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

August 4, 2020

Waste wanted in its warm new life

MATERIALS planned for landfill aren’t always destined to end up in the ground. This is something maker and re-user, Deb Weston has come to learn...

August 3, 2020

Friends’ green thumbs ready to touch master plan

FRIENDS of the Buninyong Botanic Gardens are in talks with the City of Ballarat, following their council vote to proceed with a master plan...

August 3, 2020

Sustaina-bee made wraps keep food fresh

WHEN Paige Phelan took maternity leave in 2016, she knew a project was in order. “I needed something to do. I’d seen cloth food covers...

August 3, 2020

A place to reflect at Linton’s historic cemetery

LINTON Cemetery Trust’s monthly working bee will run from 9am to 12pm on Saturday, 8 August, compliant with social distancing rules. Committee member, Chris Grigg...

August 2, 2020

A purposeful passion weaving fibrous functionality

BENITA Martin discovered fibrecrafts nine years ago, crocheting a blanket before her first baby was born. Now a mother of four children, the youngest three,...

August 1, 2020

Reserve’s native flora flourishes with a little help from its friends

THE Black Hill Flat Native Garden is thriving with the help of the Friends of Black Hill Reserve as they facilitate COVID safe working...

July 31, 2020

Grants to connect and fund community

VARYING not-for-profit projects and initiatives will be eligible for the third round of Ballarat Connected Communities’ grants. Offering funding bundles up to $5000 to eligible...

July 30, 2020

150 full boxes will feed those in need

BALLARAT’S Coles supermarkets have given one hundred and fifty boxes worth of non-perishable food, and grocery vouchers, to the 3BA Winter Appeal. Appeal ambassador, Peter...

July 30, 2020

Chronic pain at the fore of nationwide campaign

UNTIL this Sunday, 2 August, the country marks National Pain Week, driven by Chronic Pain Australia. The seven days are an opportunity for the organisation...

July 30, 2020

Foodworks’ fruit feeding furry and feathered friends

TWO large drums of fresh produce are reducing waste and feeding animals each week at the Ballarat Wildlife Park. Since the park was closed mid-lockdown...

July 30, 2020

State funds to support women’s start-ups

BALLARAT Regional Multicultural Council’s women’s business incubator has received a funding boost from the State government of thirty-two thousand, five hundred dollars. Based upstairs at...

July 28, 2020

Family wine brand more than six-foot tall

IN 1982, Pamela and Richard Austin developed a three-acre vineyard in Waurn Ponds. This first passion project led them to buy one hundred and fifty...

July 28, 2020

Students’ water posters will make artistic splash

IN conjunction with the Australian Water Association, Central Highlands Water is running their annual poster competition in celebration of National Water Week, coming up...

July 28, 2020

Big little train proposal for Bannockburn

WITH a father that worked on the railways for five decades, Brian Gray has a passion for trains that runs through his bloodline. Six years...

July 27, 2020

Feel-good drawing to stress less

WHAT imagery do you imagine when you read the words change, hope and future? An art project coordinated by Ballarat Youth Services, Drawing the Good,...

July 26, 2020

Theatre company has only Pride for podcast production

BALLARAT National Theatre’s Pride and Prejudice podcast series, dramatically reading the Jane Austen novel, has gained three hundred digital subscribers and three thousand listens...

July 25, 2020

Club donation helps cancer research continue

FUNDING cancer research programs, Ballarat Golf Club has donated four thousand, five hundred and twenty-five dollars to the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute. Ballarat Golf...

July 25, 2020

418kms to cover for fresh food security

ON-foot in the great outdoors, Pauline O'Shannessy-Dowling feels at home and at peace. Growing up on the family farm, she’d spend hours with her dad,...

July 24, 2020

Effecting community change, one local leader at a time

THE Leadership Ballarat and Western Region experience recommenced face-to-face last week with a new program lead, psychologist Ellen Jackson. LBWR exists to help develop all...

July 23, 2020

Rally marks seven years of refugee detention

BALLARAT Rural Australians for Refugees rallied peacefully last Monday on Lydiard and Sturt Streets, to mark seven years of detention for refugees on Manus...

July 23, 2020

Challenges and opportunities explored this Business Day In

COMMERCE Ballarat’s Business Day In will aim to inspire people to elevate their businesses during the COVID climate on Thursday, 27 August. The professional development...

July 23, 2020

Digital art keeps youth fed and sane in Japan

HEADING to Japan for a study break this year, twenty-two-year-old Keegan Guidotti was secure with a teaching role. But when the COVID-19 lockdown hit that...

July 23, 2020

Open day celebrates park’s official launch

ROTARY Centennial Park, an initiative of Alfredton Rotary Club at Winter Swamp and Mullawallah Wetands, will officially open on Sunday, 2 August at 11am. Opposite...

July 23, 2020

Kids flex sports and social muscles in Haddon

CHILDREN’S AFL football and netball starter programs, Auskick and NetSetGO returned to Haddon Recreation Reserve on Sunday morning, following COVID-19 interruptions. Coordinated by Woady Yaloak...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

Waste wanted in its warm new life

Friends’ green thumbs ready to touch master plan

Sustaina-bee made wraps keep food fresh

A place to reflect at Linton’s historic cemetery

A purposeful passion weaving fibrous functionality

Reserve’s native flora flourishes with a little help from its friends

Grants to connect and fund community

150 full boxes will feed those in need

Chronic pain at the fore of nationwide campaign

Foodworks’ fruit feeding furry and feathered friends

State funds to support women’s start-ups

Family wine brand more than six-foot tall

Students’ water posters will make artistic splash

Big little train proposal for Bannockburn

Feel-good drawing to stress less

Theatre company has only Pride for podcast production

Club donation helps cancer research continue

418kms to cover for fresh food security

Effecting community change, one local leader at a time

Rally marks seven years of refugee detention

Challenges and opportunities explored this Business Day In

Digital art keeps youth fed and sane in Japan

Open day celebrates park’s official launch

Kids flex sports and social muscles in Haddon

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