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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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November 17, 2023

New leaders at the Miners

BASKETBALL Ballarat announced the recruitment of their next NBL1 South men’s head coach, and director of coaching last week. James McKinnon is set to join...

November 16, 2023

One last time round at RoadNats

STREETSCAPES across the City of Ballarat will be the stage for the Federation University Road National Championships’ elite cycling action for one more summer. For...

November 14, 2023

Step out against family violence

AN awareness walk will be held this month as part of the United Nations’ annual Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The Walk Against...

November 13, 2023

Apply to shape the future

AS 2024 approaches, Committee for Ballarat members are taking expressions of interest for the next intake of Future Shapers participants. The community leadership program’s coordinator...

November 13, 2023

Cars to glow and shine at SpringFest

EVEN if the sun isn’t shining on SpringFest’s market Sunday by Lake Wendouree, some classic and brand-new cars will be. The...

November 13, 2023

Cash from cans for charities

WITHIN its first day of operation, Victoria’s container deposit scheme processed one million bottles and cans. That’s a lot of 10-cent refunds, but users of...

November 11, 2023

Concept designs sought for survivors’ memorial

A NATIONWIDE competition encouraging creatives to develop designs for a planned Continuous Voices Memorial has been launched. The memorial would be the first in...

November 11, 2023

Story of lost manuscript to be told at library

IN 2014, a customer browsing Lorraine Smith’s Warrnambool bookshop found an unusual artefact hidden in the pages of a copy of Alice in Wonderland. “I...

November 10, 2023

Has CDS scheme forgotten the Shire?

ONE hundred and twenty-eight reverse vending machines and refund points launched last week under the Victorian container deposit scheme, or CDS, west zone, but...

November 10, 2023

Woady club to welcome new warriors

AS Ballarat’s west expands, and the Golden Plains Shire booms in its north, the Woady Warriors Junior Football Netball Club are seeking to get...

November 9, 2023

Walking home for children in need

AN annual walking fundraiser for the Salvation Army’s Karinya Support Services is returning this weekend at Lake Wendouree. The six-kilometre Walking Home stroll on Saturday...

November 7, 2023

Bringing the farm to SpringFest

A TASTE of agricultural life is coming to this year’s SpringFest, with major sponsor and farming machinery business, Growers Services, setting up vehicles and...

November 6, 2023

Hotel offers respite to carers

MERCURE Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre is part of a new movement to provide support to unpaid carers. The Accor Pacific accommodation group has partnered...

November 6, 2023

Committee seeks to empower community

A NEW partnership has been formed between networking group Ballarat Business Women and locally-based national domestic violence charity DV Collective. The two organisations have launched...

November 5, 2023

Stage set for The Sandman and Flacco

THE characters of a quirky Australian comic duo are returning to the stage as part of the Ballarat Cabaret Festival. The Sandman and Flacco’s Forevelyn...

November 3, 2023

Container deposit scheme gets underway

THE statewide container deposit scheme, or CDS, is now operational, with Golden Plains Shire residents able to get ten cents back for every bottle,...

November 3, 2023

Ideas to shape town’s future

THE coordinators behind the Bannockburn Community Planning Group are seeking the input of residents to shape the town’s future. If you have a vision for...

November 3, 2023

Spirited coach moves to Miners

HEAD coach of WNBL side Bendigo Spirit, Kennedy Kereama, is moving to Ballarat to make his next mark in the NBL1 South competition. The Ballarat...

November 2, 2023

Learn lifesaving first aid

A COURSE led by accredited genU trainers is coming to Golden Plains Youth Hub to prepare young people to act in a medical emergency...

October 30, 2023

St Pat’s seek to fill SoupBus at SpringFest

STUDENT support for the Rotary Club of Ballarat’s milk drive continues. During the market Sunday event on 26 November, SpringFest community partner St Patrick’s College...

October 29, 2023

Young artists pool together

WITH the theme of ‘united by water,’ National Water Week was marked last week, acknowledging the vital role the resource plays in connecting communities. Central...

October 28, 2023

CresFest named folk project of the year

THE sounds of regional folk and roots music festival CresFest are reaching far beyond the town of Creswick. Directed by Judy Turner, the annual event...

October 27, 2023

Day in Dereel about being emergency ready

RESIDENTS of the wider Dereel district are invited to be part of a community day this weekend. DIY Dereel is set to attract locals to...

October 27, 2023

Bannockburn to host top skaters and riders

A SKATEBOARD, scooter, and BMX competition is coming to Bannockburn this weekend as part of the Skate Park Leagues Vic Western Regional Series. Hosted by...

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