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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December 9, 2022

School boats celebrate club service

TWO of Ballarat High School’s rowing boats have been named in honour of dedicated club members and volunteers. The senior boys’ firsts boat has been...

December 8, 2022

Get some cheer from Scouts this year

FIRST Mount Clear Scouts could be part of your family’s Christmas story this December. The group is leading their inaugural Christmas Tree Hall Fundraiser and...

December 7, 2022

Rotary raffle seeks to assist not-for-profits

THE Rotary Club of Ballarat South’s Community Assistance Raffle is back this summer and it’s seeking to help not-for-profit clubs and organisations fund grassroots...

December 5, 2022

Giving appeal a ray of light

RAY White Ballarat is once again running an annual festive appeal with the aim of supporting families in need to ensure there are gifts...

December 3, 2022

Appeal to benefit emergency training

THIS year’s Grampians Health Christmas Appeal is aiming to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the Ballarat Base Hospital’s emergency department. With a target...

December 3, 2022

Carols return to full voice

CAROLS by Candlelight events date back to the 1950s in Ballarat and the tradition continues. More than 10,000 people are expected to roll out their...

December 3, 2022

Have a holly-jolly time at Rokewood

IT’S time to Rokewood to get festive with the return of the Community Christmas Party next Sunday, 11 December. An initiative of Golden Plains Wind...

December 2, 2022

RoadNats ready to roll in 2023

BALLARAT is set to be a city of bikes for another summer as the Federation University Road National Cycling Championships roll back to the...

December 1, 2022

Market day a milestone in Lucas

ELEANOR Drive will transform into a one-stop festive shopping and party precinct for this Friday’s Lucas Christmas Market. Sixty-three stallholders, from clothing makers to bakers...

November 30, 2022

Shaping the future, project-by-project

THE Committee for Ballarat’s 2022 leadership program, Future Shapers, concluded earlier this month, with participants presenting the community projects they developed throughout the year. With...

November 25, 2022

Cricket club to celebrate 150 years

AFTER months of organisation, the Inverleigh Cricket Club will mark their one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary this weekend. Vice-president David Peel said this Saturday evening, 26 November will...

November 25, 2022

Pink month funds for foundation

A GRASSROOTS town-wide fundraiser at Linton has generated thousands of dollars for charity. The month-long Pink Up Linton initiative raised more than $2200 for the...

November 25, 2022

A lick of paint for Linton library

LINTON Historical Society members have reached another goal in their broader library restoration project. The society has been granted almost $19,700 from the State Government’s...

November 25, 2022

Boat names honour rowing stalwarts

TWO key people in the Ballarat rowing community were acknowledged for their significant contributions to the sport last weekend, with boats christened in their...

November 24, 2022

Building homes for birds and bats

BIRDS and bats could make your backyard their home with the refuge of a nesting box. Two local Landcare groups are hosting a nesting box...

November 24, 2022

Tea together for day of disability

INTERNATIONAL Day of People with a Disability is coming up at the start of next month, and locals will have a chance to mark...

November 24, 2022

Pole champ to contest national title

POLE aerialist and performer Bethany Finlay will defend her national title at next month’s Australian Pole Championships at Melbourne’s Federation Square. The athlete is a...

November 23, 2022

Pryse-Smith stands to protect farmers

PAULINE Hanson’s One Nation party has a local Western Victorian candidate seeking election in the upper house of State Parliament this month. Ross Creek’s Terri...

November 22, 2022

Walking for women’s rights

NEXT Friday, 25 November is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. By hosting a twilight walk at Lake Wendouree...

November 21, 2022

Cafs call out for family support this Christmas

MORE than six hundred local people seeking emergency relief are expected to benefit from this year’s Cafs Christmas Appeal. Due to cost-of-living pressures, the welfare...

November 21, 2022

Discover the way of the Warriors

EXPANDING junior football netball club, the Woady Warriors, are once again set to welcome new families to their Smythesdale home ground for a come-and-try...

November 20, 2022

Countryside, cycling, and camaraderie on big bike ride

IF you’ve always wanted to explore the Otways, Great Ocean Road, the volcanic and golden plains on two wheels, this month’s Great Vic Bike...

November 19, 2022

Couzens on the campaign trail

AFTER this month’s State election, Bannockburn will join the Geelong electorate, and Labor candidate and current member, Christine Couzens, is seeking the growing area’s...

November 18, 2022

Learn to row, stroke-by-stroke

INTERESTED to see what Ballarat looks like from the middle of Lake Wendouree? Ballarat City Rowing Club’s adult learn-to-row program is now on, offering the...

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