fbpx

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 24, 2022

Brothers by blood, brothers in arms

AN Anzac Day service at the Arch of Victory will again share the names and human stories of many fallen Ballarat servicepeople. Arch of Victory-Avenue...

April 23, 2022

A wish is granted, and a legacy lives on

BEFORE his sudden death in 2018, abstract surrealist Paul Vlcek had a deeply held dream to have his paintings hung in the Art Gallery...

April 22, 2022

Dogs and Crows fly to Mars

THE Western Bulldogs are returning to their second home this weekend, landing back at Mars Stadium. The Sons of the West will play in Ballarat...

April 22, 2022

Society abuzz at Easter exhibit

NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation the Ballarat Society of Artists continued to celebrate their fortieth anniversary over the Easter long weekend. Business secretary Sue Clarke said the creative...

April 21, 2022

Fresh Voice creating something special

AFTER three years leading community radio station Voice FM, Ron Egeberg will step down from the position of board chair. Mr Egeberg has been diagnosed...

April 21, 2022

Seeking green ideas, sustainable solutions

AS part of their annual Environmental Challenge, Alfredton Rotary Club are looking to discover world-changing sustainable concepts. Rotary District 9780 Environment and Sustainability Committee chair...

April 18, 2022

All about the Arch and Avenue

A SERIES of talks this month are complementing the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s current exhibition Ballarat Anzacs in the Heritage Reading Room. A Lending Library presentation...

April 18, 2022

Foundation to fund innovation

THE Ballarat Foundation has launched their annual grants program with something new for 2022. Aiming to reduce disadvantage across the city and respond to the...

April 16, 2022

Small build offers big future

WITH power tools in-hand, seventeen of Phoenix College’s female students were recently tasked with building a little house as they took part in a...

April 16, 2022

New beginnings, New Work

GROWING up in Greendale, Tonya Blizzard experienced a joyful and creative childhood immersed in art, music, and the bush. Her mother and father, a painter...

April 14, 2022

Young stand-up wins comedy comp

HAVING had regional and metro audiences laughing, fifteen-year-old Erin Almeida has won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Class Clowns. Last week’s national final of the...

April 14, 2022

Girls’ soccer scene scores tournament

INAUGURAL junior girls’ tournament the Western United Cup will be held at the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility in spring. The three-day competition for young statewide...

April 14, 2022

Days left to offer best ideas

THE second-ever Ballarat’s Best Ideas competition has crowdsourced hundreds of positive and constructive suggestions for the city since last month, and will close at...

April 10, 2022

River talks to flow at BMI

THE Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is inviting the community to dive into its Twilight Talks series which will return to the Humffray Room from next...

April 10, 2022

Talking about Anzac tunnellers

A SERIES of talks this month will complement the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s current exhibition Ballarat Anzacs in the Heritage Reading Room. A Lending Library presentation...

April 9, 2022

A launch pad for local leaders

THE Committee for Ballarat’s 2022 community leadership program is underway and is aiming to support its latest cohort in shaping the city’s future. Future Shapers...

April 9, 2022

Studios open for creative conversation

CONTEMPORARY artists within the RAT Artspace collective are opening their studios to the public across the city this month. The initiative is led by Diokno...

April 9, 2022

High Tea to benefit hospital house

PUT on your Sunday best for the Begonia City High Tea at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall next month. Alfredton Rotary Club is leading the afternoon,...

April 8, 2022

Card Shop stalwarts mark their success

THIRTY-seven years’ worth of Ballarat Combined Charities Christmas Card Shop volunteers and supporters have gathered to celebrate the initiative’s long-term contribution to community organisations. During...

April 8, 2022

Talent and intrigue at youth art show

UP-and-coming young artists are presenting their work at Barkly Square within the National Youth Week Art Exhibition. Pieces by visual creatives of all levels and...

April 8, 2022

Foto festival unveils new CEO

OUTGOING director of the Warrnambool Art Gallery Vanessa Gerrans has been appointed as the Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s next CEO. Beginning the role later this...

April 8, 2022

Top acts back in the spotlight

YOUNG Ballarat talent treaded the boards of the Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse last week. Damascus College student Megan O’Beirne, and 2021 graduate Maya Tolliday, were...

April 7, 2022

Realistic training for nurses of the future

THE upgraded nurse training and simulation ward at Australian Catholic University’s Aquinas Campus officially opened last week. Designed to look and operate as a hospital...

April 7, 2022

New rail to get trams back on track

REPLACEMENT works on Lake Wendouree’s tram tracks between the Ballarat Tramway Museum and St Aidans Drive are underway. The $2.4 million upgrade of the BTM...

Latest News

May 16, 2024

Heritage in bloom at garden party

May 16, 2024

Premier makes visit to Mount Clear

May 16, 2024

Settle speaks on state budget

May 16, 2024

New standards for local government

May 16, 2024

A tipple back in time