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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

Posts by: Edwina Williams

October 8, 2022

Got wrinkles? Got stories

WHAT tales could the lines on your face tell? The visual art of paper portrait sculptor Ro Bancroft and the complementary poetry of her partner,...

October 8, 2022

Bag up a bit of happiness

THE Y Ballarat’s staff will aim to pack and distribute two hundred gift bundles of goodies for underprivileged youth this upcoming festive season. Giving initiative,...

October 7, 2022

Lake cruises go full steam ahead

IT’S time to hit the water with Golden City Paddle Steamer tours back on Lake Wendouree after a winter break. From October to April, 40-minute...

October 6, 2022

Group to direct town’s traffic issues

A NEW community road safety committee will be set up in Buninyong aiming to develop ideas to reduce road risk along the Midland Highway...

October 6, 2022

Big grant for LOUD Space

A LOUD Space wellbeing program has been boosted by an Australia Post Community Grant. The eight-month-long initiative of LOUD Fence is designed to support and...

October 6, 2022

Young athlete a quintuple threat

WHAT was your favourite sport to play, or compete at, as a young person? Ballarat Grammar student Zoe Addinsall doesn’t just love five sports, she’s...

October 5, 2022

Circle round in mental solidarity

BALLARAT Mental Health Collective members are inviting people of all ages to their free Mental Health Month community event at Lake Esmond this weekend. To...

October 4, 2022

City shortlisted as World Cup base

BALLARAT could play a key role in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand. Alongside 34 other locations, the City of Ballarat...

October 2, 2022

Station gains merry museum space

BUNINYONG-Mount Helen Fire Brigade’s new purpose-built station has been designed to serve the community into the future, but it’s also honouring the past. The brigade...

October 2, 2022

Crafty milestone show a pearler

CRAFTS Council of Ballarat members are celebrating thirty years of operation at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens’ Adam Lindsay Gordon Cottage within their latest exhibition. Pearls...

October 2, 2022

Switching up sport for women

WOMEN who have been considering trying or returning to team sport are invited to join the Ballarat Touch Football Association’s new Switch program. Coordinator Sally...

October 2, 2022

From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 29 September

The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II - The Queen of Australia - was a grand gathering of the good and the great. THE concourse...

October 1, 2022

Finding your way with Compass

A NEW digital technology class at Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre will aim to help parents and carers learn to operate State school online communications program...

October 1, 2022

Local leaders champion the regions

THE city’s latest cohort of Future Shapers within the Committee for Ballarat’s 2022 community leadership program visited Canberra earlier this month. Attending the Regional Australia...

September 30, 2022

Summit for housing solutions

A REGIONAL Affordable Housing Summit will be held in Creswick on Tuesday, 4 October. Minister for Housing Danny Pearson announced the event which will aim...

September 30, 2022

MP pledges inquiry into school abuse

IF he is re-elected in November, upper house Member for Western Victoria Stuart Grimley has pledged to establish an inquiry into child sexual abuse...

September 30, 2022

Distinguished drive for men’s health

A FINE display of vintage vehicular style moved through Ballarat last weekend, but those involved weren’t just going for a leisurely drive in the...

September 30, 2022

Overpass service to honour sacrifice

THIRTY-six Ballarat men were killed in the first week of October 1917 while fighting in Passchendaele, Belgium during World War One. These servicemen are all...

September 29, 2022

Library proposed for city’s north

A TWENTY-three-million-dollar Library and Learning Centre has been proposed by the City of Ballarat for Wendouree’s Weeramar Park. Alongside traditional and digital library services, the...

September 29, 2022

Green keen on state seat

AT November’s State Election, the seat of Wendouree will be contested by Victorian Greens candidate Ellen Burns. Ms Burns is the owner-operator of local snack...

September 29, 2022

Launch for Liberal campaign

LIBERAL candidate for the seat of Wendouree Samantha McIntosh officially launched her State Election campaign on Monday afternoon. The City of Ballarat councillor, and former...

September 29, 2022

Sign up to support CresFest

KEEN to get your groove on at Creswick’s own folk, roots, and dance festival CresFest in 2023?  Organisers are encouraging people...

September 29, 2022

Three cheers for pressure performers

PRESSURE Cheerleading and Dance athletes have come away from the Australian All Star Cheerleading Federation State Championships with gold, silver, bronze and beyond. Eight teams...

September 27, 2022

Early animal disease detection key

A SENIOR veterinary officer with Agriculture Victoria is encouraging farmers in the Golden Plains Shire area to regularly assess their livestock for new or...