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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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December 26, 2021

Band’s songwriters return to flight

MEMBERS of The Dead Salesmen and Epicure are releasing an album together under a new name, The Blue Lighters. Justin ‘Hap’ Hayward, Justin ‘Ryda’ Charleson,...

December 24, 2021

Live music RISEs with grant

MINERS Rest live music business Regional Touring has received a giant gift this Christmas week. Promoter Duane McDonald received $490,000 from the Federal Government’s Restart...

December 23, 2021

Protesters plead, ‘get the lighting right’

HUNDREDS of people met on the Lake Wendouree foreshore last Thursday night for a ‘Get the Lake Lighting Right’ rally, opposing current plans to...

December 23, 2021

City scores elite women’s basketball

THE Ballarat Sports and Events Centre will host WNBL games during a statewide festival of women’s basketball in January. Six of the competition’s fifteen matches...

December 23, 2021

A night full of carols cheers the city

THE triumphant return of Ballarat Carols by Candlelight had young and old in song, and in the Christmas spirit on Sunday evening, just six...

December 23, 2021

Housing stock grows as apartments open

NINE brand-new Centacare social apartments were opened by the Minister for Housing Richard Wynne in Mitchell Park last week. Worth $3.6 million and part of...

December 23, 2021

New interchange connects bus travellers

BUSES will no longer queue up on Lydiard Street north, following the official opening of the Ballarat Station bus interchange. Located between the north platform...

December 22, 2021

Classic story of love and loss at Kirks

WHEREFORE art thou Romeo... and Juliet? The star-crossed lovers are on their way to Ballarat to perform at Kirks Reservoir Park. A cast of experienced OZACT...

December 21, 2021

Linking seekers with local jobs

CHAIR of Ballarat Business Women Margi Cousins has been appointed employment facilitator for the region’s Local Jobs Program. Training providers, and jobseekers - especially young...

December 21, 2021

Green-thumbed students graduate

TWO classes of BGT and The Gordon’s landscaping students have marked the end of their practical course with a graduation ceremony at Barkly Square. Over...

December 20, 2021

A positive force for learner drivers

MORE of the region’s young learner drivers will be able to complete their one hundred and twenty hours of practice behind the wheel with...

December 20, 2021

A special Christmas lunch for all

OUR Lady Help of Christians Wendouree will mark thirty years of providing Christmas lunch to Ballarat community members on Saturday, 25 December. Co-coordinator Sandra Dillon...

December 19, 2021

Student nurse named state’s best

THE Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Victorian Branch has presented their 2021 Nurse Award to Federation TAFE nursing student Cheyenne Kemsley. A 22-year-old personal care...

December 18, 2021

Forest’s tale of kookaburra in flight

DISCOVER the tale of Nanna Kookaburra while you wander the Dementia Friendly Forest and Sensory Trail at Woowookarung Regional Park. In partnership with the Bigger...

December 18, 2021

PETstock seeks to feed furry friends in need

PETSTOCK’S own registered charity, PETstock Assist is aiming to nourish companion animals in need this festive season. Until Christmas Day, the not-for-profit’s Christmas Bowl Project...

December 18, 2021

Bags packed with Christmas joy

THE Y Ballarat’s Barkly Square office was buzzing with activity last Friday as volunteers packed approximately two hundred Christmas bundles to deliver to underprivileged...

December 17, 2021

Network’s fresh food feeding families

WITH the aim of helping at-risk people and families receive fresh, nutritious produce, the Ballarat Food Access Network has received a significant funding injection...

December 17, 2021

Summer sounds to soar on Sundays

ANOTHER summer of live music and social picnicking in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens is here. Over four evenings in January, the City of Ballarat’s free...

December 17, 2021

Live musicians On the Road Again

THE State Government is aiming to supporting live musicians as they jump back on the tour bus and head out to gigs across Victoria. Last...

December 16, 2021

Major regattas returning to the lake

THE Ballarat Rowing Association will host a full season of competitive events this summer, reminiscent of pre-pandemic times. Five major regattas are set to return...

December 16, 2021

Landowners hit the road to stop power line

HUNDREDS of regional Victorians opposing AusNet’s proposed Western Victoria Transmission Network Project line between Bulgana and Sydenham held a protest in Miners Rest last...

December 16, 2021

Sewer secure for another century

NINE-hundred-and-sixty metres’ worth of city sewer piping has been replaced by Central Highlands Water since April, completing the first stage of the Ballarat Sewer...

December 16, 2021

Town Hall transparency improves

LOCAL Government Victoria’s recently released Know Your Council data has reported an improvement in City of Ballarat’s transparency. In the 2020-2021 financial year, the council...

December 16, 2021

Track gets Wendouree West pumpin’

WENDOUREE West’s young people are jumping joyfully on two wheels, following the opening of the Recreation Reserve’s new pump track for bikes, scooters, and...