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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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September 28, 2021

Casual cosy cafe for north community

OPEN for almost two weeks, Common Ground is aiming to become Ballarat North’s new local. The Howitt Street cafe is a passion project for Luke...

September 27, 2021

General Store beyond the basics

THREE-one-three Lydiard Street North has drawn Rachel and Steve Sheehan back into enterprise. The Soldiers Hill shop’s location and “cuteness” were too good for the...

September 26, 2021

Forum answers energetic questions

BALLARAT Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions will present a free community energy forum online on Wednesday, 29 September to answer questions about renewable energy. Running...

September 26, 2021

Joyful Hands settling babies

MIGRATING from Kenya, Joy Sawiche arrived in Australia an experienced midwife, with a background in paediatric intensive care nursing. “Working as a midwife, I would...

September 25, 2021

Lux production culturally rich

FILMMAKER Erin McCuskey has received a six-month Creative Victoria 2021 Creators’ Fund grant for her long-term project City of Luxville. The Yum Studio creative has...

September 25, 2021

Easy, nutritious eats for new mums

OVER the last few years, massage therapist Heidi Robinson has supported women through their pregnancy, and post-birth. “I could see that they would look after...

September 25, 2021

Brave book needs backing

EARLIER this year, artist and musician Paige Duggan wrote and illustrated a picture storybook as a special first birthday gift for a friend’s daughter. Brave...

September 25, 2021

Quilter plans to warm the homeless

WITH a desire to give back to the community, Ballarat Table Hire’s Jodi Batstra is seeking pre-loved woollies she can get creative with. In support...

September 25, 2021

Artists skill-up with workshops

SIX interactive ArtsACTION professional development opportunities are being offered to creatives. The free Zoom workshops are designed to help artists strengthen skills in networking, activating...

September 24, 2021

Connect and escape with the library

THE city’s three public libraries are striving to be the literary and physical escapes people need while flowing in and out of heavy COVID-19...

September 24, 2021

The story of Sherry and Cheryl

HADDON resident Cheryl Marshall is loving her retired lifestyle, with the help of a special furry friend. Blind since the age of seven, Mrs Marshall...

September 24, 2021

Relive the last commuter tram trip

THE Ballarat Tramway Museum has released a short film to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the night the city’s tram network ceased operation. BTM assistant...

September 23, 2021

City records one new COVID case

ONE new COVID-19 case has been recorded overnight in Ballarat. However, Medical director of the Grampians Public Health Unit Associate Professor Rosemary Aldrich said this...

September 23, 2021

Liberals launch central campaign office

AHEAD of the Federal election, the Liberal Party are opening a local campaign office in the CBD. The shopfront that is 420 Sturt Street, now...

September 22, 2021

No new COVID cases for Ballarat

NO new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Ballarat in the last twenty-four hours. Ballarat Health Services acting CEO Melanie Robertson said there are still...

September 22, 2021

Earthquake felt in Ballarat

A FIVE point eight magnitude earthquake centred near Victorian alpine town Mansfield was felt across eastern Australia at 9.15am. Minister for Education James Merlino said...

September 21, 2021

SpringFest seeks sponsor support

THE Rotary Club of Ballarat is asking businesses to consider getting behind SpringFest Market Sunday on 28 November. The annual fundraiser generates money for local...

September 20, 2021

Tool Library seeks workshop ideas

THE Ballarat Tool Library has received a grant from the Ballarat Foundation to facilitate skills workshops. Committee member Jay Morrison said the organisation is seeking...

September 19, 2021

One new local COVID case overnight

BALLARAT Health Services provided a weekend COVID-19 update this afternoon, stating one new local case had been discovered overnight. BHS acting CEO Melanie Robertson said...

September 19, 2021

Calendar a brush with botanicals

ERIN Robinson has always enjoyed making and creating. While a stay-at-home mum, she got back into painting, and loved experimenting with watercolours and acrylics so...

September 19, 2021

Cemetery fotos explore end-of-life

CURATED by Kat Clarke, photographic showcase Say it with Flowers is inviting the community to become more familiar and comfortable with the Ballarat General...

September 19, 2021

Makers sought for festive shop

THE committee behind Buninyong’s Pop-Up events are seeking local small businesses that would like to sell their wares at the Christmas pop-up shop. To be...

September 19, 2021

Photography takes youth back to nature

HEADSPACE Ballarat’s youth Mental Wellbeing in Nature Photography Competition has returned for a second year. Centre manager Janelle Johnson said aspiring photographers between 12 and...

September 18, 2021

Life’s a beach in candid captures

ESCAPE to the ocean in Soldiers Hill by visiting the Old Butchers Shop Gallery’s September exhibition. Girt by Sea is a collection of photographs by...

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