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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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August 28, 2021

Lessons learnt from avian flu outbreak

OVER one-year ago, avian influenza broke out in the Shire resulting in tens of thousands of chickens and turkeys being destroyed, seven months of...

August 27, 2021

City calls for circular economy

THE City of Ballarat is set to launch its Circular Ballarat Framework next month in response to residents’ calls seeking action on sustainability, the...

August 27, 2021

Youth Awards T.E.A.M looks to later date

ALTHOUGH this month’s Ballarat Youth Awards have been postponed, young volunteer organisers are working to ensure all nominees are recognised, and get their moment...

August 27, 2021

Community House invites tenants

WARRENHEIP Street is now home to a new public asset following the re-opening of Buninyong Community House. The House has been established by the Community...

August 27, 2021

Community still split over lake lighting

FRIENDS of Lake Wendouree Natural Environment met at the water’s edge last week on the group’s third anniversary, opposing hundreds of proposed State-funded lights...

August 27, 2021

Biennale journeys on country

THE 2021 Ballarat International Foto Biennale includes a core program of outdoor installations and projections. Part of that is Journey on Wadawurrung Country, a series...

August 26, 2021

Venue live-streaming ban criticised

COMMERCE Ballarat spoken out over bans on live streaming from venues under most recent COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. CEO Jodie Gillett criticised the decision, which is...

August 26, 2021

Badges have an impact this Legacy Week

SUPPORTING the bereaved families of fallen servicepeople since the early-twentieth century, Legacy continues to offer financial and social assistance to those in their care. Residents...

August 26, 2021

Word prize speaks volumes

THE recent XYZ Prize for Innovation in Spoken Word was awarded to Ballarat poet Megan J Riedl for her work Single White Female. Merging two...

August 26, 2021

Food supplier incentivises staff jabs

FOOD wholesaler Natures Cargo is offering the company’s one-hundred and ten staff an incentive to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. Sales manager Ben Wilkie said the...

August 26, 2021

Miners make a move down south

NEW National Basketball League side, the Tasmania JackJumpers, has recruited two players from the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners. Matt Kenyon and Jock Perry will make...

August 24, 2021

Linton reading group playing around

FIVE years ago, semi-retired Linton resident David Clarke decided his rural community needed more opportunities to be involved in the arts. So, with a background...

August 24, 2021

Hope for horses in need

NOT-for-profit Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria has received a significant Equine Rehabilitation Grant from the State Government. With 174 horses in care across Victoria and...

August 23, 2021

All’s Well at new co-working space

THE Shire’s first co-working space, the Smythesdale Digital Hub, has opened at The Well. Run by the municipality, the facility has undergone $97,000 worth upgrades...

August 23, 2021

Entries flow into water poster comp

CENTRAL Highlands Water’s annual poster competition is now accepting creative entries ahead of the utility’s National Water Week celebrations. Primary school-aged children are encouraged to...

August 22, 2021

Appeal feeding devastated Bali villages

ALFREDTON Rotary has been providing free meals to local residents experiencing food insecurity. But in recent weeks, club member Deb Robertson said the group has...

August 21, 2021

Multiple places, one moment

BENGAL meets regional Victoria in Anindita Banerjee’s photographic art. Ondormohol, the latest exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, showcases the Indian-born Ballarat-based artist’s work...

August 21, 2021

Historic house needs a new name

BUNINYONG residents with a passion for their neighbourhood heritage could become part of the village’s history. The Buninyong Community Bank is seeking locals’ ideas as...

August 20, 2021

Leroy Mac mum up for awards

LEROY Mac Designs’ Rebecca McErvale is back in the AusMumpreneur spotlight, nominated in four categories of the annual women’s business awards process. Mrs McErvale produces...

August 20, 2021

No Fight Tights get time on TV

IF you tuned into breakfast TV bright and early in recent weeks, you might have seen a familiar face. Local businesswoman Corinna Preston spoke on...

August 20, 2021

Sewer and relationships building

FOUR hundred metres-worth of Ballarat Sewer Build piping has been installed by Central Highlands Water under Peel Street, replacing century-old infrastructure. Excavation and micro-tunnelling works...

August 19, 2021

Fund makes jobs in the region

BALLARAT’S manufacturing sector has been boosted by the State Government’s Regional Jobs Fund, with one hundred and sixty roles created. Locally owned and operated company...

August 19, 2021

Service honours grit, heroism and camaraderie

A MEMORIAL service last weekend honoured Ballarat’s servicepeople of the Vietnam War ahead of the annual Vietnam Veterans Day on 18 August. [caption id="attachment_78643" align="alignleft"...

August 19, 2021

Academy athletes set to celebrate

THE FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport plans to hold their annual awards dinner next month. Rather than awarding an individual Athlete of the Year as...