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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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January 29, 2022

Old set against new as collection goes on show

TIME-travel through eras of post-colonial Australia by visiting the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s latest exhibition. Call and response showcases a range of diverse pieces by...

January 28, 2022

A touch of Gallipoli in replica VC

A LOCAL metal artist and foundry have collaborated to restore and replace a unique piece of military history in St Kilda Cemetery. In recent years,...

January 28, 2022

Mums seek to grow volunteer family

DO you care about others, want to make a difference and help the community, have an eye for detail, and at least two spare...

January 28, 2022

Book sale boosts BMI services

THE Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s annual book sale began last weekend in the lending library, raising funds to support the organisation’s member services. BMI members, volunteers,...

January 27, 2022

Ads open for new business directory

THE Bannockburn and District Chamber of Commerce will release the second edition of their Bannockburn and District Business Directory in March. President Bronwyn Davie said...

January 27, 2022

Get into the swing of golf

WOMEN and girls are invited to get into the swing of golf from next month at the Bannockburn Golf Club. The Club is running a...

January 27, 2022

Shire’s greatest shaver raises thousands

LINTON local Beck McDonald cut off her long plats and shaved her head earlier in the month for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave. Starting...

January 27, 2022

Melbourne digs in as an Opal Miner

AUSTRALIAN Opal basketballer Jade Melbourne has signed with the Ballarat Miners. Originally from Traralgon, the 19-year-old, 178-centimetre-tall guard is currently with the University of Canberra...

January 24, 2022

Gravel grinding for a good cause

THE Ballarat Cycle Classic will have the city on two wheels throughout the weekend of Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20 February. Offering road races, mountain...

January 23, 2022

Celebrating all things Australian

AUSTRALIANA will inspire a free program of events by Lake Wendouree this Australia Day. The Golden City Paddle Steamer Museum Society are facilitating the activities...

January 22, 2022

Nature reserve champion recognised

ENVIRONMENTAL volunteer, advocate, and former microbiologist and science teacher Stuart McCallum has been recognised as a Golden Plains Shire Senior Citizen of the Year...

January 22, 2022

Beauty and darkness from digital creative

AS long as a person has a smartphone in their pocket, they’re carrying around what can be a compact digital art studio, full of...

January 22, 2022

Getting a feel for rally racing

THE Ballarat Light Car Club is inviting the community to their annual come-and-try morning on their smooth, graded autocross track in Mitchell Park next...

January 21, 2022

Uniting community and the arts

SMYTHES Creek ceramicist Barry Wemyss has been nominated for the Golden Plains Shire’s Citizen of the Year Award for 2021. Mr Wemyss is the man...

January 20, 2022

Closing the card on an era of generosity

AFTER thirty-seven Christmases in operation, the Ballarat Combined Charities Card Shop closed for the last time in December. Denise Boyko has been involved for 17...

January 20, 2022

Safer, more inclusive holiday fun

TAKING into account the developing COVID-19 situation, the Golden Plains Shire has altered the schedule for the rest of this month’s social school holiday...

January 20, 2022

RoadNats vibe loved by locals, visitors

ALTHOUGH spectator attendance was down on previous years, last weekend’s Federation University Road National Championships attracted lots of its long-time regulars. A resident of Buninyong...

January 20, 2022

WNBL festival in full flight

SELKIRK Stadium is seeing some explosive and entertaining elite sport this month as a host venue for the current WNBL festival of basketball. So far,...

January 20, 2022

Time to climb in Enfield

ENFIELD has a new playground, recently installed in Harrison Reserve to replace the old equipment. It was built and installed last last year, with climbing...

January 20, 2022

Art banners bringing colour to the street

SIX double-sided banners will soon be hung from tall poles in Smythesdale, illustrated and designed by local people. GP Arts Inc president Barry Wemyss has...

January 20, 2022

Baiting Maude’s rascally rabbits

A TRADITION for decades, the Maude rabbit-baiting campaign is back again this summer, coordinated by the local Landcare group. Volunteers are currently inviting landowners with...

January 19, 2022

Stadium serves sporting open day

JUMP-smash into Ken Kay Stadium this weekend as the Ballarat Badminton Association serves a community come-and-try day. On Saturday, 22 January from 10am to 2pm,...

January 16, 2022

Charlie’s concert Wilde and raw

THE Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute will host indie-folk musician Charlie Wilde as he marks the release of his latest EP Allihies. Performing tracks from his fourth...

January 15, 2022

Berry fruitful farm celebrates 40 years

A SUMMER favourite for family members young and old, the Buninyong Blueberry Farm is turning forty in 2022. Owners Ernie and Margaret Neale have run...

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