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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

March 29, 2022

Family fun at new community fairs

ALL the fun of the fair is coming to the Shire in April. With funding from the State, and a Federal Government disaster recovery grant,...

March 26, 2022

Sweet innovation at chocolate factory

THE fictional story of Charlie Bucket has sparked the curiosity of generations of children, introducing them to a chocolate factory that’s a ‘world of...

March 26, 2022

Sprinkling love wherever she goes

LIVING in Zimbabwe and South Africa as a young person, Jenny Hamilton Browne was a child of war. “At boarding school, we were taught to...

March 25, 2022

Stop the spread of fruit flies

AGRICULTURE Victoria is asking vegetable and fruit home-growers to share left over produce with friends and neighbours as to not attract Queensland fruit flies,...

March 24, 2022

Promoting pupils’ pedal power

WHAT’s your preferred way to travel to work or school every morning? Alfredton Primary School is one of many groups encouraging the community to get...

March 24, 2022

Bridging a divide in Scotchmans Lead

EIGHTEEN months after its completion, the two-lane Franklin Bridge between Napoleons and Buninyong got its pandemic-delayed official opening last week. The upgraded 40-metre structure runs...

March 24, 2022

Stories shared to prevent suicide

HEADSPACE Ballarat and Western Victoria Primary Health Network have produced a new book, encouraging people living with mental health challenges to seek help and...

March 24, 2022

Peaceful journey connects faiths on-foot

BALLARAT Interfaith Network’s annual Walk for Peace travelled through the city on Sunday afternoon. Starting with a smoking ceremony at Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative’s...

March 24, 2022

Girls’ night gives thousands to great cause

THE Ballarat Trotting Club welcomed just over two hundred women to their annual Girls Night Out last Thursday. A fundraiser for youth bullying and suicide...

March 23, 2022

Celebrating a centenary soldier settlers

A POSTPONED centenary celebration of the 1921 Mannibadar Soldier Settlement will be held this Sunday, 27 March. About 275 people including adult children and descendants...

March 22, 2022

Project locates platypus populations

THE results of a regionwide platypus survey by citizen scientists have been released. Geelong Landcare Network participated in the exercise which aimed to gather current...

March 22, 2022

Exploring a tapestry of forgotten fungi

ECOLOGIST and environmental photographer Alison Pouliot wants to introduce the community to some of its natural “unruly renegades.” Ms Pouliot will explore the fungi of...

March 20, 2022

Microgrids aiming for big energy

MICROGRIDS are the focus of the Grampians Community Power Hub’s next free community webinar. Set for Thursday, 24 March from GCPH project manager, engineer and...

March 19, 2022

A second stage to showcase ballet

FOR more than one hundred and thirty years, Ballarat has mostly been a one-eisteddfod city, but that’s about to change. The inaugural Ballarat Ballet Eisteddfod...

March 18, 2022

Help fill photo gaps in city’s history

THE Ballarat Historical Society will mark their ninetieth anniversary in July next year with the release of a photographic book depicting the city’s history...

March 17, 2022

Elliott Room honours Pompey

A CLASSROOM within Ballarat Ranger Barracks has been named in remembrance of Lieutenant Colonel Harold Edward “Pompey” Elliott. Inside the headquarters of the 8th/7th Battalion...

March 17, 2022

Enlivening and inspiring women

A POT of Courage cafe had Barkly Square buzzing with conversation around ‘breaking the bias’ during last week’s International Women’s Day. The social enterprise hosted...

March 17, 2022

City celebrates harmonious diversity

HARMONY Fest is in full swing, celebrating and sharing everything vibrant about Ballarat’s cultural diversity until Saturday, 26 March. Today, Thursday, 17 March, is St...

March 17, 2022

Acting for on-site equality

A NEW Women’s Health Grampians program is aiming to support women who work in male-dominated trade industries, and encourage cultural change. Known as ACT ON...

March 17, 2022

More than a game

HIGH school footballers from Ballarat and Geelong came together at City Oval for the second annual Respect Cup last week as part of International...

March 16, 2022

Find treasure at town-wide sale

BECAUSE of the town’s distance to larger regional centres, individual garage sales in Linton don’t typically draw a big crowd. But Jen Stuart said if...

March 16, 2022

Classic run returns for cancer research

AFTER a three-decade hiatus, this weekend’s Begonia Classic fun run will get Ballarat back up and moving. Generating funds for the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research...

March 16, 2022

Garage sale for a good cause

LOOKING at all she’s collected and stored over many years, Cora Wierenga recently made the decision to have a big garage sale. “I’ve never been...

March 15, 2022

Market returns to support society

THE Smythesdale Country Market is back for 2022 in the town’s historic precinct. Held on the third Saturday of every month, it’s not just a...