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

September 25, 2019

Warm fuzzies at Teddy Hospital

THE Base Hospital foyer filled with curious young minds on Monday when health students united to provide Ballarat’s first Teddy Bear Hospital for children. Striving...

September 25, 2019

The magical music of Disney on stage

SPEND A Day with Disney in concert, when Ballarat Lyric Theatre brings the iconic songs to life on the Civic Hall Stage. Showcasing 20 local...

September 25, 2019

Have a cuppa, help a cassowary

IMAGINE a species where males incubate and raise their young, that can regenerate areas of land, and is charismatic. You can see two of these...

September 24, 2019

Tunes for Tommy

TOM Fraser was passionate about cars, their mechanics and his dog, Santa. He was a generous mate to those near and new, he had...

September 22, 2019

Rural women connect and celebrate

IN recognition of the International Day of Rural Women, Golden Plains Rural Women’s Network will connect ladies from across the shire at their Chicks’...

September 21, 2019

Smith’s style on sartorial stage

FASHION designer, Jordyn Smith got her mum on the runway at Melbourne Fashion Week, but not in the way you’d expect. The Ballarat creative, completing...

September 20, 2019

Donate to save history

ANYONE in the community could breathe new life into history through the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Adopt an Artwork program. Established in 2009, the program...

September 19, 2019

Shadow minister visits Ballarat to hear about public housing need

BALLARAT is in desperate need of more units of public housing according to Uniting Ballarat. Senior Manager of Housing and Homelessness, Wendy Ferguson said 160...

September 19, 2019

Remembering the Battle of Britain

BALLARAT’S 425 Squadron of Australian Air Force Cadets were recruited as Catafalque Party for last Sunday’s Battle of Britain Memorial. Held at the Sebastopol Cenotaph,...

September 19, 2019

Riding to remember

SAM Locandro was sixty-one years old when he died, living with younger onset dementia for the last seven years of his life. His son Nick...

September 19, 2019

CHW seeks customer feedback

CENTRAL Highlands Water’s performance will be critiqued this month when a sample of their consumers are surveyed via telephone. CHW’s Managing Director, Paul O’Donohue is...

September 18, 2019

Freeway safety improvements complete

INSTALLATION of flexible safety barriers along the Western Freeway, between the Western Ring Road and Ballarat, is now complete. The final stretch of works from...

September 18, 2019

Fresh backing for fun run

EDUCATION and fitness will collide for this year’s Run for a Cause. Federation University has been announced naming rights sponsor for the 2019 charity fun...

September 17, 2019

Bannockburn roundabout moves closer

BANNOCKBURN road users may begin to feel safer next year when they travel through the town’s north-east entrance. Construction on a new roundabout at the...

September 17, 2019

Crossing no closer for Brooke Street, Smythesdale

MINIMUM standards have not been met on Smythesdale’s Brooke Street to install a pedestrian crossing, according to Regional Roads Victoria. RRV officers assessed the road...

September 17, 2019

A “curious extraordinarium”

WHEN Trudy McLauchlan was in her early twenties, she thought she would open a gallery. Years later, she is a curator and champion of makers,...

September 13, 2019

Meet the voices behind Ballarat’s Carols

A NEW, vibrant creative team is bringing Ballarat’s Carols by Candlelight to the City Oval this December. Passionate, local performing arts personalities, Katherine Armati,...

September 12, 2019

Friendly and familiar faces of SpringFest

COOKING and chatting up a storm, this year’s SpringFest ambassadors, Tim Bone and Jules Zass are championing the annual event in their own ways. Ahead...

September 12, 2019

Remembering the Battle for Australia

A COMMEMORATIVE service, highlighting the Battle for Australia was held last Sunday afternoon at the Air Force Association Ballarat Branch Rooms. The informative casual gathering...

September 12, 2019

Special week for kinship carers across the region

IT’S Victoria’s inaugural Kinship Carers Week, and Child and Family Services, Berry Street and Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-Operative united on Monday to celebrate. The...

September 11, 2019

Oppie pops up in Teesdale

AN original desire to clear clutter will now generate a treasure trove this weekend. On Saturday, 14 September from 10am to 4pm, the Country Women’s...

September 8, 2019

Twenty years of fun and paint

CELEBRATING twenty years of painting together, Bannockburn’s Art Group is exhibiting a diverse range of works until 30 September. Now on at the Bannockburn Cultural...

September 7, 2019

Beyond the Wearhouse door

SORTING, testing, cleaning and steaming. You’d be surprised at the action and teamwork behind the Wozzles Wearhouse door in Mitchell Park. Assuring donated clothing, shoes,...

September 7, 2019

Snappy in the shire this Spring

WHAT do you love about living in Golden Plains? The council encourages creative residents of the Shire to bounce off this theme, entering the Spring...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

Warm fuzzies at Teddy Hospital

The magical music of Disney on stage

Have a cuppa, help a cassowary

Tunes for Tommy

Rural women connect and celebrate

Smith’s style on sartorial stage

Donate to save history

Shadow minister visits Ballarat to hear about public housing need

Remembering the Battle of Britain

Riding to remember

CHW seeks customer feedback

Freeway safety improvements complete

Fresh backing for fun run

Bannockburn roundabout moves closer

Crossing no closer for Brooke Street, Smythesdale

A “curious extraordinarium”

Meet the voices behind Ballarat’s Carols

Friendly and familiar faces of SpringFest

Remembering the Battle for Australia

Special week for kinship carers across the region

Oppie pops up in Teesdale

Twenty years of fun and paint

Beyond the Wearhouse door

Snappy in the shire this Spring

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