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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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April 3, 2019

Easter choccy challenge

THE inaugural Mars Wrigley Confectionery-Power FM Easter Egg Hunt is set for 10am on Saturday, 20 April at Alfred Deakin Place. Children will search for...

April 3, 2019

FedUni honours TAFE students

FEDERATION University TAFE celebrated its best and brightest students at the 2019 TAFE Division Awards for Excellence at the Mt Helen campus recently. The ceremony...

April 3, 2019

Ride an original Horse Tram

TRAVEL as Ballarat people did in the 1880s by jumping on Australia’s oldest operating tram, a double-decker ‘Horse Tram’, at Lake Wendouree on Sunday,...

March 27, 2019

Professional growth at Cafs Care farm

CHILD and Family Services held a symposium at their new Care Farm in Springmount last Thursday, 21 March, teaching ‘out of the box’ strategies...

March 27, 2019

Music of Spinal Tap coming to town

YOU Am I will head to Karova Lounge to perform the songs of heavy metal parody band, Spinal Tap next month. The Australian alternative rockers...

March 27, 2019

Miners Rest ready for fete

THE Ballarat community is invited to enjoy Miners Rest Primary School and Kindergarten’s biennial fete on Friday, 29 March from 5pm. Stall holders from markets...

March 27, 2019

Learn paddleboarding on the lake

MATT Oldaker and his family only got into stand up paddleboarding a few years ago, but it’s become a big part of their lives. “We...

March 27, 2019

All things strange, eclectic and wonderful

THE Gold Museum is celebrating 40 years of operation with their current exhibition, Wonderful Things. Since 1978, the Gold Museum has gathered 150,000 objects from...

March 27, 2019

SEBASTOPOL CELEBRATES LIBRARY UPGRADE

SEBASTOPOL’s refurbished library was officially opened last Friday by City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Samantha McIntosh and Member for Buninyong, Michaela Settle. A smoking ceremony...

March 20, 2019

Ready to rumba

TEN personalities from the Ballarat community will compete in a Ballarat Foundation fundraising event, Dancing with our Stars. Amy McDonald, Dylan Lesock, George Fong, Mark...

March 20, 2019

Chinese artists experience cultural exchange

A SMALL group of women artists from China have experienced a two-week international cultural exchange based in Ballarat. The exchange is a first of its...

March 20, 2019

Delightful, different design

GRAPHIC designer, Andrea Hurley has always been a crafter, and is no stranger to design markets. As an illustrator and maker of laser cut wooden...

March 20, 2019

Commerce Ballarat awards underway

THE 2019 Federation Business School Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards were launched last Thursday evening at the Pub with Two Names. Ballarat’s business community gathered...

March 20, 2019

STEM challenge creates student designers

BALLARAT Tech School engaged 50 girls from Ballarat secondary schools in a STEM program last week, focussing on industrial design. The program was a collaboration...

March 20, 2019

Hello foto funding

THE Ballarat International Foto Biennale has received one of three Building Better Regions grants from Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King. BIFB is receiving $20,000...

March 13, 2019

Running for research in NYC

TIARNA Waight found an interest in running four years ago. She started small, gradually building up her experience before joining parkrun, the Athlete’s Foot run...

March 13, 2019

Diversity in Harmony

CELEBRATE Cultural Diversity Week by getting involved with Ballarat’s annual Harmony Fest, from this Friday, 15 to Sunday, 24 March. The 10-day festival will champion...

March 13, 2019

iPads give nonverbal students a voice

BALLARAT Specialist School is receiving nine new iPads from State Schools Relief, providing more communication opportunities for their nonverbal students. The iPads will be loaded...

March 13, 2019

Community Garden’s leading ‘Green Thumb’ honoured

WHEN Sheilagh Kentish was growing up in England, being an active community member was the norm. “All my family were always doing something, they were...

March 13, 2019

Racing in the ranges

AUTUMN country racing will be back at Avoca Shire Turf club later this month. On Saturday, 23 March, a fresh and exciting program of racing...

March 13, 2019

Low-sensory shopping in Sebastopol

COLES Sebastopol has launched a low-sensory shopping experience, Quiet Hour, between 10.30am and 11.30am every Tuesday. Quiet Hour is a partnership with Autism Spectrum Australia,...

March 6, 2019

Where we’ve come from

THE International Women’s Day we know in 2019, was sparked by labour movements early last century. On 28 February, 1909, America’s first National Woman’s day...

March 6, 2019

Lake Wendouree fishing comp set for St Patrick’s Day

GATHER up the family for some St Patrick’s Day fun, when the Rotary Club of Alfredton hosts their annual Fishing Competition around Lake Wendouree. Kicking...

March 6, 2019

Wellbeing with music and service

WELFARE is more than a job title for Heather Browning. Sure, it’s what she does, but it’s nurtured her own wellbeing. Having worked for 18...

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