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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 26, 2024

Company has new outlook on theatre

A NEW local theatre company is aimed at providing opportunities for the region’s professional actors to perform in unique spaces. Established by actors and Ballarat Arts Academy...

February 26, 2024

Young vet gets hands-on in Nepal

ASPIRING veterinary scientist Maddison Dodd is applying her tertiary learning somewhere far beyond the classroom. The Federation University Bachelor of Veterinary Science student is on...

February 24, 2024

Clinics aim for wellbeing and connection

A PROJECT led by Ballarat Community health is aiming to help multicultural people, and those over the age of sixty-five, stay healthy no matter...

February 24, 2024

Social enterprise gets certified

STAFF at Buninyong and District Financial Services, which operate Community Bank Buninyong, are used to celebrating the successes of the projects they give financial...

February 23, 2024

Miners men accept this Rose

AN up-and-coming young basketball star is making a move to Ballarat for the 2024 NBL1 South Season. The league’s 2023 Youth Player of the Year,...

February 16, 2024

Shape a vision for the future

RESIDENTS across the Golden Plains Shire area are invited to take part in consultation sessions to refresh the municipality’s Community Vision 2040. The document aims...

February 16, 2024

Steps to activity for big, little feet

A HEALTHY, active lifestyle is not just for those who are big enough to be on their feet. Move Your Way - Baby Steps is...

February 16, 2024

More women scientists in the pipeline

LAST Sunday 11 February was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and Central Highlands Water staff, including environmental scientist Lisamaree Bottomley,...

February 16, 2024

A Jolly good show on the track

SEVENTEEN-year-old Josh Jolly is leaving his tyre marks on the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup. Jolly completed rounds one and two in Rotorua, New...

February 16, 2024

Pounce into hockey with Bobcats

YOUNG people looking for a new sport to try are invited to have a go at hockey at Russell Square. Bobcats Hockey Club are running...

February 16, 2024

Scholarships to help athletes perform

THE Federation University WestVic Academy of Sport has launched a new scholarship fund. The aim of the initiative is to assist young high-performing athletes, and...

February 15, 2024

Unledded gig to fuel Zeppelin fans

A MUSICAL celebration of, and tribute to, the songs of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant is set to fill the Wendouree Centre...

February 15, 2024

Scottish-French sounds over a whiskey

A BLEND of multicultural European folk music will liven Kilderkin Distillery this weekend and have visitors on their feet. The Auld Alliance, a Scottish-French folk...

February 13, 2024

Sponsors sought to empower survivors

DO you run a business and want to help women and children in the Ballarat community who are escaping and recovering from domestic violence? The Empowering...

February 12, 2024

Help to shape region’s arts culture

FIRST taking place in 1891, the Royal South Street Society Eisteddfod may still be a few years away from its next major milestone. However 2024...

February 11, 2024

Fest for all colours of the rainbow

A BIANNUAL LGBTIQA+ arts and culture festival is returning this season with the theme of empowerment. Summer Frolic is set for Thursday 22 to Sunday...

February 11, 2024

Story continues with second novel

NOT long after Heather Whitford Roche released her first historical fiction novel, Finding Eliza in 2018, lots of her readers wanted to know, ‘what...

February 10, 2024

Great women to be celebrated

BALLARAT is home to many people working and volunteering with an aim of making their community a better place to live. As part of acknowledging...

February 9, 2024

River runs, ducks race

THE broader Shelford community has a quacker of a day in store later this month when the town’s big fundraiser for the local cricket...

February 9, 2024

Conserving nature in Inverleigh

THE Friends of Inverleigh Nature Conservation Reserve are inviting the community to get involved with their work to protect and enhance the park. Guests are...

February 9, 2024

From Linton to Old Trafford?

A YOUNG futsal star recently made a big trip from Linton to Sydney to play on the national stage. Seven-year-old Liam Spilsbury competed in the...

February 9, 2024

Silver medallists net world qualification

YOUNG athletes have put Futsal Ballarat on the world map, with success at the recent 2024 Gold Coast International Futsal Cup. The club’s under 10...

February 9, 2024

Guard leaves Brisbane for Ballarat

A CAPITAL city basketballer is shifting to a regional centre for the 2024 NBL1 South Season. Former Brisbane Capitals guard Nicholas Stoddart has signed on...

February 8, 2024

Fresh take on controversial play

OPEN-air Shakespearean storytelling returns to the Buninyong Botanic Gardens this summer. A cast of 27 Bard in Buninyong players of all ages are to perform...