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

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....

November 11, 2023

Concept designs sought for survivors’ memorial

A NATIONWIDE competition encouraging creatives to develop designs for a planned Continuous Voices Memorial has been launched. The memorial would be the first in...

November 11, 2023

What fun it is to ride in 190 horsepower pickup

A LOCAL car dealership is supporting Santa Claus to make some special deliveries this Christmas. The team at Ballarat Mazda has provided a red BT-50...

November 10, 2023

Arch rotunda to be rededicated

THE memorial rotunda beside the Arch of Victory is set to be rededicated this weekend as part of Remembrance Day events. Over the last couple...

November 10, 2023

Woady club to welcome new warriors

AS Ballarat’s west expands, and the Golden Plains Shire booms in its north, the Woady Warriors Junior Football Netball Club are seeking to get...

November 9, 2023

Walking home for children in need

AN annual walking fundraiser for the Salvation Army’s Karinya Support Services is returning this weekend at Lake Wendouree. The six-kilometre Walking Home stroll on Saturday...

November 7, 2023

Bringing the farm to SpringFest

A TASTE of agricultural life is coming to this year’s SpringFest, with major sponsor and farming machinery business, Growers Services, setting up vehicles and...

November 6, 2023

Hotel offers respite to carers

MERCURE Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre is part of a new movement to provide support to unpaid carers. The Accor Pacific accommodation group has partnered...

November 5, 2023

Stage set for The Sandman and Flacco

THE characters of a quirky Australian comic duo are returning to the stage as part of the Ballarat Cabaret Festival. The Sandman and Flacco’s Forevelyn...

November 3, 2023

Container deposit scheme gets underway

THE statewide container deposit scheme, or CDS, is now operational, with Ballarat residents able to get ten cents back for every bottle, can, and...

November 3, 2023

Appeal begins as cost-of-living grows

THE results of Ballarat Foundation’s spring cost of living survey are in, with data reporting more than eighty per cent of respondents were stressed...

November 3, 2023

Scales drive keeps hearts beating

LOCAL cardiac health group Heartbeat Ballarat recently called out for donations of digital body scales with a goal to prevent heart failure emergencies and...

November 3, 2023

Art screen lights up Alfred Deakin Place

ART Gallery of Ballarat programming can now be enjoyed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. A big solar-powered art screen, and art boxes,...

November 3, 2023

Committee seeks to empower community

A NEW partnership has been formed between networking group Ballarat Business Women and locally-based national domestic violence charity DV Collective. The two organisations have launched...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

Doors open on all ability homes

Library’s new chapter only months away

Knights to clash on jousting milestone

New leaders at the Miners

One last time round at RoadNats

Step out against family violence

Apply to shape the future

Cars to glow and shine at SpringFest

Creating a path for open spaces

Cash from cans for charities

Canvas pulled into prize showcase

Concept designs sought for survivors’ memorial

What fun it is to ride in 190 horsepower pickup

Arch rotunda to be rededicated

Woady club to welcome new warriors

Walking home for children in need

Bringing the farm to SpringFest

Hotel offers respite to carers

Stage set for The Sandman and Flacco

Container deposit scheme gets underway

Appeal begins as cost-of-living grows

Scales drive keeps hearts beating

Art screen lights up Alfred Deakin Place

Committee seeks to empower community

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