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

August 25, 2022

Striving to serve junior tennis

DUNNSTOWN Tennis Club is seeking to enter junior players into the Buninyong & District Tennis Association competition this spring and summer. The club has not...

August 21, 2022

Kids club an intro to coding

AN after-school activity for kids in Buninyong is aiming to provide positive screen time. Run by Ballarat Libraries, Code Club is held at the Buninyong...

August 19, 2022

Hope blooms this Daffodil Day

AS the thirty-sixth Daffodil Day approaches on Thursday, 25 August, those who have been touched by cancer are encouraging the community to support the...

August 19, 2022

Around the world on a plate

EACH month a group of people from Meredith take a trip around the world but without leaving town! The journeys are held at the Meredith...

August 18, 2022

Race walker wins top Academy award

RACEWALKING continues to leave its footprints in Ballarat’s rich elite sporting history. Seventeen-year-old Fraser Saunder was named the WestVic Academy of Sport’s Athlete of the...

August 15, 2022

Six-minutes in the spotlight for charity

THREE charitable organisations are set to benefit from a new crowdfunding event driven by the Ballarat Foundation. Hosted by ABC Radio Melbourne’s Jacinta Parsons, Pitch...

August 14, 2022

Birdman flying to town for talk

FRIENDS of Canadian Corridor will host a public talk by ‘birdman’ Sean Dooley next week. Mr Dooley is the former Australian Big Year twitching record-holder,...

August 13, 2022

A Rivetting governor for Rotary district

THE large Victorian and South Australian Rotary District 9780, of which Ballarat clubs are based, has a brand-new governor in a local Rotarian. For the...

August 12, 2022

New director for health service

FORMER CEO of Stawell Regional Health, Kate Pryde, has been appointed the new Grampians Health regional director of hospitals - east. Ms Pryde has been...

August 12, 2022

Kids cooking to teach healthy skills

MEREDITH Community Centre has received a grant from VicHealth to teach children and teens about cooking. The organisation was recently a successful applicant to the...

August 12, 2022

New 50-year water strategy released

CENTRAL Highlands Water’s new Urban Water Strategy has mapped out the organisation’s plans for the next fifty years of service provision throughout the growing...

August 11, 2022

Archbishop dedicates catholic church

THE dedication of Bannockburn’s St Mary MacKillop Church took place last Sunday evening. It was the first-ever church dedication to be held within St Joseph’s...

August 11, 2022

Students’ planting helps repair reserve

WITH the help of local young people, the Friends of Bannockburn Bush have been planting various tree species at the reserve to enhance its...

August 8, 2022

Foundation funds raising guide dogs

THE Ballarat-based Petspiration Foundation is aiming to improve the independence of people with blindness or low vision through a month-long fundraising campaign. This August, the...

August 7, 2022

Survive and thrive this Business Fest

THE B31 Ballarat Business Festival is back this month with a calendar of events aiming to support enterprises to not just survive but thrive...

August 6, 2022

Farm animals inspire children’s books

FORMER teacher Di Hickleton has always seen unique characters within the animals in her life, and often wonders what they would say if they...

August 6, 2022

Firies call for lifesaving rescue gear

PROFESSIONAL firefighters in Ballarat are lobbying State Minister for Emergency Services, Jaclyn Symes, to boost the region’s heavy technical rescue capabilities. Fire Rescue Victoria’s Luke...

August 5, 2022

Social days bring Cape Clear together

REGULAR informal social afternoons are running at the Cape Clear Hall every second Thursday with an aim of nurturing connections and reducing isolation. The fortnightly...

August 5, 2022

Flying the flag for inclusion

A DRAFT updated policy on flag-flying and flag poles was presented to Shire councillors at the regular June meeting, but a decision was deferred...

August 4, 2022

Local NSW flood relief effort rolls on

MEREDITH Transit’s Dale McIntyre has donated a bus to flood victims in north-east New South Wales. Mr McIntyre had planned to advertise and sell the...

August 4, 2022

Reconciliation journey begins – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs

AT the regular meeting held in Linton on Tuesday, 26 July, Golden Plains Shire councillors adopted a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan. Shire director community services...

July 30, 2022

Library tech keeping memories alive

A NEW Geelong Regional Libraries initiative is aiming to help families keep their historical memories, photos and videos in great condition for generations to...

July 29, 2022

New network backing businesses

ENTERPRISING people in the top of the Shire are invited to join Golden Plains’ Northern Business Network, which will gather for the first time...

July 29, 2022

Does the Shire need a deputy-mayor?

A RECENT more than one-hundred per cent pay rise for the position of Golden Plains Shire deputy-mayor has raised questions about the future of...