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

October 2, 2019

Ballarat bravery in Passchendaele honoured

OCTOBER of nineteen-seventeen saw thirty-two Ballarat men killed at war in Passchendaele, Belgium. Each man will be recognised at an 11am service on Sunday, 13...

September 30, 2019

A friendly afternoon stroll

BALLARAT is invited to A Walk in the Park at Lake Wendouree this Saturday, 5 October to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s Victoria. The...

September 28, 2019

Air Force cadets offer life skills and comradery

THERE’S more to the Australian Air Force Cadets than a pathway to the military. Helping young people create new connections and learn life skills, the...

September 27, 2019

A new home for charity card shop

SPREADING Christmas cheer and support for 20 community organisations, the Ballarat Combined Charities Christmas Card Shop has moved. Reopening this Monday, 30 September, the...

September 27, 2019

From annoyance to action

BRIGHT and early every Sunday, there’s an hour of anti-pollution power generated somewhere around Ballarat. For now 21 weeks, the Sunday Sweep has united an...

September 26, 2019

Umpires rewarded

THE Ballarat Football Umpires Association held their Senior Awards presentation last week. At the City Oval Bowls Club, 115 people attended the ceremony which saw...

September 26, 2019

Rallying funds for cancer

REUNITING for a meaningful automotive adventure like no other, former tour operator Patrick Liston, and car salesman Terry Austin are hitting the road. As participants...

September 26, 2019

New beneficiaries for will trust

ON Track Foundation and the Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council’s Interkultura Football Tournament have received financial support from the Bert Wilson Trust. BRMC Chairman, Chez Dichiera...

September 26, 2019

Grants promote early play

SIX Ballarat playgroups will receive grants up to one-thousand dollars from the State government’s Great Start Community Playgroup Grants. Sharing a $50,000 pool with other...

September 26, 2019

Tech School up for Premier’s Award

WITH strong commitments to the environment, the Ballarat Tech School has made the finals of a Premier’s Sustainability Award. Nominated in the Education category, the...

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...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

Ballarat bravery in Passchendaele honoured

A friendly afternoon stroll

Air Force cadets offer life skills and comradery

A new home for charity card shop

From annoyance to action

Umpires rewarded

Rallying funds for cancer

New beneficiaries for will trust

Grants promote early play

Tech School up for Premier’s Award

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

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