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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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June 15, 2022

Putting on a show of native colour

NATIVES will be the star of the Australian Plants Society Ballarat’s third Winter Flower Show. APS Ballarat president John Hastie said visitors will see a...

June 14, 2022

You can help make nature better

IF you’re keen to be a proactive protector and enhancer of the region's natural environment, a new community engagement network may pique your interest. The...

June 14, 2022

Let the battle of the beanies begin

AN icy winter in the Shire’s north is not just something to brave this year, it’s something to celebrate. In an effort to keep warm,...

June 13, 2022

Advancing the arts and tourism

KERRY Watson holds the keys to the City of Gold Coast, and was Citizen of the Year, but this weekend, he’s receiving a higher...

June 13, 2022

Flying the flag for Eureka

AT Ballarat Girls’ High School in 1973, needlework teacher Valda D'Angri was approached by Ballarat mayor Jack Chisolm. The City had a special flag in...

June 13, 2022

Libs pitch Smythesdale bus service

OPPOSITION Leader Matthew Guy and Member for Ripon Louise Staley have pledged to boost public transport in the Shire’s north. Should the Liberal party form...

June 13, 2022

Student speakers to leave a Legacy

LEGACY House will host students from secondary schools across the city when the 2022 Legacy Junior Public Speaking Competition is staged this July. Chair of...

June 11, 2022

Winter glimpses of artistic talent

HISTORY and art are blending by the lake, as two community organisations partner up this winter. At least 16 creative members of the Ballarat Society...

June 11, 2022

Brigade marks three quarters of a century

IN January of 1947, a fire started at the Tourello Railway Station and moved south, burning the landscape through Ascot, all the way to...

June 11, 2022

Exhibit explores media and identity

STEP off Sturt Street and into the Unicorn Lane outdoor gallery, and you’ll be met not just with brand-new works by the next generation...

June 11, 2022

Fire brigade ready for rehab

SMYTHESDALE Fire Brigade has taken ownership of a new rehabilitation vehicle. Last weekend, Member for Buninyong, Michaela Settle, presented volunteers with the truck worth just...

June 10, 2022

Simple ideas to have big impact

HOW did you mark World Environment Day last Sunday? Alfredton Rotary Club and some innovative young people gathered at Rotary Place to celebrate the winners,...

June 10, 2022

Cafs appeals for Clothing Hub support

AS Cafs marks twelve months since they opened the Thread Together Clothing Hub, they’re also appealing to the community to financially support this service. Cafs...

June 9, 2022

Judges find city’s best ideas

DIGITAL feedback platform Suggest it has awarded three concepts recently submitted to their 2022 Ballarat’s Best Ideas competition. Loreto College staff member Stella Watson had...

June 9, 2022

Winning brewery on the money

THE city’s craft beer industry continues to bubble away nicely, with one local brewery recently receiving national recognition for a second year. Invermay’s Fiona and...

June 9, 2022

Shake, rattle and donate for the Salvos

THE Salvation Army Ballarat is encouraging residents and businesses to donate to this year’s Red Shield Appeal, head out to shake a bucket, or...

June 9, 2022

Hospital upgrade gets go-ahead

ST John of God Ballarat’s redevelopment will get underway next month following approval of the upgrades by the hospital’s healthcare board. Works will begin on...

June 9, 2022

Sebastopol’s morning child rises

OWNED by the local Indigenous community, new not-for-profit Sebastopol kindergarten Yirram Burron officially opened during Reconciliation Week. The centre has been established to offer families...

June 9, 2022

Inaugural Indigenous match kicks off

TWO of Ballarat’s competing junior football clubs united in celebration of a special round last weekend. The under-17 players from the East Point Junior Football...

June 6, 2022

Long-term gain from short-course comp

THE 2022 Victorian Country Short-Course Swimming Championships will be held at the Ballarat Aquatic & Lifestyle Centre throughout the last weekend of July. Hosted by...

June 5, 2022

Sharing stories that need to be told

ABOVE Lydiard Street, the Old Colonists' Club was alive with personality, live storytelling, and music last week as vibrant creative Geoffrey D’Ombrain shared his...

June 5, 2022

Women the focus of Wheeler Centre talk

FEMINIST author Wendy McCarthy is coming to the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute as part of a partnership with Melbourne’s home of literacy and ideas, The...

June 4, 2022

Bridge prepares for an art attack

AFTER a cosy, colourful and successful yarn-bombing project in 2021, the Bridge Mall Business Association is running another winter initiative to unite the creative...

June 3, 2022

Schools benefit from SpringFest boost

DESPITE the cancellation of SpringFest Market Sunday in 2021 due to COVID-safety, the Rotary Club of Ballarat has continued to support the annual event’s...

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