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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 19, 2022

Neighbour says no to mining waste dam

A PERMIT application by Ballarat Gold Mine to the City of Ballarat has raised concerns of nearby residents. Miners are proposing to create a second...

November 19, 2022

Golden light and autumn colour

AS a child, Susan Nethercote would take trips to the high country with her father, visiting Bright and Porepunkah. Decades later, memories of moments shared...

November 19, 2022

City Oval bowlers celebrate a century

CITY Oval bowlers have been celebrating this November, with club marking its one hundredth anniversary. The club’s first greens were opened on 4 November, 1922,...

November 18, 2022

Strong field set for Ballarat Cup

THE Sportsbet Ballarat Cup is back this Saturday, 19 November at the Ballarat Turf Club with a ten-race program. With a field of 145 entries,...

November 18, 2022

Check-up for city’s vital signs

CONSIDERED a pulse-check of social issues across Ballarat, the Vital Signs 2022 report was launched last week. A project of the Ballarat Foundation in partnership...

November 18, 2022

Next gen of tradies celebrated

FOUR of BGT’s young apprentice tradespeople have been named finalists in the 2022 Apprenticeship Employment Network Awards. Trainee wall and floor tiler Jye-Leigh Drinkwater is...

November 18, 2022

Learn to row, stroke-by-stroke

INTERESTED to see what Ballarat looks like from the middle of Lake Wendouree? Ballarat City Rowing Club’s adult learn-to-row program is now on, offering the...

November 17, 2022

DesignFest a feast for gardeners

BIENNIAL Rotary fundraiser, the Garden DesignFest, will be held this weekend, with members of the public invited to explore open gardens across the region. Eight...

November 16, 2022

Adventure time for little locals

A NEW two-and-a-half-acre park, with adventure playground, is set to be established in Lucas. Designed for young explorers, the playground will include a seven-metre-tall climbable...

November 15, 2022

Addison aims for second term

WHILE Juliana Addison comes to the end of her first term as the Labor Member for Wendouree, she’s on the campaign trail, aiming to...

November 14, 2022

Inspiring the joy in cooking

COOK, author, and former school teacher Alice Zaslavsky is heading to Ballarat next on Thursday, 17 November for an evening in conversation with cake...

November 13, 2022

Immunologist to give oration

NOBEL Prize winner and immunologist Professor Peter Doherty will present the annual Sir Albert Coates Oration at Federation University next week. Professor Doherty’s free presentation...

November 13, 2022

Raffle for patient wellness

BARRY Plant Real Estate Ballarat has formed a supportive partnership with the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre’s Wellness Centre. BRICC and the agency are hosting...

November 13, 2022

43 years of a Sunday tradition

CAN you cast your mind back to 1979, and the first-ever four-stall Trash ‘n’ Trivia event? Now simply named the Ballarat Market, the Sunday tradition...

November 12, 2022

Clock shop connects a family

WHEN Keira Quinn Lockyer brought her grandchildren to Sovereign Hill in 2011, she spotted the Rees and Benjamin watch and clockmaker’s shop. “I had Benjamin...

November 11, 2022

Upgrades pitched for Marty Busch

SEBASTOPOL sporting hub Marty Busch Reserve could see more than eight million dollars’ worth of upgrades if a State Labor government is re-elected this...

November 11, 2022

Commitment made to place of hope

THE creation of a sculptural memorial in Victoria Park for survivors of sexual abuse will receive half-a-million dollars in State funding if Labor re-forms...

November 11, 2022

Another PM along the avenue

THE Ballarat Botanical Gardens’ Prime Ministers’ Avenue just got longer, with the installation, and unveiling, of its latest bust cast in bronze. The statue depicts...

November 11, 2022

Climate focus to candidate forum

A PUBLIC State election candidate forum with a focus on the climate will be held at Ballarat Tech School this Sunday, 13 November. All local...

November 11, 2022

Motorcycle club hits the road

THE Military Brotherhood Military Motorcycle Club’s bi-annual get-together was held in Ballarat last weekend. Hosted by the Vic-West Sub-Branch, which is based in Ballarat, the...

November 11, 2022

Fresh green for bowls club

MIDLANDS Bowls Club is looking smart, with a bowling green update complete. The project to replace the green’s lining was funded by a $7500...

November 11, 2022

Women united at Morshead Park

A TRAINING camp for Western United’s inaugural Liberty A-League women’s team was held in Ballarat last weekend. The team is a few weeks into their...

November 11, 2022

Ballarat and District golf results for 11 November

Ballarat Golf Club Sunday, 6 November - Open stableford 1st - J Morell 10/39 - 2nd - L Cleary 19/38 - 3rd - J McErvale 18/38. Ball...

November 10, 2022

A moment to remember the fallen

TOMORROW is Remembrance Day, 11 November, and at tomorrow morning’s eleventh hour, people across Ballarat, the country, and eventually the world, will pause to...