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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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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...

January 19, 2020

City celebrates Town Hall construction

ON 14 January, one hundred and fifty years ago, the Borough of Ballarat’s first mayor, Cr Thomas Cowan laid the current Town Hall’s foundation...

January 18, 2020

Making connections and sharing knowledge

IN 1987, Margaret Martin began training a group of forty-five new tour guides for the Art Gallery of Ballarat. One of those vibrant volunteers was...

January 17, 2020

Faith community lives on in changing times

AT 11.30am on Sunday morning, members of the Our Lady Help of Christians parish left Mass at St Joseph’s Catholic Church Learmonth for the...

January 17, 2020

Social space for children and adults at playgroup

PLENTY of play, healthy snacks, lots of conversation and walks outdoors. Alexis Breen always has lots planned to cater to everyone at the Dereel Playgroup...

January 16, 2020

Solidarity in the new normal

MICK Trembath has gigged in many of the places engulfed by fire across Victoria and the nation this season. “All these towns that are mentioned...

January 16, 2020

Life in the village during RoadNats

THE whooshing of bikes, the clunky rattle of cow bells, the encouraging shouts of locals and visitors, the echoes of amplified expert commentary, and...

January 16, 2020

Costume team turns skills to wildlife rescue

BLOC Music Theatre’s costume department has found a way to remove their “sense of powerlessness” in response to the bushfire crisis. Costume volunteer, Linda Blake...

January 16, 2020

Majestic forest raising fire funds

MICHAEL Coll’s Once were forests – Majestic 11 could be hanging in your home soon. The mixed media work on stretched cotton canvas is being...

January 10, 2020

Fires in mind on chilly Summer Sunday

Emelia and Will Robinson collected donations for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. IT may have...

January 9, 2020

Ballarat’s best musos unite for bushfires

PERFORMER, Lisa Laine had a strong desire to donate to the Victorian bushfire appeal, but as one person, knew she could only give a...

January 9, 2020

Junior’s sights on mountain coronation

SEVENTEEN-year-old Jesse Norton relished the feeling of capturing the U19 Criterium title in front of a home crowd during last year’s Sturt Street RoadNats...

January 9, 2020

Cycling to unite community on and off-road

BALLARAT’S RoadNats program will get more than just elite cyclists on the road or involved in activities. With free events planned for people on and...

January 9, 2020

Offering a Ray of hope

The Salvation Army distributed many toys to families in need this past Christmas, and just under 200 of them were curated by...

January 8, 2020

Barbershop bands together for bushfires

BARBER and shaving saloon, Musket & Bayonet was established three years ago to not only keep Ballarat looking sharp, but to provide a safe...

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