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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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April 18, 2020

Music moves and motivates

IF you’re feeling a little sluggish, playing more music at home could be energising. Clinical psychologist and Federation University lecturer, Professor Gerard Kennedy said music...

April 17, 2020

Socially sharing business ideas and expertise

WHEN Dorothy Krajewski discovered the professional women in her networks wanted to connect in an informal space, Ballarat Business and Coffee was born. An environment...

April 17, 2020

Young people shout out for Youth Week

VICTORIAN Youth Week wrapped up last weekend, celebrating young people, who they are, their passions, the things they do in the community, and the...

April 16, 2020

Local produce ‘heroes’ at home

QUALITY western Victorian food can be enjoyed at the home table, without a trip to the supermarket. Eat Drink West’s produce boxes link the district’s...

April 16, 2020

Creative campaign airs experiences of perseverance

DESIGNED to outlive crisis messaging, Be Kind – Be Creative is City of Ballarat’s cultural response to life in the lockdown era. Creative City coordinator,...

April 14, 2020

Isolated, but seen and united online

AN initiative from the Ballarat International Foto Biennale team is encouraging Australians, and the world, to present their unique self-isolation experience via Instagram. Mass Isolation...

April 13, 2020

Ergonomics, exercise, and routine aids working at home

FROM osteo and psychological perspectives, mindfully creating a designated, ergonomic workstation at home is beneficial for the body and mind. Osteopath, Dr Megan May said...

April 13, 2020

Choirs in touch and full voice

AT ten o’clock each morning, Ballarat’s Sing Australia choirs stop to sing the same song at home. Whether in the garden, the kitchen or bathroom...

April 11, 2020

Discover art and meet its maker online

ART lovers are learning to browse, appreciate and collect in a new way, outside of an exhibition space’s traditional four walls. Many galleries across the...

April 10, 2020

Series shares young talent from a home stage

A FREE online music festival for, and by, Ballarat’s young people will be “fully sick” by name and nature. City of Ballarat’s youth Sonika committee...

April 10, 2020

Hospice still reaching homes

CONTINUING their services, Ballarat Hospice Care is working hard to ensure their community’s patients, carers and staff are safe during the current pandemic, and...

April 9, 2020

Financial support for uni students

A WEEKLY three-hundred-dollar support package will assist Federation University’s on-campus higher education pupils to continue studying if the coronavirus pandemic has affected them. Initially receiving...

April 9, 2020

Maintaining Ballarat’s community health

BALLARAT Community Health is still operational to support pre-existing and new clients, mindful of the mental impact a period of long-term lockdown will have. Moving...

April 9, 2020

Dog park done up

ONCE dogs and their owners return to the Wendouree Dog Park upon its reopening, they will be able to utilise a weather shelter. Funded with...

April 8, 2020

Limiting waste and feeding families

WAREHOUSEY, an initiative of The Forge Pizzeria, is connecting the public with food produced for the hospitality sector, which otherwise wouldn’t find a home. The...

April 4, 2020

Looking to the natural landscape for inspiration

2020 has placed a couple of roadblocks in front of Haddon artist, Stella Clarke, but she won’t let them stop her. Clarke was preparing to...

April 3, 2020

Safe, active and connected through choppy waters

IF you can see yourself rowing a single scull in the middle of Lake Wendouree, watching the sun set, it might seem like the...

April 3, 2020

True community in the garden

SHEILAGH Kentish couldn’t be prouder of her Ballarat Community Garden community. Challenged by the shifting health and social climate, Mrs Kentish, the group’s chairperson said...

April 3, 2020

Toy Library seeks ideas to share resources

BALLARAT Toy Library’s Sally Tuck can see the positive impact the group could make to the new, isolated lifestyles of the organisation’s members. Library borrowing...

April 3, 2020

Finding forever homes for furry, four-legged friends

THE Ballarat Animal Shelter handles fifty animals a week. Eighty-seven per cent of dogs are reclaimed, and the balance are adopted or unable to...

April 3, 2020

Premier celebrates historical storytelling

IF you’re working to preserve a slice of Victoria’s heritage, you could be eligible for a State government Community History Award. Projects of varying categories...

April 3, 2020

Fit and thriving from home

MOVEMENT, nourishment and rest are crucial to maintaining physical wellness while isolating in your own home, according to personal trainer, Sarah Harrison. The Fernwood Ballarat...

April 2, 2020

Essential SoupBus challenged but serving

THE OnTrack Foundation is continuing the operation of its SoupBus for as long as possible, with Ballarat’s homeless and vulnerable more needy than ever. Craig...

April 2, 2020

Restaurant quality food to the home table

COMMITTEE for Ballarat CEO Michael Poulton said many local food and beverage producers have seen their product demand “dry up” with the closure of...