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 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...

November 3, 2023

Spirited coach moves to Miners

HEAD coach of WNBL side Bendigo Spirit, Kennedy Kereama, is moving to Ballarat to make his next mark in the NBL1 South competition. The Ballarat...

October 30, 2023

St Pat’s seek to fill SoupBus at SpringFest

STUDENT support for the Rotary Club of Ballarat’s milk drive continues. During the market Sunday event on 26 November, SpringFest community partner St Patrick’s College...

October 29, 2023

Young artists pool together

WITH the theme of ‘united by water,’ National Water Week was marked last week, acknowledging the vital role the resource plays in connecting communities. Central...

October 28, 2023

Digital data safety sessions for community groups

AS part of an ongoing community governance project, Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is holding two education sessions for organisations on keeping member and volunteer...

October 27, 2023

Social houses ready for tenants

PREMIER Jacinta Allan and Minister for Housing Harriet Shing were in Delacombe last week to tour some brand-new social houses. Eleven units have been constructed...

October 27, 2023

Reserve open for recreation

RECREATION Road Bushland Reserve and its section of the Bunny Trail were officially opened on Tuesday morning in Mount Clear. A project driven by community...

October 27, 2023

Naval namesake sails into city

FOR the first time in six years, the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Ballarat crew has returned to their namesake city for a visit. With leadership...

October 27, 2023

Tetrathlete is national champ again

MULTI-talented athlete Zoe Addinsall has become a two-time junior national tetrathlon champion. Winning the under-17 honour at the conclusion of the Australian Pony Club National...

October 27, 2023

Warriors succeed in national dojo

A BALLARAT karate group has made an impact at a recent major competition in Wollongong in New South Wales. Southern Warriors Martial Arts members took...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

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

Spirited coach moves to Miners

St Pat’s seek to fill SoupBus at SpringFest

Young artists pool together

Digital data safety sessions for community groups

Social houses ready for tenants

Reserve open for recreation

Naval namesake sails into city

Tetrathlete is national champ again

Warriors succeed in national dojo

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