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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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July 15, 2021

Boost for BVAC backyard build

THE Ballarat Veterans Assistance Centre is developing a terraced outdoor entertaining space, with the support of a Veterans Capital Works State Government grant. BVAC president...

July 15, 2021

Resting place shines in Indigenous Round

THE Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners and Selkirk Ballarat Rush hosted NBL1 South Indigenous Round games last Saturday during NAIDOC Week. In their clashes against Knox,...

July 14, 2021

Matilda magic in Wendouree

AN ensemble cast of sixty-five Ballarat Grammar performers is presenting Matilda the Musical this week at the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts. The high-energy show...

July 9, 2021

Voices raised for women’s safety

CHAMPIONING and celebrating women while advocating for their safety, the youth-led Raise Your Voice art exhibition is on display at the Unicorn Lane outdoor...

July 9, 2021

Chatty Café patrons pay it forward

WHEN A Pot of Courage Café signed onto the national Chatty Café Scheme, the venue ensured it had a large inclusive and accessible ‘Chatty...

July 9, 2021

Golf Club greenskeeper Grad of the Year

BALLARAT Golf Club’s Thomas Lyon was recently named the Toro Australian Sports Turf Managers Association Graduate of the Year. The young full-time greenskeeper recently completed...

July 9, 2021

Seeking stand-up’s next superstar

THE George Hotel will host one of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s RAW Comedy winter heats later this month. Stand-up performers will take to the...

July 9, 2021

Newbies explode into cheerleading

A NEW cheer team for ten to eighteen year olds is exploding in Delacombe. Now Pressure Cheerleading and Dance’s latest youth squad, Explosion, is inviting...

July 8, 2021

Black Hill markers could save lives

A PLACE of recreation and sometimes risky fast-paced action, Black Hill Reserve has seen its fair share of injuries and emergencies. Thirty-one new green emergency...

July 8, 2021

UFS funds relief supplies

UFS Dispensaries have made a significant donation to Uniting to assist their delivery of emergency relief groceries in Ballarat. The not-for-profit health group’s CEO Lynne...

July 8, 2021

Sovereign Hill ad strategies boosted

THE State Government has granted Sovereign Hill half a million dollars to support 2021-2022 marketing campaigns as the attraction continues to recover from the...

July 8, 2021

Health and wellbeing hub open

THE refurbished Cooinda Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub is now open in Wendouree. The health and social service centre at 10 Learmonth Road is worth...

July 8, 2021

Shooting hoops and making connections

LAST Friday’s SWISH Intercultural Basketball Tournament saw diverse young people mix, shoot some hoops, and celebrate the vibrant multiculturalism of their regional communities. The Y...

July 7, 2021

For women, from women, by women

WRISC Family Violence Support has launched a fundraising pop-up op-shop in the heart of the city. Open from tomorrow, Thursday, 8 July until Sunday, 11...

July 6, 2021

Social and eco issues president’s priorities

GITTE Lindgaard will lead the Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast through the 2021-2022 year, becoming the group’s president last weekend. Sworn in at a lunch...

July 6, 2021

Nevaeh’s letter gets footpath improved

MEREDITH Primary School grade two student Nevaeh Measures has proved young letter-writing lobbyists can make a positive difference within their local community. A pathway is...

July 5, 2021

Serving to change lives

ALFREDTON Rotary Club has sworn in their president for the 2021-2022 year. A charter member of the seven-and-a-half-year-old Club, , Denise Lyons said she’s ready...

July 4, 2021

Foto festival’s program released

THE Ballarat International Foto Biennale program has been announced ahead of the visual arts festival’s August launch. BIFB artistic director Fiona Sweet said the premise...

July 4, 2021

A hands-on exploration of colour

NINTEENTH-century photography may have been without colour, but the era’s people lived vibrant lives. A school holiday program at Sovereign Hill will explore the colour...

July 3, 2021

Project envisions Gardens’ future

A FIFTY-eight-page report exploring the Buninyong Botanic Gardens’ past and future, was released on Friday, 25 June. Commissioned by the Friends of Buninyong Botanic Gardens,...

July 3, 2021

City shares a sustainable wardrobe

THE second giant youth-led clothes swap is coming to the Mining Exchange next week. Our Shared Wardrobe will run from 11am to 3pm on Tuesday,...

July 3, 2021

Are edible insects foods of the future?

DURING National Science Week in August, the Ballarat Tech School is planning to explore a creepy-crawly, yet tasty topic. In partnership with bug shop Circle...

July 2, 2021

Boatshed secures defibrillator

WENDOUREE Ballarat Rowing Club’s shed user groups now have access to lifesaving technology in the event of a cardiac emergency. With funds raised by Wesley...

July 2, 2021

Yang’s kulture on canvas

MY kulture is the first-ever solo exhibition of local Nuer South-Sudanese artist Nyagak Yang, currently presented by the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Backspace. Featuring all...