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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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February 6, 2019

Rockabilly Fest goes this weekend

Rockers ready: The Ballarat Beat Rockabilly Festival will star retro fashion, cars and music when it returns this weekend. THE city is revving up for the...

February 6, 2019

Legal service opens with welcome to country

THE newly renamed Ballarat and Grampians Community Legal Service officially opened their new Chancery Lane premises last Friday afternoon. BGCLS staff and the legal community...

February 6, 2019

Banking shift criticised

SHADOW treasurer Louise Staley is asking the State Government to reverse a decision she says would remove government banking from small communities. Ms Staley said...

February 6, 2019

Singles night will spotlight Cambodian poverty

A SINGLES night will be held on Valentine’s Day at Morshead Park to raise funds to send two women to Cambodia. Yvette Sarra and Kaz...

February 6, 2019

Water is life

PUBLIC servant, Darlene Rumler has lived in Ballarat for 20 years, but as a proud Ngiyampaa Barkindji woman originally from New South Wales, has...

January 30, 2019

Local designers worshipped at the chapel

A GIFTS and artisanal crafts store has opened up in a former wedding chapel in Gordon. Run by Alicia Gordon, The Chapel Store began trading...

January 30, 2019

Community involvement part of zest for life

JANET Rundell loves her close-knit family, her special friends and to travel. She loves ballroom dancing and the quirkiness of owls, but one other thing...

January 30, 2019

Sovereign Hill named in tourist collective

SOVEREIGN Hill has joined a grouping of iconic Australian tourist attractions that aims to bring the nation’s best cultural offerings to the attention of...

January 30, 2019

Empowering parents with first aid

PARENTMEDIC - a movement designed to educate people in first aid and CPR for infants and children – is available in Ballarat. Offering affordable, accurate,...

January 30, 2019

City recognises citizens of the year

MARILYN Tyndall, of Forest Rangers Soccer Club was awarded City of Ballarat’s 2019 Citizen of the Year on Australia Day eve at the Ballarat...

January 23, 2019

Ballarat nominees make Vicsport finals

THREE Ballarat nominees have made the finals of the Victorian Sport Awards, ahead of the presentation on Wednesday, 20 February at Marvel Stadium. Individually, Aaron...

January 23, 2019

A new Aura and era at Sovereign Hill

SOVEREIGN Hill’s new multisensory sound and light show, Aura, will make its debut performance on Friday, 8 February. The stage is set, bringing the Eureka...

January 23, 2019

Dunnstown mountain run

ST BRENDAN’S Primary, Dunnstown will host their 11th annual Mountain of Fun Run to raise funds to support their school community. Runners and walkers will...

January 23, 2019

Full throttle for a new chapter

A MECHANICS workshop, opened in Canadian last week, is a new venture from female mechanic, Jac Westin. Unlocking the Joseph Street doors to the public...

January 23, 2019

RISE AND SHINE WITH Australia Day brekkie

AUSTRALIA Day is set to get off to a great start in Wendouree as the Uniting Church hosts a free breakfast for the public. From...

January 23, 2019

TOUR THE GARDENS AT TWILIGHT

FRIENDS of Ballarat Botanical Gardens are inviting all members of the public to take a Twilight Tour with them this Friday evening, 25 January. The...

January 23, 2019

On the path to uni

STUDENTS from Mount Clear College took park in Doxa’s University Pathways Program in Melbourne’s CBD last week. The program provided the Year 12 students with...

January 16, 2019

The mountains are calling thrill seekers

BALLARAT expat, Matt Sutherland, will launch motorcycle adventure tours across British Columbia, Canada from June. Mountain View Motorcycle Adventures will go off the beaten track,...

January 16, 2019

More than a uniform

LEADING Senior Constable Janine Walker always wanted to be in the police force when she was a little girl in the Diamond Valley. Mrs Walker...

January 16, 2019

Ready to sing in unison

COMMUNITY music ensemble, Ballarat Gospel Choir, is ready to warm up their vocal chords for 2019, having had a break last year while their...

January 16, 2019

Knock on the little pink door

VEGAS and Rose is serving up some summery sweet treats this season, behind a little pink door in Ballarat East. Penthea Marshall-Radcliffe is inviting Ballarat...

January 16, 2019

Glamour at the Cup

THE Elysium Day Spa Fashions on the Field will be a jewel in the crown of the Ballarat Petstock Pacing Cup when the horses...

January 16, 2019

Striking out stroke

BALLARAT’S Friends of India Network is running a free service until March, encouraging local people to get their Blood Pressure checked and be aware...

January 9, 2019

The RoadNats roll in

THE FedUni Road National Cycling Championships rolled into Ballarat for the 13th consecutive year last weekend, drawing supportive, cheering crowds, the sounds of cowbells...