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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May 31, 2023

Help preserve historic, hidden garden

ESTABLISHED to create an oasis in what was a desert, the Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens were first planted in 1864. Although the original hall...

May 30, 2023

Rotarians help happy campers

THE Centre for Multiculture Youth will send twenty young people on a YMCA Anglesea camp with the backing of Alfredton Rotary. CMY Ballarat-Wimmera has received...

May 28, 2023

Piano fades as artwork grows

THE role of a piano technician is to keep an instrument sounding tuneful and operating at its best. But Ballarat piano tuner and technician Rae...

May 28, 2023

Tour celebrates Chinese culture

STEP behind the scenes of the Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections, as guides take visitors on a tour of historic Chinese cultural artefacts. Head...

May 27, 2023

Rare access to 150-year-old plants

A SELECTION of historic plant specimens gifted to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute by Victoria’s first government botanist Baron Ferdinand von Mueller are on display...

May 27, 2023

Once in a lifetime exhibit open

IN an Australian exclusive, historic works by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood are now on display at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Gallery director Louise...

May 27, 2023

New drug rehab service set for launch

BALLARAT Community Health will aim to provide improved support services for people with mental ill-health or alcohol and other drug dependencies from this winter. BCH...

May 27, 2023

Visit sparks old-world skills

BALLARAT Steiner School students from grades 4 to 6 got a taste of an old-world trade recently when blacksmith Murray Shanaughan visited the campus...

May 26, 2023

New furnishings for guest house

LAMINEX and Federation TAFE’s building and construction faculty have partnered to improve the comfort of residents staying at Uniting’s Reids Guest House. Bedside units, desks,...

May 26, 2023

Forum focuses on yes vote

AHEAD of the upcoming Indigenous voice to parliament referendum, members of the Victorian Women’s Trust were in Ballarat earlier this week as part of...

May 26, 2023

Trust honours heritage projects

SIGNIFICANT recent contributions to Ballarat’s heritage have been recognised by the National Trust. The organisation’s Ballarat branch has celebrated five local projects as part of...

May 23, 2023

Platform offered for next gen artists

BUDDING artists between the ages of twelve and twenty-five are being invited to register for an upcoming creative showcase. The Y Ballarat are seeking young...

May 23, 2023

Looking up at the grand old elm

GROW to learn about elm trees as part of the Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens’ Heritage Festival programming. Displays of botanical art, free tours, a...

May 21, 2023

Cinema to show palliative care doco

THE stories of people experiencing end-of-life care will be in the spotlight at Regent Cinemas later this month. Live the life you please is a...

May 20, 2023

Teapot display is now pouring

DON’T be late for this very important date. The National Trust of Australia’s Ballarat Branch is presenting a collection of teapots, and a Mad Hatter’s...

May 19, 2023

Training hands for local stables

ONE hundred new jobs within Miners Rest’s horse racing sector have been funded by the State Government. Ballarat Turf Club has partnered with Racing Victoria...

May 19, 2023

Learners go hands on for Education Week

STUDENTS across Victoria are marking the state’s annual Education Week until tomorrow, which has the theme of Active Learners: Move, Make, Motivate. As part of...

May 19, 2023

Building franchise named state’s best

FOR the seventh time in ten years, G.J. Gardner Homes Ballarat has won the brand’s Victorian Franchise of the Year award. Managing director Rob McMaster...

May 19, 2023

Trail opens to traffic

WALKERS, runners, and cyclists now have access to a linking pathway between Woowookarung Regional Park and Recreation Road in Mount Clear. The section of the...

May 19, 2023

Back-to-back wins for rally rider

MOTORBIKE racer Matt Sutherland has achieved two major rally wins just days apart. The KTM 450 rider took out the Sonora Rally’s National Malle Moto...

May 17, 2023

Library improves brick-by-brick

THE historic Linton Library is another step closer to returning to its best. Works to rebuild and restore the heritage chimney, and an internal fireplace,...

May 16, 2023

Grassroots groups learn the law

VICTORIAN Law Week begins on Monday and education sessions are set to engage not-for-profit community organisations and clubs. Free workshops for grassroots groups on learning...

May 15, 2023

Day aims to get kids out and walking

THE Pedestrian Council of Australia is encouraging families to leave the car at home and get to school safely on-foot this month. National Walk Safely...

May 14, 2023

How mining had its way with water

THE major impact the goldrush had on the quality of the Ballarat region’s waterways, while also influencing water supply, and infrastructure is the focus...

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