mount Pleasant’s Sunnyside Woollen Mill are acknowledged in its new fence made of historic image...

May 8, 2020

Virus education pack to empower kids

A NEW resource pack, SeeMore Bug Safety: the tiny germs we can’t see has been created by Dr Susie O’Neill to educate preschool aged...

May 7, 2020

On-foot clean-ups littered through the week

WHILE enjoying country walks around his neighbourhood for the last six weeks, Smythes Creek’s Brendan Johnston discovered something he didn’t like. “There was just so...

May 7, 2020

Dog park on the way

THE city is gaining another enclosed off-leash dog space worth seventy-five thousand dollars, with works underway at Ballarat East’s Pennyweight Park. A shelter is currently...

May 6, 2020

Neighbours not alone with register’s support

COMBATING and preventing loneliness will be the focus of this year’s Neighbourhood House Week, beginning Friday, 8 May. During a period of heightened anxiety where...

May 6, 2020

Mindful on Mother’s Day of soldiers’ loved ones

FOR Garry Snowden, it is “only right” that the community take time on Mother’s Day to reflect and remember the many women who experienced...

May 5, 2020

Observing space at your own place

ALTHOUGH in a “deep lull,” the Ballarat Municipal Observatory & Museum is still sparking the city’s curiosities when it comes to the night sky...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

United and proactive for those in crisis

‘Supporting our hearts’ with the arts

Protected and created by locals for locals

State funds for family violence support

Fishing returns for the hooked

Survival Day service up for reconciliation award

Agri grant to benefit Clunes community

Golf to tee off again this week

Back on track together

Clicking, not knocking, for Red Shield Appeal

Financial help for TAFE students

Pandemic portfolios to develop from Foto workshops

Businesses together in ‘tough times’

Save and creatively capture the date

Sharing Shed to nurture enterprise and young minds

‘Doors still open’ for Cafs crisis help

Residents not skipping glass disposal

Fence ‘pays homage’ to Sunnyside’s 109-year story

Virus education pack to empower kids

On-foot clean-ups littered through the week

Dog park on the way

Neighbours not alone with register’s support

Mindful on Mother’s Day of soldiers’ loved ones

Observing space at your own place

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