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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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December 19, 2023

Town tickled pink by fundraising record

OCTOBER’S annual Pink Up Linton campaign has raised a record amount of money for the McGrath Foundation. Cristine Gall and her staff at the Linton...

December 18, 2023

Metro, remote heart outcomes on same beat

HISTORIC health data once found discharged heart attack patients faced poor clinical outcomes living in remote regional or rural areas. But new research by a...

December 18, 2023

Unis partner to ignite innovation

THE region’s manufacturing sector is set to be boosted by a new tertiary partnership. Federation University and Deakin University have signed a ManuFutures Ignite program...

December 18, 2023

Women’s club boosts breast cancer care

MEMBERS of volunteer group, Soroptimist International Ballarat have chosen to support those providing care to patients with breast cancer this giving season. The club donated...

December 18, 2023

10 years for world-first satellite club

ALFREDTON Rotary Club members are celebrating a special milestone this December. It’s 10 years since the group chartered as the first-ever satellite Rotary Club, and...

December 18, 2023

Awareness grows for women in trades

INITIATIVES of Women’s Health Grampians to support female workers in the trades sector are being celebrated by a leading not-for-profit in the space. Five people...

December 17, 2023

Skies inspire painted poetry

AS a school art teacher, Sandra T Sanders spends her working days supporting young people to discover their unique styles of creativity and to...

December 17, 2023

Skies inspire painted poetry

AS a school art teacher, Sandra T Sanders spends her working days supporting young people to discover their unique styles of creativity and to...

December 16, 2023

Uni researching best ways to age

FEDERATION University educators and students are playing a role in a new industrial transformation training centre funded by the Australian Research Council. FedUni and Monash...

December 15, 2023

Sing loud, dig deep by candlelight

MAGICAL sounds of the festive season will echo around Mars Stadium this Sunday 17 December. Ballarat Carols by Candlelight will return to dazzle families with...

December 15, 2023

Christmas spirit at the market

THE Showgrounds’ weekly market will have a special festive feel this weekend. Rotary Club of Ballarat South members will host the Ballarat Market's Christmas Market...

December 15, 2023

Sewer system expands into planned growth area

CENTRAL Highlands Water staff are seeking to plan ahead for the city’s proposed expansion into the Ballarat North Growth Zone.
Known as the Ballarat North Trunk...

December 15, 2023

Public thanked for Cup Day support

ALTHOUGH it was another wet and boggy one, Ballarat Turf Club staff are thanking locals who headed out to Dowling Forest to support the...

December 12, 2023

Plans to revitalise and reconnect Warrenheip

MEMBERS of the Committee 4 Warrenheip have released the Reconnect Warrenheip Master Plan. The aim of the document is to map out the revitalisation and...

December 11, 2023

Pregnancy podcast kicking global goals

A LOCALLY produced podcast discussing all things pregnancy has hit a major milestone. The Kick, hosted by obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Patrick Moloney and his...

December 9, 2023

Gift wrappers raise funds for education effort

HAVE you ever spotted a group of gift-wrapping women while doing your shopping at Stockland Wendouree? For three weeks each December, members of local women’s...

December 9, 2023

Remembering little loved ones

AN annual Ceremony of Remembrance will commemorate the life of each baby and child in the care of Ballarat Cemeteries. Ballarat Cemeteries CEO Annie De...

December 9, 2023

Nothing BASIC about leadership program

THE Committee for Ballarat’s Future Shapers community leadership program class of 2023 has graduated. People from diverse professional and industry backgrounds took part over 10...

December 9, 2023

Silver screen event takes gold

BALLARAT’S own celebration of short movies, the Poco Film Festival, was in the spotlight in Sydney last month. Creative studio, Mass Motion, was named Arts...

December 9, 2023

Golden nod for bluegrass duo

THE music of a local singer, mandolin and fiddle player sounds like success. Ballarat’s Lachie Davidson, of bluegrass act Davidson Brothers, is celebrating a Golden...

December 9, 2023

Speed dating with an inclusive twist

NEURODIVERSE people seeking new connections are invited to take part in an inclusive friend-dating event in the garden room of Oscar’s Hotel next week. Set...

December 8, 2023

On the home straight to the cup

SPORTSBET Ballarat Cup Day is approaching at a gallop, with the new summer standalone date of Saturday 9 December. A 10-race program is set for...

December 8, 2023

Sky’s the limit for STEM students

STUDENTS within the Ballarat Tech School’s Girls in STEM program met and learnt from some high-flyers in the Australian Defence Force recently. ADF drone racers...

December 8, 2023

Lions give for those sleeping rough

UNITING Ballarat’s Street to Home assertive outreach program, which supports the region’s homeless people, has been boosted by a community group’s donation. Members of...