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

February 27, 2020

Speedway mum’s legacy alive at Sprint Car Classic

HEATHER Aranyosi had always told her family she wanted to be an organ donor. When she died following a car accident in May last year,...

February 27, 2020

Tactical, social, competitive croquet

OFF-shoot games of the World Association Croquet Championships were held at Prince of Wales Park last week. Hosted by the Ballarat Alexandra Croquet Club, top...

February 27, 2020

Mental health walk more vibrant than sombre

NATHAN Shanahan was so passionate about raising awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression that he travelled on foot from Mildura to Adelaide carrying...

February 25, 2020

Funds help CFA achieve goal

IF you can see yourself sampling local wines and craft beers, grooving to live music and enjoying gourmet food, the Invermay Progress Association has...

February 25, 2020

Super festival cooking up for junior baker

TWELVE-year-old Casper Carey-Grieve loves creating a meal, plating up and knowing, “I made this.” Initially helping his mum, Bec in the kitchen, Casper caught the...

February 24, 2020

Wozzles tops up support services

WOZZLES Wearhouse’s second Super Sale of bargain books, DVDs, clothing, toys and bric-a-brac is set for Saturday, 29 February. Raising around $1600 at their last...

February 24, 2020

Picking up rubbish and responsibility

PEOPLE are striving to keep Ballarat beautiful, as Clean Up Australia Day approaches on 1 March. That Sunday, groups will be based at the Yarrowee...

February 23, 2020

Words and imagery in harmony

SOLDIERS Hill Artist Collective and Words Out Loud will present another “ekphrastic” artistic collaboration, They Are Us from Monday, 24 February to Sunday, 5...

February 21, 2020

School celebrates tales of rowing past

THREE years ago, Ballarat High School held a reunion dinner, marking their rowing program’s first Head of the Lake win in 1947. Two members of...

February 21, 2020

Gardens and service club mutually supportive

NATURE and nurture go hand-in-hand for the Rotary Club of Ballarat West. The group is a long-term supporter of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, having donated...

February 21, 2020

Safe, sensory space will care for carers

BEHIND the Shannon’s Bridge End of Life Care Hub in Creswick is a backyard full of potential. It’s set to become a sensory garden to...

February 20, 2020

High’s club history inspires top crews

BALLARAT High School’s rowing leaders are ready to prove themselves, approaching Head of the Lake on...

February 20, 2020

Councillors to clash outside chambers

AN open BMX Victoria race meet at Ballarat Sebastopol Rush’s Marty Busch base will host an anticipated two-wheeled competition between a pair you mightn’t...

February 20, 2020

Parking meters removed from Eastwood carpark

THE five new parking meters in the Coles-Woolworths carpark between Little Bridge and Eastwood streets will be removed by the end of this week. City...

February 20, 2020

SpringFest grows bigger

BALLARAT Rotary Club’s SpringFest Market Sunday raised thirty-eight thousand dollars around Lake Wendouree last November. Events coordinator, Nicole Bartlett said the annual event attracted its...

February 20, 2020