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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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October 4, 2022

Finding your way with Compass

A NEW digital technology class at Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre will aim to help parents and carers learn to operate State school online communications program...

October 3, 2022

Lib-Nats pledge boost to mobile coverage

REGIONAL and rural people with unreliable mobile phone and broadband coverage could become eligible for a support rebate if a Liberal-National State government is...

September 30, 2022

Summit for housing solutions

A REGIONAL Affordable Housing Summit will be held in Creswick on Tuesday, 4 October. Minister for Housing Danny Pearson announced the event which will aim...

September 30, 2022

Supporting biosecurity from home

WEBINARS are being run by Agriculture Victoria and the RSPCA aiming to educate landholders in regional areas about biosecurity threats. People with livestock, whether for...

September 30, 2022

MP pledges inquiry into school abuse

IF he is re-elected in November, upper house Member for Western Victoria Stuart Grimley has pledged to establish an inquiry into child sexual abuse...

September 30, 2022

Overpass service to honour sacrifice

THIRTY-six Ballarat men were killed in the first week of October 1917 while fighting in Passchendaele, Belgium during World War One. These servicemen are all...

September 29, 2022

Seeking ideas for play space

PLANNING is underway for a Smythesdale Sub-Regional Play Space at Woady Yaloak Recreation Reserve which would service the wider district. Golden Plains Shire officers are...

September 29, 2022

Marketing focus for network meeting

AWARD-winning marketing and publishing professionals will present at the next Golden Plains’ Northern Business Network meeting early next month. Berringa businesspeople and founders of The...

September 29, 2022

Be a better grassroots advocate

VOLUNTEERS of community groups are invited to take part in free training sessions to strengthen their advocacy and governance skills. Non-Profit Training will lead a...

September 27, 2022

Building a sustainable future

A FORUM championing environmentally sustainable architecture will be held at the Mercure next month. Targeted at builders, developers, policy-makers, and planners, Building Better Homes for...

September 26, 2022

Tramway’s time to celebrate

FOLLOWING pandemic-induced delays, the Ballarat Tramway Museum will get to mark their fiftieth anniversary next month, and you’re invited to join in the fun. BTM...

September 26, 2022

Rings around the competition

THE nation’s best rope quoits players are set to perform in Sebastopol. Ballarat Rope Quoits Association is hosting the 2022 Australian Rope Quoits Council Championships...

September 23, 2022

Water utility surveying customers

AN annual customer satisfaction survey is underway at Central Highlands Water with the aim of collecting data to review and improve performance. Throughout the next...

September 22, 2022

Swap and share at Meredith garden

GROWERS are invited to the Meredith Community Garden’s first-ever Food Swap at the Sharing Shed next month. People are encouraged to bring along their home...

September 22, 2022

Early animal disease detection key

A SENIOR veterinary officer with Agriculture Victoria is encouraging farmers in the Golden Plains Shire area to regularly assess their livestock for new or...

September 22, 2022

Miners women score new coach

ROB Baker is returning to the Ballarat Miners for the 2023 NBL1 South season as head coach of the women’s side. Baker has experience coaching...

September 20, 2022

Leaving a public speaking legacy

A STATE final of the annual Legacy Junior Public Speaking Competition was held at Ballarat Legacy House earlier in the month. The competition’s aim is...

September 19, 2022

Schools to get all-abilities funding

STATE Minister for Education, Natalie Hutchins, visited Miners Rest Primary School earlier in the month to announce a funding program to help schools support...

September 18, 2022

Bands to battle in Smythesdale

SMYTHESDALE’S heritage precinct is set to rock like never before as the Country Market committee stages a brand-new event. Entries are now open for the...

September 17, 2022

Teaching academy for Camp Street

THE educational legacy of the former Ballarat Learning Exchange will live on. Now in redevelopment, the Camp Street building is set to become a campus...

September 16, 2022

Wander through Inverleigh’s wildflowers

TAKE a walk amongst the native wildflowers of Inverleigh as they bloom this spring. Friends of Inverleigh Nature Conservation Reserve are hosting their free wildflower...

September 15, 2022

Spring into fitness this season

AS warmer weather hopefully arrives in the coming weeks, residents of Golden Plains Shire are being encouraged to get fit and active. A Spring into...

September 15, 2022

Carers needed to raise the future

FOSTER Care Week is underway and the aim of the initiative is to encourage people to become a foster carer and welcome a child...

September 12, 2022

Cafs up for child protection awards

NATIONAL Child Protection Week runs until this Saturday, and one organisation supporting children and families has lots to celebrate. Cafs staff and the programs they...