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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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January 28, 2022

Book sale boosts BMI services

THE Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s annual book sale began last weekend in the lending library, raising funds to support the organisation’s member services. BMI members, volunteers,...

January 27, 2022

Uni gifts Camp Street, refocuses campuses

FEDERATION University’s Arts Academy will no longer be at home on Camp Street, as the tertiary institution is gifting use of the land to...

January 27, 2022

Stadium’s second stage sport-ready

AS of last week the second stage works on Selkirk Stadium, the Ballarat Sports and Events Centre complex are complete. Funded by the State Government,...

January 27, 2022

Melbourne digs in as an Opal Miner

AUSTRALIAN Opal basketballer Jade Melbourne has signed with the Ballarat Miners. Originally from Traralgon, the 19-year-old, 178-centimetre-tall guard is currently with the University of Canberra...

January 27, 2022

Rutherglen rowers race for gold

THE Ballarat rowing community took north-eastern Victoria by storm earlier in the month, competing in the Murray Rowing Association’s annual Rutherglen Regatta. Ballarat City and...

January 26, 2022

COVID info provider gets city’s top honour

DANIEL Cook was named Citizen of the Year for 2022 at the Ballarat Community Awards on Tuesday. Mr Cook is the manager of the Ballarat...

January 25, 2022

A passion for the planet – Australia Day honours

CONSERVATION and environmental advocate Madeline Townsend has been acknowledged as part of this year’s Australia Day honours list with a Medal of the Order...

January 25, 2022

Educating ‘brilliant’ young people – Australia Day honours

DAVID Shepherd always wanted to be a teacher, like his mother. Entering the profession, he spent 13 years teaching at Wesley College, and was deputy...

January 25, 2022

Art banners bringing colour to the street

SIX double-sided banners will soon be hung from tall poles in Smythesdale, illustrated and designed by local people. GP Arts Inc president Barry Wemyss has...

January 24, 2022

Gravel grinding for a good cause

THE Ballarat Cycle Classic will have the city on two wheels throughout the weekend of Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20 February. Offering road races, mountain...

January 24, 2022

Baiting Maude’s rascally rabbits

A TRADITION for decades, the Maude rabbit-baiting campaign is back again this summer, coordinated by the local Landcare group. Volunteers are currently inviting landowners with...

January 23, 2022

Celebrating all things Australian

AUSTRALIANA will inspire a free program of events by Lake Wendouree this Australia Day. The Golden City Paddle Steamer Museum Society are facilitating the activities...

January 22, 2022

Beauty and darkness from digital creative

AS long as a person has a smartphone in their pocket, they’re carrying around what can be a compact digital art studio, full of...

January 22, 2022

Getting a feel for rally racing

THE Ballarat Light Car Club is inviting the community to their annual come-and-try morning on their smooth, graded autocross track in Mitchell Park next...

January 20, 2022

Closing the card on an era of generosity

AFTER thirty-seven Christmases in operation, the Ballarat Combined Charities Card Shop closed for the last time in December. Denise Boyko has been involved for 17...

January 20, 2022

RoadNats vibe loved by locals, visitors

ALTHOUGH spectator attendance was down on previous years, last weekend’s Federation University Road National Championships attracted lots of its long-time regulars. A resident of Buninyong...

January 20, 2022

WNBL festival in full flight

SELKIRK Stadium is seeing some explosive and entertaining elite sport this month as a host venue for the current WNBL festival of basketball. So far,...

January 20, 2022

Basketball’s best hustling to Ballarat

IT’S time to hustle, with more NBL basketball action on the way to the Ballarat Sports and Events Centre this weekend. Set for on Saturday,...

January 19, 2022

Stadium serves sporting open day

JUMP-smash into Ken Kay Stadium this weekend as the Ballarat Badminton Association serves a community come-and-try day. On Saturday, 22 January from 10am to 2pm,...

January 18, 2022

Street Fiesta shares artistic talent

GROWING year-by-year, the free Smythesdale Arts and Music Fiesta is returning next month to bring creatives and art-lovers from the north of the Shire...

January 18, 2022

Book borrowing now fine-free

BOOK-borrowing and returning from the Golden Plains Mobile Library and the Bannockburn Library will be even more pleasant than usual in 2022 and beyond. Operator...

January 18, 2022

Uniting for the welfare of horses

HORSE welfare organisation Project Hope will run two events for the local equine community with money received as part of a State Government grant...

January 16, 2022

Charlie’s concert Wilde and raw

THE Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute will host indie-folk musician Charlie Wilde as he marks the release of his latest EP Allihies. Performing tracks from his fourth...

January 16, 2022

Bold, bright abstractions of the night

WHEN Tomas Lineker moved into a new house three years ago, he thought some art on the walls would bring a needed touch of...