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 5, 2020

Movement and music for mind and body

BENEFITING all types of bodies, physically and mentally, pop yoga at Bannockburn Cultural Centre will be both upbeat and relaxing. Over three Thursdays from 6...

February 4, 2020

Supporting Golden Plains Shire’s sporty women

VICHEALTH has injected fifteen-thousand dollars into women’s sport in the Golden Plains Shire through their This Girl Can campaign. An initiative that supports and champions...

February 2, 2020

Service and a second home

WHEN not occupied by family and criminal law, sole legal practitioner and Justice of the Peace,...

February 1, 2020

Four strings, four fingers

A DECADE ago, a group of locals used to meet every Thursday night as a choir, before heading to the pub for a drink. A...

January 30, 2020

Prestigious scholarship for lifelong learner

ASSOCIATE Professor Robyn Brandenburg has made a habit of doing things first. She was the first person in her family to attend university, the first...

January 30, 2020

Diverse turnout for inclusive car show

AROUND four hundred cars rocked up to the city’s first Australia Day Motor Show last weekend, hosted by the Vintage & Classic Car Club...

January 30, 2020

Pollies on ground at Lexton

LEXTON’S BlazeAid volunteers were joined on Monday morning by three tiers of government representation. Making a visit to the operation’s camp base and out to...

January 30, 2020

Clever canines help wildlife

NEXT month, your dog could be crowned Ballarat’s smartest pooch. Running the first Ballarat K9 Games on Saturday, 1 February, the team at Southern Cross...

January 29, 2020

Unusual “spectacular” sport on show

UPDATE - 1.30PM, THURSDAY, 30 JANUARY: Due to forecast storms organisers have advised that Saturday's planned matches have been cancelled and there will be...

January 29, 2020

Demos and dancing for Lunar New Year

THIS Lunar New Year, Sovereign Hill and the Chinese Australian Cultural Society Ballarat have brought in the Year of the Rat with plenty of...

January 27, 2020

Shire supports creatives with upskilling

ARTSACTION is set to nurture creative minds and hands, from the shire’s north to the south. A partnership between council and Pop Up Art, ArtsACTION...

January 26, 2020

Beyond building fences

AFTER a bushfire, there’s a group that gets approached by councils to respond to needs on the ground, especially for farmers. The volunteer organisation is...

January 25, 2020

Creating together for greater good

GROWING up as a Girl Guide in a big Colac family, Dianne McGrath developed her strong social conscience early. Working as a teacher and more...

January 25, 2020

From the chanter to Canada

THE bagpipes are taking ten-year-old Angus Le Marshall around the world. Just home from a trip playing at the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands’ Summer...

January 24, 2020

Design the soul of tactical solutions

FACEBOOK, Apple, Google and Airbnb have something in common. They’ve all been clients of global creative agency, Ueno, originally launched in Reykjavík by Haraldur Thorleifsson,...

January 24, 2020

Creative minds in action

ARTSACTION is set to nurture creative minds and hands, from the Shire’s north to the south. A partnership between council and Pop Up Art, ArtsACTION...

January 23, 2020

Community connections with pathways to the top

REGARDLESS of age, if you’ve ever wanted to try skateboarding, the YMCA has created a safe, supportive and social space to do it. With two...

January 23, 2020

Local radio “dear” to new station manager

THERE’S a new face attached to Ballarat’s Voice. Working in sound production and management all his life, John Rowland is stepping into a new part-time...

January 23, 2020

Supporting a shared community

THE city is welcome to celebrate Australia Day at Lake Wendouree with their neighbours, the Filipino/Australian Association of Ballarat Inc. Hosting a barbecue from 4pm...

January 23, 2020

Trust, support and friendship for new neighbours

OVER five years ago, one of Ballarat’s refugee families hoped to find a way of meeting more people, to grow their social and support...

January 23, 2020

Sensory program for swim and gym centre

AS part of a new trial, the Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre will be much more peaceful at certain periods throughout the week. Testing Sensory...

January 21, 2020

Activist and author speaking at awards

BALLARAT council’s Australia Day Awards ceremony will be bigger in 2020, booked in at new location, the Civic Hall. Mayor, Cr Ben Taylor said this...

January 21, 2020

Tour the gardens at twilight

TAKE a twilight tour and learn something new with the Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens this Friday, 24 January. Guides will explore the Australian identity...

January 20, 2020

A healing step forward at dawn ceremony

BEFORE the sun rises on Sunday, 26 January, everyone is welcome to attend Ballarat’s first Survival Day Dawn Ceremony at Lake Wendouree’s View Point. From...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

Movement and music for mind and body

Supporting Golden Plains Shire’s sporty women

Service and a second home

Four strings, four fingers

Prestigious scholarship for lifelong learner

Diverse turnout for inclusive car show

Pollies on ground at Lexton

Clever canines help wildlife

Unusual “spectacular” sport on show

Demos and dancing for Lunar New Year

Shire supports creatives with upskilling

Beyond building fences

Creating together for greater good

From the chanter to Canada

Design the soul of tactical solutions

Creative minds in action

Community connections with pathways to the top

Local radio “dear” to new station manager

Supporting a shared community

Trust, support and friendship for new neighbours

Sensory program for swim and gym centre

Activist and author speaking at awards

Tour the gardens at twilight

A healing step forward at dawn ceremony

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