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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 1, 2021

Knights, lights, and icy disco nights

PRESENTING vibrant, bright lights, fire jousts and cold, glassy ice, the three-week-long Ballarat Winter Festival will warm crowds with family fun. Running until Sunday, 18...

July 1, 2021

BRMC to lead anti-racism campaign

BALLARAT Regional Multicultural Council has received a significant State funding boost to drive anti-racism campaigning. In line with a new Victorian Anti-Racism Taskforce, a $70,000...

July 1, 2021

Park’s dementia trail opens

WOOWOOKARUNG Regional Park’s ground-breaking Dementia-Friendly Forest and Sensory Trail is now open for the community’s use. The idea of Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance Ballarat founder...

July 1, 2021

Froling bound for Capitals

SELKIRK Ballarat Rush forward Alicia Froling will move to the ACT at the conclusion of the NBL1 South season, after signing with WNBL side...

June 30, 2021

State History Awards closing soon

THE nomination entry period of the 2021 Victorian Community History Awards, celebrating those who proactively preserve the state’s history, will close on Wednesday, 7...

June 29, 2021

CWA creative a multi-skilled crafter

LAUREL Sharp joined the Smythesdale Country Women’s Association in the mid-sixties for companionship and has been an important thread in the institution’s fabric ever...

June 28, 2021

Flower-powered fundraising

THE team at Linton Takeaway are taking the town back to the 1960s next month. Embracing all the flower-power fun of the era, Cristine Gall,...

June 28, 2021

Hop into Miniroos holiday soccer

THE Miniroos children’s soccer program is returning to the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility these July school holidays. Facilitated by the Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council and...

June 27, 2021

Table turns for visiting steam trains

AFTER twelve years of inactivity, the Ballarat East Locomotive Depot’s turntable is operational and will be used by Steamrail Victoria. Jeremy Lavery from Steamrail Victoria...

June 27, 2021

Lots to learn in Haddon

HADDON Community Learning Centre’s program offerings are booming this winter. Manager Joan Coker said the adult education centre has pre-accredited and accredited courses, skills and...

June 26, 2021

‘Give a sip’ about coffee waste

ELIZA Whitburn-Weber loves Ballarat’s hospitality scene, but the former café owner has discovered a gap in the market’s sustainable practices. “The majority of coffee grounds...

June 26, 2021

100 Faces to meet this winter

A NEW set of colourful and diverse miniature portraits will feature in Playing in the Attic’s second 100 Faces exhibition. The art show in the...

June 26, 2021

BMA supports multicultural parents

PARENTS from diverse cultural backgrounds raising young families locally are invited to a workshop hosted by the Ballarat Malayalee Association. Facilitated in partnership with the...

June 26, 2021

Photo studio releases negatives

FROM milestone occasions to passport photos, Thornton Richards Camera House has captured special moments since 1872. Between 1967 and the turn of the 21st century,...

June 25, 2021

Shop for supplies, increase independence

DROPPING into the local pet shop for a few supplies could help Guide Dogs Australia train two puppies to support people with low vision...

June 25, 2021

Winter Market at Welcome Centre

THIS Friday, 25 June the Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council’s Winter Market will bring warmth to the chilly city. Hosted at BRMC’s Ballarat Welcome Centre within...

June 25, 2021

Student engineer receives Sutton Award

JEREMY Lucey is the latest recipient of Federation University’s Henry Sutton Award for the best innovative project in Engineering. Mr Lucey has been commended for...

June 24, 2021

150 social houses for Ballarat

UNDER the State Government’s Big Housing Build, Ballarat will see one-hundred and fifty fresh social houses constructed from next year. A section of the Delacombe...

June 24, 2021

Public’s best business ideas backed

FEEDBACK platform Suggest it has found Ballarat’s Best Ideas following a competition to crowd-source visions for local businesses and organisations. Judged by experts in economics...

June 24, 2021

Paper bags to plant seeds of difference

FOUR Ballarat Grammar students have won Alfredton Rotary Club’s inaugural environmental challenge. Designing a seed-embedded, biodegradable paper bag to replace single use plastics still in...

June 24, 2021

Stagecraft catalogue best in show

THE catalogue for the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s David Noonan: Stagecraft exhibition has won two Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards. Designed by Ben...

June 24, 2021

Review set to pave Way Forward

FOLLOWING the January release of Susan Halliday’s municipal Governance and Culture Review and sixteen-point action plan, the City of Ballarat is addressing the issues...

June 22, 2021

Wendouree Pals make their winter debut

LOCAL designer and illustrator Liv Lorkin will release a heart-warming yet chilly children’s book next month. Winter in Ballarat is Lorkin’s debut book, bringing three...

June 21, 2021

African Association achieving goals

IN their work to rebrand the identity of Africans in regional Victoria, and strengthen the skills, passions, talents and offerings of their community, the...