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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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May 27, 2021

Success in footy, friendship and life

WITH an average winning margin of ninety-four points, Ballarat YCW Football Club’s junior third eighteen side became champions and premiers of the 1969 footy...

May 26, 2021

Potential BHS COVID case under investigation

A COVID-19 test result of an overseas returned traveller in Ballarat is currently being thoroughly investigated. The person presented to Ballarat Health Services last night,...

May 26, 2021

Films to take you back to the 70s

H SQUARED Studios’ Rex Hardware will publicly present a small set of films from his Lost in 16mm collection at Trades Hall. Highlights of test...

May 26, 2021

20 years of Highlands LLEN

THE Highlands Local Learning and Employment Network will celebrate their twentieth anniversary this Friday, 28 May. Highlands LLEN’s fourth executive officer, Jannine Bennett said the...

May 26, 2021

Everyone loves books

PARTIAL to a browse of a second-hand book fair? This weekend, the two-day Inverleigh Book Bazaar will offer thousands of one and two-dollar books, raising...

May 25, 2021

Show helps artists move forward together

CREATIVE collective, Golden Plains Arts Inc are Moving Forward this June and July. Artists within the group, all based in the Golden Plains Shire, will...

May 25, 2021

Celebrating the Soldier Settlement centenary

THE one hundred-year anniversary of Mannibadar’s Soldier Settlement will be marked next month. On Sunday, 6 June, a community celebration involving the adult children and...

May 24, 2021

Rainbow show has a touch of darkness

THE Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Backspace is hosting the Ballarat Frolic Festival’s Dark Rainbow Art Show. Presenting the vibrant, diverse work of 14 queer creatives...

May 23, 2021

One hundred years of a merged Ballaarat

NEXT Tuesday will mark the centenary of one of the most significant handshakes Ballarat has ever seen. On 25 May, 1921, the area’s two councils,...

May 23, 2021

Glory days returning for civic gardens

BALLARAT Group Training will upgrade the heritage garden spaces beside and behind their Barkly Square premises. Based on the former Ballarat East Town Hall site,...

May 22, 2021

Restoration and connection for habitat

FIVE hectares of Woowookarung Regional Park will be revegetated by Parks Victoria and volunteers as the nature reserve continues to recover from its previous...

May 22, 2021

Art Space shines for sensory seekers

VISUAL artist Emily Van Der Molen calls herself a sponge. “I take in all the energy from the world around me, and I can transform...

May 21, 2021

Golf Club part of tyre trial

IN a bid to improve sand bunker drainage and environmental impacts, the Ballarat Golf Club will trial a new product made from the rubber...

May 21, 2021

High’s alumni to reconnect and give back

BALLARAT High School is offering former students the opportunity to reconnect with their alma mater, and make a contribution. A participant of the not-for-profit Ourschool...

May 21, 2021

Cash boost for Vic Park pavilion

VICTORIA Park is set to gain a new sports pavilion on Military Drive for community groups to enjoy. With $500,000 of State funding and $3.25...

May 21, 2021

Time, skills, passion…

BALLARAT Hospice Care has marked this National Volunteer Week by shining the spotlight on those who donate their time to the organisation. In line with...

May 20, 2021

Train build benefits local jobs

TWENTY-five new high-capacity trains will be built by Alstom in Ballarat, creating one hundred and fifty local jobs. Acting Premier James Merlino said the trains...

May 20, 2021

IDAHOBIT solidifies empathy and kindness

THIS week’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia was recognised by Ballarat High School. To establish an even greater sense of empathy and...

May 20, 2021

New courts boost junior tennis

BALLARAT Regional Tennis Centre will improve its junior offerings with the installation of six new, smaller ‘hot shot’ courts for four to eleven-year-old players. Also...

May 20, 2021

Junior walker races to the top

YOUNG athlete Fraser Saunder is proud be contributing to Ballarat’s “rich history” of racewalking in a big way. The Ballarat Grammar year 11 student recently...

May 19, 2021

Think about business differently

ENTERPRISING people are invited to attend next week’s Commerce Ballarat Business Day Out to gain tips, tricks, and resources to level-up their brand or...

May 19, 2021

Creative club for crafty locals

HANDY when it comes to sewing, patchworking, knitting, crocheting, or cross-stitching? The new Linton Craft Group has recently launched to provide a social and productive...

May 18, 2021

Grants open to enviro groups

VOLUNTEER Landcare groups working to protect, restore and improve the region’s natural environment can apply for a new round of State Government funding. The Victorian...

May 18, 2021

Clunes hosts a bash for book clubs

CLUNES Booktown Festival will celebrate book clubs at the end of the month. Run by the team behind the Book Clubs Hub website, the two-day...