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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

Posts by: Edwina Williams

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...

March 19, 2021

Settle’s survey for shaping streetscape

MEMBER for Buninyong Michaela Settle is encouraging the township’s residents to share their thoughts on the proposed Buninyong Streetscape upgrades. Warrenheip Street’s long bus stop,...

March 19, 2021

Hands-on, crafty creativity on the Hill

INTRODUCE or reacquaint yourself with rare, old-world trades, arts and crafts at Sovereign Hill. The living museum’s Amazing Autumn program of practical activities will share...

March 18, 2021

Saving a life in the centre of Linton

IN December last year, Linton’s Janet Verdoorn went into cardiac arrest at her home’s back door. Her heart stopped beating, but quick-thinking family and neighbours...

March 18, 2021

‘Be a voice, not an echo’

BALLARAT High School students are being encouraged to say, ‘no way,’ to bullying for life, ahead of tomorrow’s National Day of Action Against Bullying...

March 18, 2021

Scouts clean up for a clear future

PROTECTING and improving a natural space they enjoy, First Bannockburn Scouts headed to Bannockburn Bush Reserve last Thursday for a Clean-Up Australia working bee. Supported...

March 18, 2021

Baiting stunts Shire rabbit numbers

THIS February, Maude Landcare Group’s annual rabbit-baiting campaign saw forty people spread three doses of Pindone poison across their respective large properties. With assistance from...

March 18, 2021

Open Mall a few votes away

AT this month’s City of Ballarat ordinary council meeting, councilors may vote to endorse a redeveloped Bridge Mall open to cars. City CEO Evan King...

March 17, 2021

A ticket to ride at Volta

THE lead vocalist of Melbourne Aus-rock band Taxiride, Jason Singh will take to Volta’s stage this Saturday night. Offering songs by his iconic group, as...

March 17, 2021

Memoir focus for writers’ workshop

EVER thought you might pen your memoirs? Ballarat Writers are hosting journalist and author Jenny Valentish for a three-hour memoir-writing workshop this Saturday, 20 March. The...