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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

Posts by: Edwina Williams

March 28, 2021

Creative adrenaline rush at Crafts Council

FOR almost thirty years, the Crafts Council of Ballarat has brought vibrant life, creativity, colour, texture and enterprise to the historic Adam Lindsay Gordon...

March 26, 2021

Do the walk, do the walk of art

SOLDIERS Hill Artist Collective’s Art Walk will see the suburb getting out on foot to embrace the creativity of residents throughout the month of...

March 25, 2021

Next gen holds the Power2Pedal

BALLARAT Sebastopol Cycling Club’s Power2Pedal program has been empowering autistic children through bike education during March. The series of four Monday clinics has been run...

March 25, 2021

An hour of darkness offers hope for climate

IN a bid to further raise awareness of the planet’s climate emergency, WWF Australia is encouraging homes and businesses to participate in Earth Hour...

March 25, 2021

Snake Valley public space saved

IN 2018, the Pyrenees Shire Council assessed their assets and decided to sell a two-point-two-hectare parcel of land in Snake Valley. Although the Shire thought...

March 25, 2021

These girls can serve and smash

AS part of This Girl Can Week, Ballarat Badminton hosted a women’s come-and-try morning last Tuesday. Prospective players visited Ken Kay Stadium to receive tips,...

March 25, 2021

Stadium hosts state’s young shuttle-hitters

BALLARAT welcomed one-hundred-and-forty-four of the state’s best young badminton players last weekend. The 2021 Ballarat Junior Tournament was hosted by Ballarat Badminton and Badminton Victoria...

March 24, 2021

Baiting stunts Shire rabbit numbers

THIS February, Maude Landcare Group’s annual rabbit-baiting campaign saw forty people spread three doses of Pindone poison across their respective large properties. With assistance from...

March 21, 2021

Anti-hero Apple anything but sweet

LOCAL illustrator Ben Sanders’ latest literary collaboration, Bad Apple, is out in bookstores now. The children’s picture storybook, written by Cornwall-based English author Huw Lewis...

March 20, 2021

Display houses celebrate home-grown brands

BUILDING group BCM Homes has taken the opportunity to support local within their new Alfredton display houses. The homes’ interiors are decorated with wares, furniture,...

March 19, 2021

SpringFest funds flow

A SHARED ten thousand dollars was distributed by the Rotary Club of Ballarat to its community partners last week, following the 2020 Ultimate SpringFest...

March 19, 2021

Saving a life in the centre of Linton

IN December last year, Linton’s Janet Verdoorn went into cardiac arrest at her home’s back door. Her heart stopped beating, but quick-thinking family and neighbours...

March 19, 2021

Hands-on, crafty creativity on the Hill

INTRODUCE or reacquaint yourself with rare, old-world trades, arts and crafts at Sovereign Hill. The living museum’s Amazing Autumn program of practical activities will share...

March 18, 2021

Rallying for justice and women’s safety

A WOMEN’S March 4 Justice was held on Monday in Alfred Deakin Place, attracting hundreds of protesters demanding safety, equality, justice, and an end...

March 18, 2021

Settle’s survey for shaping streetscape

MEMBER for Buninyong Michaela Settle is encouraging the township’s residents to share their thoughts on the proposed Buninyong Streetscape upgrades. Warrenheip Street’s long bus stop,...

March 18, 2021

Open Mall a few votes away

AT this month’s City of Ballarat ordinary council meeting, councilors may vote to endorse a redeveloped Bridge Mall open to cars. City CEO Evan King...

March 18, 2021

‘Be a voice, not an echo’

BALLARAT High School students are being encouraged to say, ‘no way,’ to bullying for life, ahead of tomorrow’s National Day of Action Against Bullying...

March 17, 2021

Promoting the perks of coworking

VICTORIA’s inaugural Coworking Week will be held later this month. The five-day event is launching in 2021 to encourage businesses to look at how physically...

March 17, 2021

Open Studios a chance to support local

GOLDEN Plains Arts Inc’s Southern Open Studios event will be held across the lower end of the Shire this weekend. Members of the public who...

March 17, 2021

Memoir focus for writers’ workshop

EVER thought you might pen your memoirs? Ballarat Writers are hosting journalist and author Jenny Valentish for a three-hour memoir-writing workshop this Saturday, 20 March. The...

March 17, 2021

A ticket to ride at Volta

THE lead vocalist of Melbourne Aus-rock band Taxiride, Jason Singh will take to Volta’s stage this Saturday night. Offering songs by his iconic group, as...

March 13, 2021

History in future – Eat Drink West

Can’t go past the good-old classics IT’S been twenty-four years since Charlie Graham first launched Bibo café and restaurant on Sturt Street. Although he’s moved the...

March 13, 2021

People and cultures boost BRMC stalwart

GEORGINA Vagg was recently described by her friend Dianne McGrath as being, “like a tapestry.” As a young woman, Mrs Vagg was a ‘Jill of...

March 13, 2021

Variety of Volunteering at Hospice

BALLARAT Hospice Care are seeking volunteers to support their patients receiving palliative treatment, or the organisation’s broader operations. Recently retired patient support volunteer of 35...