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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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May 2, 2022

The valley’s very happy home for wildlife

AFTER the Black Summer bushfires, Happy Valley’s Liz Howard volunteered at a wildlife shelter for two years. “They said, ‘why don’t you become a carer?’...

April 30, 2022

Freedom a focus for fresh UAP face

THE United Australia Party’s Terri Pryse-Smith will contest the Federal seat of Ballarat in next month’s election. A recently retired agricultural science businessperson, former teacher...

April 29, 2022

Awards nod for homely local pub

BALLARAT South icon the Royal Oak Hotel is a finalist in the Australian Hotels Association Victoria State Awards best regional pub bar category. Owners Gigi...

April 29, 2022

Anzac education for the next generation

CROSS-generational connections were made in Sebastopol during the Anzac Day long weekend. Young athletes from Sebastopol Football Netball Club were invited to assist representatives of...

April 29, 2022

Site goes live to prevent suicide

BALLARAT Community Health and Western Victoria Primary Health Network have partnered to produce another suicide prevention tool. The Ballarat Mental Health Support website went live...

April 29, 2022

Youth art show for societal change

BALLARAT Youth Services’ latest creative initiative is set to showcase the work of young artists, but first, the organisation is going support them to...

April 29, 2022

Police program’s got the Edge

SIXTEEN Phoenix College students have graduated from personal development program Blue Edge, led by local police and Ballarat Blue Light. Leading Senior Constable Des Hudson...

April 28, 2022

Remembrance, honour, and reflection

STURT Street filled with residents on Monday for the Anzac Day march and service, honouring the sacrifices made by Australia and New Zealand’s fallen...

April 28, 2022

Groups to lobby on key projects

NINE local organisations have joined to lobby for State and Federal funding on key Ballarat projects throughout the 2022 election campaigns. Known as Ballarat Now...

April 28, 2022

Find your next outfit at Cafs pop-up

LYDIARD Street’s new boutique store offers a groovy way to support a good cause. Found by Cafs is a pop-up designer, vintage, and quality second...

April 28, 2022

Dark skies worth protecting

THE Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum is currently taking part in International Dark-Sky Week, drawing awareness to light pollution and loss of darkness in...

April 28, 2022

VicOpen sends discs flying

COMPETITORS from across the country landed in Ballarat last weekend for one of the biggest disc golf tournaments Australia’s ever seen. Hosted by Disc Golf...

April 27, 2022

Lots of literature to love in Clunes

AS the page turns from April to May this weekend, Clunes Booktown will return, celebrating writing, reading, publishing, bookselling, and knowledge-sharing. The historic town’s annual...

April 25, 2022

Fair to help jobseekers find work

NEXT week’s big Ballarat Jobs Fair is set to connect entry-level and experienced workers to vacant employment opportunities. The expo inside the Ballarat Showgrounds pavilion...

April 25, 2022

Big siblings making a bigger impact

MENTORSHIP program Big Brothers Big Sisters Ballarat will celebrate and generate supportive social connections at their upcoming ‘friendraiser’ dinner this month. BBBS Ballarat links vulnerable...

April 24, 2022

Lest we forget – Anzac Day events for Monday, 25 April.

Anzac Day events for Monday, 25 April. CRESWICK DAWN SERVICE. 5.50am, Albert Street cenotaph, Creswick. Followed by a gunfire breakfast at the Senior Citizens’ Centre.   CORINDHAP...

April 24, 2022

How we remember them

IF the stories heard at local Anzac Day services spark your curiosity this Monday, why not continue the learning at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute...

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...