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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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April 11, 2021

Anyone for tennis?

HAVE a hit and meet your neighbours at Buninyong & District Tennis Association’s weekly social evenings. Each Thursday from 7pm to 9pm, the association is...

April 8, 2021

Pop-ups to engage youth

YOUTH centres and activities are planned to pop-up around the Shire this year, supporting, engaging, educating and connecting residents between the ages of ten...

April 8, 2021

Ideas needed for Lethbridge road-naming

THE wider Lethbridge community is encouraged to share their feedback on a new proposed title for an old but unnamed road. After a resident requested...

April 8, 2021

Big birthday for Ballarat Volleyball

AFTER postponing the event last year, Ballarat Volleyball is set to celebrate 50 years of operations this weekend. Association president Damon Minotti said the party...

April 7, 2021

Are you up for an enviro challenge?

ALFREDTON Rotary Club are hoping to discover world-changing environment-saving concepts in 2021. President David Sanders said the Club is running their inaugural environmental challenge to...

April 6, 2021

Osteo trial to settle crying babies

EUREKA Osteo is participating in a research program aimed at treating colicky babies. Dr Megan May said the clinic is seeking infants between one and...

April 5, 2021

Vets’ barbecue creates connections

THE Ballarat Veterans’ Assistance Centre’s fortnightly barbecues are uniting many corners of the community. All residents are welcome at the Friday evening get-togethers where veterans...

April 5, 2021

Bringing Bollywood to Ballarat

INDIA is home one of the largest film industries around the globe. But if you’re based in regional Victoria, City of Ballarat intercultural ambassador Bobby...

April 5, 2021

Sustainability the star of holiday program

WITH help from a VicHealth Reimagining Grant, Ballarat Youth Services are engaging their young community in sustainable, waste-free living. Youth development officer Katja Fiedler said...

April 4, 2021

Is Bannockburn’s boom bad for biodiversity?

LOOKING thirty years into the future, an approved Bannockburn Growth Plan will map out the Victorian Planning Authority’s approach to the booming town’s sustainable...

April 4, 2021

Expo makes healthy eating exciting

OVER term one and two, Bannockburn’s St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School’s students are focusing on nutrition and healthy eating. As part of the children’s...

April 4, 2021

Old school’s centre a hidden gem

THE committee behind the Sebastopol Community Centre held their annual open day last weekend, welcoming residents into their Yarrowee Street base. For many decades, the...

April 4, 2021

Salsa dance the night away

EASTWOOD Leisure Complex is livening with Latin dance each week. Colombian couple Stefi Tello and Victor Barrantes have launched their own Elemento One salsa dance...

April 1, 2021

A few steps closer to reconciliation

GOLDEN Plains Shire councilors have supported the municipality’s draft Reconciliation Action Plan 2021 at their council meeting on Tuesday, 23 March. A new flag-raising policy...

March 31, 2021

Escape into Dreamscapes & Landscapes

GALLERY on Sturt’s latest exhibition takes viewers into the creative worlds of printmakers Marie Mason and Anne Langdon. The Dreamscapes & Landscapes show features the...

March 25, 2021

First Shire COVID vac site announced

THE old Bannockburn Shire Hall is set for a second life as a temporary COVID-19 vaccination clinic from next month and it’ll be run...

March 25, 2021

A feed in the fresh air

SMYTHESDALE, Meredith, Inverleigh and Bannockburn are all receiving fresh picnic tables to encourage people to buy from local eateries and enjoy the food outdoors. The...

March 25, 2021

Snake Valley public space saved

IN 2018, the Pyrenees Shire Council assessed their assets and decided to sell a two-point-two-hectare parcel of land in Snake Valley. Although the Shire thought...

March 25, 2021

An hour of darkness offers hope for climate

IN a bid to further raise awareness of the planet’s climate emergency, WWF Australia is encouraging homes and businesses to participate in Earth Hour...

March 25, 2021

Our Story will take you back

THE Golden Plains Civic Centre’s council chambers hold pieces of the past that can throw the community back in time. The building’s inaugural Your Story,...

March 25, 2021

These girls can serve and smash

AS part of This Girl Can Week, Ballarat Badminton hosted a women’s come-and-try morning last Tuesday. Prospective players visited Ken Kay Stadium to receive tips,...

March 25, 2021

Stadium hosts state’s young shuttle-hitters

BALLARAT welcomed one-hundred-and-forty-four of the state’s best young badminton players last weekend. The 2021 Ballarat Junior Tournament was hosted by Ballarat Badminton and Badminton Victoria...

March 20, 2021

Display houses celebrate home-grown brands

BUILDING group BCM Homes has taken the opportunity to support local within their new Alfredton display houses. The homes’ interiors are decorated with wares, furniture,...

March 19, 2021

SpringFest funds flow

A SHARED ten thousand dollars was distributed by the Rotary Club of Ballarat to its community partners last week, following the 2020 Ultimate SpringFest...

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