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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

Posts by: Edwina Williams

November 24, 2019

The marque for meeting people

IT’S the club that has been creating and maintaining enthusiasm for Volkswagens of all eras for ten years, and they’re inviting more people to...

November 21, 2019

The tools to survive SpringFest

WITH ideal Sunny Spring weather forecast for SpringFest, organisers are expecting a huge turnout of marketgoers, enjoying the liveliness and fun of Lake Wendouree.

November 21, 2019

SpringFest beneficiaries ready for Sunday

FIVE local groups are especially energised for SpringFest Market Sunday, having been chosen as the fundraiser’s community partners, benefiting from money raised. Phoenix P-12 Community...

November 21, 2019

Why SpringFest is more than a market

IT may come to life one day a year, but the Rotary Club of Ballarat’s SpringFest is a twelve-month planning project which has arrived...

November 21, 2019

Toys under the tree for all

FOR more than twenty years, many thousands of toys handcrafted by the Ballarat Woodworkers Guild have been donated to the 3BA Christmas Appeal. This...

November 21, 2019

Carols more vibrant with Auslan

BALLARAT Carols by Candlelight presented by Harcourts will be easily accessible to more people, with Auslan interpreters signing on stage. Provided by Auslan...

November 21, 2019

New track ripe for Rushing

A SEA of blue and yellow jerseys rolled around Marty Busch Reserve on Sunday morning to bring in a new cycling era. Ballarat-Sebastopol Rush BMX...

November 21, 2019

Free green waste disposal for fire prep

DOMESTIC green waste disposal will cost residents nothing at the City of Ballarat Transfer station for one week from this Saturday. With the fire danger...

November 21, 2019

Skins a success at stadium

THE courts of the Minerdome were alive with athleticism last weekend. Volleyball Ballarat hosted their forty-first Skins Tournament on four courts across Saturday and Sunday,...

November 21, 2019

The more the merrier at Friday fete

NAPOLEONS Primary School’s second fete will be a fun filled evening for the whole family on Friday, 22 November from 3.30pm to 8pm. With Rinaldi...

November 20, 2019

Loose collective bound by creative passion

DIOKNO Pasilan is what The Rat Art Group calls their “pivotal person.” About seven years ago, his primary aim as a multimedia artist was to...

November 19, 2019

Market milestone for stalls and shoppers

IT’S the Sunday morning icon, with a broad offering of varying goods and foodstuffs, and now it’s turning forty years old. Ballarat Market will celebrate...

November 18, 2019

Free entry to Eureka to mark milestone

THIS December, one hundred and sixty-five years will be marked since the Eureka Stockade. In recognition of the anniversary, the Eureka Centre will be free...

November 16, 2019

Student learning powered by wind farm

LAL Lal Wind Farm is not only energising communities, it’s energising the curiosities of young learners. Partnering with Sovereign Hill’s historic, sustainable 2000-hectare property, Narmbool,...

November 15, 2019

FitzSimons’s Cook to stun

BESTSELLING non-fiction writer, Peter FitzSimons is heading to Ballarat to share his latest book, James Cook with regional audiences. The evening at the Mercure Hotel...

November 15, 2019

Tasting activity in Inverleigh

FREE fitness classes in Inverleigh are inviting women, men and children of all abilities to try something new. Coordinated by the Inverleigh Country Women’s Association,...

November 14, 2019

Tee-up to educate Cafs kids

THE number of Australian children in out-of-home care is enough to fill eighty per cent of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. That’s why the late golfer,...

November 14, 2019

Encouraging environmentalism at SpringFest

THERE’S lots for all ages to learn about sustainability at SpringFest’s Spring Garden on Sunday, 24 November. Coordinated by Grampians Central West Waste & Resource...

November 14, 2019

VIS experience for young sportspeople

FIVE Ballarat schools experienced a taste of the Victorian Institute of Sport’s high-performance processes last week at Federation University. In partnership with the FedUni WestVic...

November 14, 2019

Retro broadcast links Hustwaite to Carols history

ALMOST sixty-two years ago, 3BA’s Station Manager, Ted Furlong was heard across the United States at Christmas time. Within 1957’s A Christmas Sing with Bing,...

November 14, 2019

20,000 given hope by Cafs financial counsellors

CHILD and Family Services’s financial counselling program recently serviced its twenty-thousandth client. Reaching the milestone at the end of October after 35 years of the...

November 14, 2019

Curling for Ken Kay

A TOUCH of Canada has rolled into the Ballarat Badminton Association’s offerings on ball bearings. Having received a $5000 Sporting Clubs Grant from the State...

November 13, 2019

Detailed mining map shares more than gold

SOMETIME in the 1950s, historian and drawer, Arthur James Jenkins sat at his kitchen table with a fountain pen, mapping out the Ballarat goldfields. Creating...

November 9, 2019

Connect, participate and learn at Ballarat East Neighbourhood House

EUREKA Hall is buzzing with fun, social activity, now home to the new Ballarat East Neighbourhood House. Offering social interest groups and a range of...