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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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November 25, 2023

Rotarians escape to Norfolk Island

A ROTARY district governors’ escape tour has seen eleven Ballarat club members and friends visit Norfolk Island. Led by Alfredton Rotary Club member and immediate...

November 24, 2023

Festive fundraiser keeps families together

GRAMPIANS Health’s 2023 Christmas Appeal is set to boost the care of children with acute and chronic conditions in their homes. The new Grampians Health...

November 24, 2023

Top tips for a fabulous SpringFest!

SPRINGFEST market Sunday will fill Wendouree Parade’s gardens precinct with colour and life this weekend. The event set for 10am to 4pm on Sunday 26...

November 24, 2023

Strength in numbers on survivors’ day

AUSTRALIA’S National Survivors Day was marked last week and sought to highlight the experiences of victims and survivors of sexual assault and institutional abuse,...

November 24, 2023

Growth at generations’ garden event

PRETTY posies were hand-gathered by early learners at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens this week to be shared with some special friends at an end-of-year...

November 24, 2023

Sports champ to speak at women’s event

IT’S ladies’ night at the Ballarat Sportsmen's Club’s December meeting with a multi-talented guest speaker lined up to share her story. Olympian, world champion, businessperson...

November 24, 2023

Encouraging the next sports stars

MEMBERS of the Ballarat Sportsmen’s Association of Australia held their annual junior encouragement awards last week at the Ballarat Golf Club. More than 130 people...

November 23, 2023

‘Tis the season to shop and support local

AS Christmas gets closer, the convenience of online shopping may be tempting, but small business owners are encouraging their neighbours to shop locally for...

November 20, 2023

Family takes to the wheels for big ride

THE Great Vic Bike Ride sets off on Saturday 25 November, and one little participant is proving you don’t even need to pedal to...

November 20, 2023

All hail Caesar as play goes on stage

THE historic political story of Julius Caesar is coming to Brown Hill Public Hall. A cast of 15 Ballarat National Theatre actors are set to...

November 19, 2023

Artistic gold at Eureka awards

THE Ballarat Arts Foundation’s Eureka Art Award exhibition is now on display at Fairbanks Eye Gallery. Twenty-one local artists, from painters and sculptors to ceramicists...

November 18, 2023

Help give joy to a young person this Christmas

THE Y Ballarat’s youth Christmas giving initiative, Bags of Joy, is set to distribute two hundred gifts to young people in need, aged twelve...

November 18, 2023

The SpringFest countdown is on!

IT’S only eight days until SpringFest returns for the first time since 2019, and the Rotary Club of Ballarat has been coordinating a new...

November 17, 2023

Doors open on all ability homes

TWO houses purpose-built for people with disabilities who have high physical needs were unveiled in Alfredton recently. Bulit by disability charity Aruma in partnership with...

November 17, 2023

Library’s new chapter only months away

WORKERS are set to finish structural work on the redeveloped Ballarat Library next month and City of Ballarat staff will soon begin the fit-out...

November 17, 2023

Knights to clash on jousting milestone

ALTHOUGH jousting was popular in Europe between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, the historic sporting spectacle only arrived in Australia fifty years ago. The half-century...

November 17, 2023

New leaders at the Miners

BASKETBALL Ballarat announced the recruitment of their next NBL1 South men’s head coach, and director of coaching last week. James McKinnon is set to join...

November 16, 2023

One last time round at RoadNats

STREETSCAPES across the City of Ballarat will be the stage for the Federation University Road National Championships’ elite cycling action for one more summer. For...

November 14, 2023

Step out against family violence

AN awareness walk will be held this month as part of the United Nations’ annual Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The Walk Against...

November 13, 2023

Apply to shape the future

AS 2024 approaches, Committee for Ballarat members are taking expressions of interest for the next intake of Future Shapers participants. The community leadership program’s coordinator...

November 13, 2023

Cars to glow and shine at SpringFest

EVEN if the sun isn’t shining on SpringFest’s market Sunday by Lake Wendouree, some classic and brand-new cars will be. The...

November 13, 2023

Creating a path for open spaces

IF you enjoy the open green spaces across the City of Ballarat, municipal officers are seeking your feedback. A Ballarat Open Space Strategy 2023 is...

November 13, 2023

Cash from cans for charities

WITHIN its first day of operation, Victoria’s container deposit scheme processed one million bottles and cans. That’s a lot of 10-cent refunds, but users of...

November 12, 2023

Canvas pulled into prize showcase

VISUAL artist Mairin Briody has been named a finalist in Bendigo Art Gallery’s biennial Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize for 2023. Pulling together. Falling apart....