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

April 5, 2021

Sustainability the star of holiday program

WITH help from a VicHealth Reimagining Grant, Ballarat Youth Services are engaging their young community in sustainable, waste-free living. Youth development officer Katja Fiedler said...

April 4, 2021

Old school’s centre a hidden gem

THE committee behind the Sebastopol Community Centre held their annual open day last weekend, welcoming residents into their Yarrowee Street base. For many decades, the...

April 4, 2021

Salsa dance the night away

EASTWOOD Leisure Complex is livening with Latin dance each week. Colombian couple Stefi Tello and Victor Barrantes have launched their own Elemento One salsa dance...

April 4, 2021

Vets’ barbecue creates connections

THE Ballarat Veterans’ Assistance Centre’s fortnightly barbecues are uniting many corners of the community. All residents are welcome at the Friday evening get-togethers where veterans...

April 4, 2021

Bringing Bollywood to Ballarat

INDIA is home one of the largest film industries around the globe. But if you’re based in regional Victoria, City of Ballarat intercultural ambassador Bobby...

April 1, 2021

Historic Hendersons return home

SINCE 1954, the Ballarat Football League’s best and fairest athlete of the season has been awarded the W.L. Henderson Medal. In 1959, that honour was...

April 1, 2021

Legacy unveils renovated House

AFTER decades at number five Raglan Street South, Ballarat Legacy House has been renovated, ready to support veteran families for generations to come. Billmac Building’s...

April 1, 2021

Toxic soil to go from Ballarat North

FOLLOWING the demolition of Ballarat North’s Midlands Reserve Scout Hall, soil tests have discovered Benzo(a)pyrene on site. Shallow excavation on the Landsborough Street block after...

April 1, 2021

Breezeway build unites community groups

UNITING’s Breezeway meals program will soon open its upgraded kitchen and dining area to their clients, including an upstairs emergency relief facility. Accessible to people...

April 1, 2021

Wellbeing partnership supports businesses

AS part of the State’s free and confidential Partners in Wellbeing small business program, Commerce Ballarat have welcomed a new staff member, Jade McIlfatrick. A...

March 31, 2021

Escape into Dreamscapes & Landscapes

GALLERY on Sturt’s latest exhibition takes viewers into the creative worlds of printmakers Marie Mason and Anne Langdon. The Dreamscapes & Landscapes show features the...

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...