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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 19, 2021

Tool Library gets ready to lend

THE Ballarat Tool Library is set to open for member borrowing on Saturday, 6 February. Committee member Jay Morrison said the community resource space has...

January 17, 2021

Up for the Cycle Classic challenge?

ROAD or mountain bike riders, runners and walkers are invited to take part in this year’s many Ballarat Cycle Classic events which aim to...

January 15, 2021

Costume collection connects to the past

BEHIND the scenes of Sovereign Hill’s living museum, its historical costume collection protects three thousand original pieces. A handful of these 19th century items will...

January 14, 2021

Stable schools serve small communities

LEADERSHIP behind three of the Shire’s small-town primary schools have said student enrolment numbers are stable, moving into the new school year. Linton Primary School...

January 14, 2021

Warriors expand sports offerings

THE Woady Yaloak Warriors Football Netball Club is inviting juniors to try footy, netball and cricket with them next month. On Sunday, 21 February from...

January 13, 2021

Feast like royalty at Kryal Castle

PARTY like it’s 1399 at Kryal Castle over the next couple of weeks by sitting down to enjoy a medieval feast. On Saturday, 16 and...

January 12, 2021

Ideas and friendship in Gallery Book Club

MEETING bi-monthly, the Art Gallery of Ballarat Book & Film Club is aiming to encourage informal arts-based conversation in a friendly and inclusive environment. Run...

January 9, 2021

Coffee-cocktail collab champions Ballarat

IF you’re partial to a cocktail, four Ballarat brands have blended to build an espresso martini you can enjoy from the comfort of your...

January 8, 2021

Stay water-safe this summer

IF your swimming pool, spa or dam will be a busy backyard hub this season, Central Highlands Water is encouraging residents to get their...

January 7, 2021

Mobile librarian lends her last book

A FAMILIAR face to bookworms young and old, Kay Dickenson has made her final town visits as the Shire’s mobile librarian. Joining Geelong Regional Libraries...

January 7, 2021

Creative Fiesta back at Smythesdale

THE postponed Smythesdale Arts and Music Fiesta will come alive in the Shire’s north next month. Coordinator, Barry Wemyss said the free, inclusive festival, based...

January 7, 2021

Weekly yoga flows back to Maude

SHE Oaks’ Jo Solomon is returning to the Maude Recreation Reserve’s tennis clubrooms to teach weekly beginner hatha yoga classes. Ideal for those who’ve never...

January 7, 2021

Inverleigh doctor named Wellbeing Champion

DOCTOR Gaby Bolton has won the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria’s Wellbeing Champion Award for her work at Peninsula Health. Raised in Inverleigh, the bachelor...

January 6, 2021

Tool Library seeks equipment

WERE you gifted some brand-new, sparking tools over Christmas and are no longer needing your pre-loved equipment? The Ballarat Tool Library is encouraging members of...

January 4, 2021

Innovation award for BAA lead

THE Victorian Multicultural Commission’s 2020 Multicultural Awards for Excellence have put Ballarat community leaders in the spotlight. Ballarat African Association president Dr Michael Akindeju received...

January 3, 2021

Diverse women’s stories on-air

WOMEN’S Health Grampians’ new audio project is broadcasting unique stories of diversity amongst regional Victorian women. The Equality for All podcast series launched this month,...

December 31, 2020

Cemetery celebrates trailblazing women

PIONEERING women from the Woady Yaloak area will be permanently recognised through new informational signage at the Smythesdale Cemetery; A Tribute to the Women...

December 31, 2020

Wildlife and picnics the plan at Reserve

LINTON public parkland, Edinburgh Reserve can be a forgotten place, but local volunteers are working to “lift it up.” The green space, which historically doubled...

December 30, 2020

Take a trek on the Nature Trail

OVER recent weeks Parks Victoria Contractors have completed works on the Woowookarung Regional Park Nature Trail. The walking track from the Park’s lookout through to...

December 29, 2020

Kitchen gardens shine in comp

DID you take up the opportunity to show off your thriving veggie patch as part of the Ballarat Show’s Kitchen Garden Competition? The Ballarat Agricultural...

December 29, 2020

Cancer specialist named on Honour Roll

IMMUNOLOGIST Dr Misty Jenkins is one of thirty-two women who were inducted into the 2020 Victorian Honour Roll of Women. A brain cancer specialist at...

December 28, 2020

Architect celebrates year of success

SUSTAINABLE architect Talina Edwards is wrapping up a successful 2020 in business, having received six industry awards in the last twelve months. The Passivhaus design...

December 28, 2020

Buninyong’s bright bikes back in bloom

HAVE you ever spotted red bicycles with colourful flower baskets around Buninyong over the summer period? They’re an initiative of the Friends of Buninyong Botanic...

December 27, 2020

EYE the next gen’s artistic talent

WITH posters, paintings, pottery and more, Federation University Arts Academy’s annual end-of-year exhibition is viewable online. Displayed via Kunstmatrix, a virtual gallery site, EYE presents...