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

April 21, 2023

Head back in time at a slow trot

THE clip-clopping of Clydesdale hooves is set to be heard throughout Lake Wendouree’s gardens precinct this weekend. Australia’s oldest operating tram, horse tram number one,...

April 21, 2023

Vets to stage show of shuttles

HAVING hosted the event for more than forty years, Ballarat Badminton Association will run their annual Victorian Badminton Veterans Association tournament this weekend. Five hundred...

April 18, 2023

Member drive for BMI ahead of fest

WITH next month’s Heritage Festival fast approaching, the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute board has released their program for the city-wide cultural event. But a key part...

April 17, 2023

Addison to chair enviro committee

MEMBER for Wendouree Juliana Addison has been appointed chair of a Parliamentary Environment and Planning Committee. Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, and Department...

April 17, 2023

Spring forward in the Backspace

EARLY-career visual artists who are five-to-ten years into their creative practice and are strongly connected to Ballarat are being encouraged to apply to exhibit...

April 15, 2023

Tradeswomen through the lens

A NEW photographic initiative is putting the spotlight on tradeswomen. The Celebrating Women in Trades project launched at the Australian Centre for Rare Arts and...

April 15, 2023

Monitors out to protect rakali

LAST October, the Lake Wendouree Rakali Monitoring Group was formed and sought to bring together citizen scientists to assess the movements of the native...

April 14, 2023

Look up this dark sky week

INTERNATIONAL Dark Sky Week begins this Saturday, 15 April and is part of a global campaign encouraging people to discover the night sky above...

April 14, 2023

Badminton ref is smashing it

IN the sports pages of any newspaper, athlete achievements are often the most prominent. But behind the scenes, volunteers, officials, and referees are playing a...

April 10, 2023

Group sews dignity for Nepalese women

BUNINYONG’S YAKS Sewing Group isn’t just crafting with fabric, they’re creating change. They’ve been making hygiene and menstrual packs for Nepalese women by sewing shields,...

April 9, 2023

Memoir in league of its ‘own’

FROM a childhood playing on Wendouree’s mullock heaps, to leading the University of Ballarat as pro vice-chancellor of academics, Dr Frank Hurley has plenty...

April 8, 2023

Peer support group for survivors

MEETINGS for survivors of sexual abuse are coming to Ballarat. An initiative of Creswick’s Bloom Well-being and national organisation The Survivor Hub, the MeetUps program...

April 8, 2023

Collective pools support for DV services

A DECADE ago, Kylie Johanson and her two-year-old child fled their home, survivors of domestic violence. Although she had developed the courage to leave, Ms...

April 8, 2023

Statue of war doctor to be unveiled

REGIONAL Arts Victoria’s Women’s Public Art Program will bear fruit at Linton within the next two weeks. A bronze sculpture of Linton-born Dr Vera Scantebury...

April 6, 2023

Cycling relay for good health

A NUMBER of Ballarat cyclists tackled the Murray to Moyne relay last weekend, riding five hundred and twenty kilometres in just over twenty-four hours...

April 5, 2023

Shed’s garden needs a green-thumb

DO you have an interest in horticulture, some spare time, and a desire to help the community? The Linton Men’s Shed are seeking a volunteer...

April 2, 2023

Students bring classical score to life

JANE Austen’s Persuasion is being adapted into a podcast by Ballarat National Theatre, but the 13-episode production will feature artists beyond BNT’s voice actors. In...

April 1, 2023

Freshly-baked cafe for Barkly Square

IT’S the heart of a community hub, and it’s entering a new, delicious era. Following last week’s closure of social enterprise A Pot of Courage,...

April 1, 2023

How to fill the volunteer gap

THROUGHOUT pandemic lockdowns, many, if not most, volunteer programs in Ballarat were shut down, from hospitals to schools to sports clubs. “The impact of that...

April 1, 2023

Brigade’s juniors on fire at states

NAPOLEONS-Enfield Fire Brigade has a bright future ahead, with many enthusiastic and talented young people involved in their junior program. Sixteen of them competed within...

April 1, 2023

New lead for hospital works

A CHIEF redevelopment and infrastructure officer has been appointed at Grampians Health. A site engineer, and construction industry professional of 25 years, Veronica Furnier-Tosco is...

March 31, 2023

Community shines at harmony awards

AS part of Harmony Fest, Ballarat’s Intercultural Recognition Awards were held last week to highlight and celebrate the City’s diversity. The main individuals honoured were...

March 31, 2023

The landscape and the Lindsays

ALTHOUGH Creswick will be pumping with live music this weekend, there are other programmed events on offer to engage curious explorers and visual art-lovers. An...

March 31, 2023

Singing, dancing in the street

CRESFEST’S committee and volunteers are welcoming the world to Creswick this weekend as the second annual festival of live music and dancing kicks off...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

Head back in time at a slow trot

Vets to stage show of shuttles

Member drive for BMI ahead of fest

Addison to chair enviro committee

Spring forward in the Backspace

Tradeswomen through the lens

Monitors out to protect rakali

Look up this dark sky week

Badminton ref is smashing it

Group sews dignity for Nepalese women

Memoir in league of its ‘own’

Peer support group for survivors

Collective pools support for DV services

Statue of war doctor to be unveiled

Cycling relay for good health

Shed’s garden needs a green-thumb

Students bring classical score to life

Freshly-baked cafe for Barkly Square

How to fill the volunteer gap

Brigade’s juniors on fire at states

New lead for hospital works

Community shines at harmony awards

The landscape and the Lindsays

Singing, dancing in the street

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