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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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March 24, 2022

Chamber to run business education

BANNOCKBURN and District Chamber of Commerce is hitting their stride, recently securing a COVID recovery grant to run training sessions for their members. The Chamber’s...

March 24, 2022

Need help writing grant proposals?

THE Golden Plains Shire will soon be taking applications for their next round of Community Strengthening Grants. To help make sure community groups and organisations...

March 23, 2022

Celebrating a centenary soldier settlers

A POSTPONED centenary celebration of the 1921 Mannibadar Soldier Settlement will be held this Sunday, 27 March. About 275 people including adult children and descendants...

March 20, 2022

Microgrids aiming for big energy

MICROGRIDS are the focus of the Grampians Community Power Hub’s next free community webinar. Set for Thursday, 24 March from GCPH project manager, engineer and...

March 19, 2022

A second stage to showcase ballet

FOR more than one hundred and thirty years, Ballarat has been a one-eisteddfod city, but that’s about to change. The inaugural Ballarat Ballet Eisteddfod will...

March 18, 2022

Enlivening and inspiring women

A POT of Courage cafe had Barkly Square buzzing with conversation around ‘breaking the bias’ during last week’s International Women’s Day. The social enterprise hosted...

March 17, 2022

Pageant king bound for Ireland

A PRESTIGIOUS pageant crown has come home to the Shire for the next twelve months. Earlier in the month, the Male World International Royalty Australia...

March 17, 2022

Top carriage-drivers back on track

THE country’s best carriage drivers and their horses were in Teesdale during the long weekend competing at the Victorian Combined Driving Championships. It was Geelong...

March 17, 2022

Project locates platypus populations

THE results of a regionwide platypus survey by citizen scientists have been released. Geelong Landcare Network participated in the exercise which aimed to gather current...

March 17, 2022

Acting for on-site equality

A NEW Women’s Health Grampians program is aiming to support women who work in male-dominated trade industries, and encourage cultural change. Known as ACT ON...

March 17, 2022

More than a game

HIGH school footballers from Ballarat and Geelong came together at City Oval for the second annual Respect Cup last week as part of International...

March 16, 2022

Find treasure at town-wide sale

BECAUSE of the town’s distance to larger regional centres, individual garage sales in Linton don’t typically draw a big crowd. But Jen Stuart said if...

March 16, 2022

Classic run returns for cancer research

AFTER a three-decade hiatus, this weekend’s Begonia Classic fun run will get Ballarat back up and moving. Generating funds for the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research...

March 15, 2022

Market returns to support society

THE Smythesdale Country Market is back for 2022 in the town’s historic precinct. Held on the third Saturday of every month, it’s not just a...

March 14, 2022

Big plans for little creeks

A NEW environmental plan is focused on keeping smaller waterways healthy while adapting to climate change. The Goldfields Little Creeks Climate Adaption Strategy and Restoration...

March 14, 2022

Race towards zero with smart living

THE annual Smart Building and Living Expo is back at Royal Park this month to encourage the community to think greenly. Buninyong Sustainability director Andrea...

March 14, 2022

Celebrating women making a difference

CHANGE-making women making positive contributions to the life of the city are currently being featured in an exhibition in Lucas. Installed at Coltman Plaza last...

March 12, 2022

Eco biz makes Dotty a busy bee

WHEN Dotty Mahony concluded her career of technical and analytic laboratory work, she began her own experiments at home. “I was a bit bored in...

March 11, 2022

Connect with the Dereel community

RESIDENTS of Dereel and surrounds will have the chance to reunite, or introduce themselves to one another later in the month, after many COVID...

March 11, 2022

Honouring exceptionally great women

THROUGH their Great Women awards, the Zonta Club of Ballarat acknowledges and celebrates those who have made outstanding contributions to city life. While the process...

March 11, 2022

Studio doors swing open in the south

ARTISTS will share their creative flair and workspaces when the Golden Plains Southern Open Studios welcome visitors this month. Organised by not-for-profit community group GP...

March 10, 2022

Move to rescind rating motion

GOLDEN Plains Shire councillors adopted new differential rating categories for the next four years at last month’s regular meeting, but not everyone was in...

March 10, 2022

Grand performers set for chess comp

THE Ballarat Botanical Gardens won’t be the only place to see an impressive display this Labour Day long weekend. The 56th annual Begonia Open Chess...

March 8, 2022

Sunflower farm’s popularity blooming

NOW three years old, Pick Your Own Sunflowers has made Dunnstown famous for another summer. Laiken Britt’s picturesque sunflower farm was not only the first...

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