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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 20, 2022

Sovereign celebration of iconic sweet treat

A TRIP to Sovereign Hill this Tuesday, 22 February will be nothing but sweet. It’s National Raspberry Drop Day, and the outdoor museum is set...

February 19, 2022

Liberals pledge mental health support

STATE election campaigning arrived in Ballarat on Tuesday, with opposition leader Matthew Guy visiting Federation University’s Camp Street campus. Accompanied by the shadow minister for...

February 19, 2022

Society suggests Scantlebury statue

MINDFUL of the lack of memorials dedicated to significant women in their town and beyond, Linton & District Historical Society is advocating for a...

February 18, 2022

Wind farm, uni lead business support

BERRYBANK Wind Farm and RMIT University are working together as part of an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, which will support local people in enterprise. RMIT...

February 17, 2022

Bus data influencing transport study

THE Shire has released Golden Plains Community Bus usage data, following its six-month trial in 2021 throughout the north and south of the municipality. Fifty-one...

February 16, 2022

Making the junior footy transition easy

AFL Goldfields is assisting young families to make the move from Auskick into under-nine junior football. Their Footy for Fun program will run at the...

February 11, 2022

Businesswomen ready to thrive

FOLLOWING their recent annual general meeting, not-for-profit networking group Ballarat Business Women have announced their new board. Margi Cousins remains chair, while business development executive...

February 11, 2022

Ideas to guide future of FedUni

FEDERATION University is seeking feedback from the public on how they’d like the tertiary institution to grow and develop into the future, while complementing...

February 10, 2022

Bowling over a club milestone

LINTON Cricket Club’s first eleven is celebrating bowler John Stuart after he took his three-hundredth wicket last month. Stuart is the third cricketer in the...

February 10, 2022

Wendouree wins Barwon boat battle

IN a hard-fought, close race against their Lake Wendouree neighbours, Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club’s women’s quad won gold at the 2022 Barwon Regatta in Geelong. Coxed...

February 7, 2022

Central office space open for business

NOT-for-profit organisation Ballarat Business Centre recently opened its fourth office building in the city, with room for twenty-five growing local enterprises. Centre manager Simone Anderson...

February 5, 2022

Youth parliament needs new pollies

THE Y Ballarat is seeking six young leaders to be part of their 2022 team of youth parliamentarians. Any person between the ages of 16...

February 5, 2022

Sofa sounds tell stories to sitters

A LITTLE loungeroom is preserving the stories of the young at heart. Created by Amie Brûlée, sensory art installation The Talking Couch was based at...

February 5, 2022

Ceremony changing hearts and minds

THE third Survival Day Dawn Ceremony last week commemorated First Nations peoples who fought in frontier wars and were massacred from the beginning of...

February 3, 2022

From behind the scenes, into the spotlight

CERAMICIST Barry Wemyss has been named Golden Plains Shire Citizen of the Year. Based in the Smythes Creek-Smythesdale community, Wemyss was celebrated at last week’s...

February 3, 2022

Creativity to overflow at fiesta

LOCAL art will be brought to the people, and audiences will be introduced to new creatives at the free Smythesdale Arts and Music Fiesta...

February 3, 2022

Disc sports a golden addition to city

THE disc sports community in Ballarat is growing stronger, following the successful Golden City Classic ultimate frisbee and disc golf tournaments last weekend. Ballarat Disc...

February 2, 2022

Teeing off for Lachie’s Legacy

AN Ambrose golf fundraiser will take place at Mount Xavier Golf Club this weekend, supporting local football access charity Lachie’s Legacy. On Sunday, 6 February,...

February 2, 2022

Swapping, showing, shining in Snake Valley

THE Snake Valley Community Swap Meet will return for another year this weekend. On Sunday, 6 February, the Snake Valley Recreation Reserve will be a...

February 1, 2022

Seeking stories of city-shaping women

IN 2017, the Ballarat New Cemetery turned one hundred and fifty years old. Looking back on the organisation’s history, CEO Annie De Jong said Ballarat...

January 31, 2022

Uni gifts Camp Street, refocuses campuses

FEDERATION University’s Arts Academy will no longer be at home on Camp Street, as the tertiary institution is gifting use of the land to...

January 31, 2022

Theatre Co RavenMad for Poe

CYGNET & Swan youth theatre company has gone gothic, rehearsing thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and stories. As part of their RavenMad production, approximately...

January 29, 2022

Inclusive sports igniting passions

A FREE inclusive community sports day last week saw forty people of all abilities getting active and having a go at new games. Leisure therapist...

January 29, 2022

Corner store a photography hang-out

IN June of 2021, photographer and trainer David Bailey decided he wanted a new business challenge. Securing a shopfront on the corner of Rubicon and...