About: Edwina Williams

Profile
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

June 26, 2021

Photo studio releases negatives

FROM milestone occasions to passport photos, Thornton Richards Camera House has captured special moments since 1872. Between 1967 and the turn of the 21st century,...

June 26, 2021

Paper bags to plant seeds of difference

FOUR Ballarat Grammar students have won Alfredton Rotary Club’s inaugural environmental challenge. Designing a seed-embedded, biodegradable paper bag to replace single use plastics still in...

June 25, 2021

Flower-powered fundraising

THE team at Linton Takeaway are taking the town back to the 1960s next month. Embracing all the flower-power fun of the era, Cristine Gall,...

June 25, 2021

Shop for supplies, increase independence

DROPPING into the local pet shop for a few supplies could help Guide Dogs Australia train two puppies to support people with low vision...

June 25, 2021

150 social houses for Ballarat

UNDER the State Government’s Big Housing Build, Ballarat will see one-hundred and fifty fresh social houses constructed from next year. A section of the Delacombe...

June 25, 2021

CWA creative a multi-skilled crafter

LAUREL Sharp joined the Smythesdale Country Women’s Association in the mid-sixties for companionship and has been an important thread in the institution’s fabric ever...

June 25, 2021

Bannockburn defib set to save lives

LAST month, Andrea Bolton was “shocked” to discover a booming Shire town lacked an easily accessible, lifesaving community resource. “Bannockburn did not have a 24-seven,...

June 24, 2021

Public’s best business ideas backed

FEEDBACK platform Suggest it has found Ballarat’s Best Ideas following a recent effort to crowd-sourced visions for local businesses and organisations. Judged by experts in...

June 19, 2021

Sensory space to support wellbeing

THE development of Loreto College’s wellbeing precinct is set to include the construction of a sensory garden pupils and staff can retreat to. Director of...

June 18, 2021

Boarders’ soup sales boost the bus

A GROUP of year eleven boarders from Ballarat Grammar have raised four thousand dollars for The SoupBus. Since establishing a relationship with the organisation as...

June 17, 2021

Councillors hear budget concerns

FOURTEEN public submissions were received by the Shire during the recent 2021-2022 draft budget feedback period. Three of those residents had five minutes to speak...

June 17, 2021

Future-proof your farmland

GEELONG Landcare Network is inviting members of the Shire’s farming community to attend a free presentation titled Future Proofing Your Land at the Bannockburn...

June 15, 2021

Students speak the ideals of legacy

ST Patrick’s College will host the 2021 Legacy Junior Public Speaking Competition regional final in July. Ballarat Legacy’s Allan Mckinnon said the 33-year-old contest for...

June 14, 2021

Call to support food funds

THE Feed Ballarat Appeal is back, raising funds to distribute to local food relief programs and organisations, keeping the city fed. Thousands of dollars have...

June 12, 2021

Students’ curiosity earns ethical success

A TEAM of five Loreto College Ballarat students have won the Victorian Ethics Olympiad. Held via Zoom recently, Ann Chalakkal, Ella Gudgeon, Eloise Davenport, Bridie...

June 11, 2021

Give to warm and clothe young families

EUREKA Mums’ annual Giving Day will arrive next Wednesday, 16 June, asking the community to make monetary donations. Each financial contribution will be quadrupled by...

June 11, 2021

Sharing Shed ready and set to grow

MEREDITH Sharing Shed founder Linda Wong said her recent appointment as Runway’s managing director will boost opportunity at the community centre. “Being local in Meredith,...

June 11, 2021

Chamber to nurture business connections

THE Bannockburn & District Chamber of Commerce will launch their website and business directory at their first networking night this month. President, Bronwyn Davie, said...

June 8, 2021

Multicultural comp a slam dunk

THE SWISH Intercultural Basketball Tournament will celebrate the diverse young people of regional Victoria next month. To be held at the Ballarat Sports and Events...

June 8, 2021

Fabric Forest to grow in Ballarat

IF you’ve got pieces of clothing beyond repair, or old fabric scraps at home, you could contribute to an art piece set to be...

June 7, 2021

Buninyong history saved, one brick at a time

THE heritage restoration of Buninyong Community House’s historic façade was celebrated by the Ballarat Branch of National Trust Victoria last week. The steering committee, architect...

June 6, 2021

A clean, green Charles Anderson Grove

RETIREE residents of the Old Colonists’ Association of Ballarat’s Charles Anderson Grove village are benefiting from the installation of solar power technology. Two-to-three-kilowatt solar panels...

June 6, 2021

Cricket continues in cooler months

WOMEN’S Indoor Cricket is back at Major League for the first time in over a decade. Currently four teams of eight compete in a relaxed...

June 5, 2021

Tea-time fundraiser boosts BRICC

THE Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre has benefited from a Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser hosted by the Rotary Club of Ballarat. Held at the Ballarat...