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

July 10, 2020

UFS gives for refugee family welfare

UFS Dispensaries has given ten thousand dollars to support almost thirty Ballarat refugee and asylum seeker families through the COVID-19 period. Channelling the money to...

July 9, 2020

Further funding for veterans’ support groups

THE Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch and the Ballarat Veterans’ Assistance Centre are both receiving Federal grants to boost their work supporting the district’s war veterans. The...

July 9, 2020

Netballer makes elite state squad

BALLARAT Clarendon College year 12 student, Poppy Douglass has been selected for the Netball Victoria Elite Development Squad. The program launched this year to continue...

July 8, 2020

‘A window to the past’ these school holidays

IN 1855, a Wesleyan Day School was set up from a tent in Mount Pleasant, as a place of worship and a Sabbath School. Its...

July 7, 2020

Parts for all to play on the road to zero emissions

IF the Grampians region is to achieve zero emissions by 2050, Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions understands residents must act at individual and...

July 6, 2020

Men’s Shed shovelers prep site for slab

RECENT excavation and trench digging means a slab can soon be poured at the Linton and District Men’s Shed’s new location behind the CFA. President,...

July 4, 2020

Mount Clear block holds rail trail’s missing link

A TRIANGULAR, pine-filled block of land, fifty-five Recreation Road in Mount Clear may seem an insignificant location to many. But for residents of the area...

July 4, 2020

Cooking up kitchen skills, language and confidence

BALLARAT Neighbourhood Centre is improving the English language skills of intercultural residents while they learn to bake. Tutor, Lisa Dinning teaches the Baking and Language...

July 3, 2020

Refugee Network’s fresh food is feeding families

BALLARAT Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support Network is collecting donations of fresh fruit and vegetables at the Ballarat Welcome Centre to give to families...

July 3, 2020

Pet stores’ funds will raise a guide dog

GUIDE Dogs Australia will breed, raise and train a young assistance animal with the support of PETstock. Last month, all PETstock stores across the country,...

July 3, 2020

Smashing, golden tales of quartz mining

HISTORIAN, Doug Bradby has published the third volume of his book series, The Astonishing History of Ballarat, unpacking the stories of the area’s quartz...

July 2, 2020

$150k boost for BIRCH’s regional research

THE Ballarat Innovation and Research Collaboration for Health has received one hundred and fifty thousand dollars from the State government, to support the clinical...

July 2, 2020

Karts good to go as venue is reborn

SINCE March, Catherine Hayes has been busy lugging around six hundred tyres while her business has been closed, but she’s enjoyed every minute. The new...

July 2, 2020

Shopping students need at CBD pantry

A COMMUNITY pantry on Camp Street is providing groceries to one hundred and fifty international university students every Wednesday afternoon. From 2pm to 4pm Australian...

July 2, 2020

Sturt Street faces support artists and attract collectors

TRUDY McLauchlan’s One Hundred Faces exhibition is vibrantly staring out at all who walk by her store on Sturt Street. Featuring a grid of 100...

July 2, 2020

Stability and consistency for young sportspeople

STAFF at FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport knew one thing as COVID-19 hit in March – that they would stand by their young athletes...

July 2, 2020

Kids gain golf skills on Inverleigh green

A FREE golf clinic for children and teens will run this Saturday, 4 July at Inverleigh Golf Club, 9am to 11am. Facilitated by golf pro,...

July 1, 2020

Ballarat show a no go

THE annual Ballarat Spring Show, planned for November, is cancelled. Last week the Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s executive committee decided not to run the...

June 30, 2020

Emergency relievers bundle food, warmth and care

AN agency benefiting from the 3BA Winter Appeal, Anglicare Victoria Ballarat continues to work through these cold, COVID months to provide emergency relief to...

June 30, 2020

Global tech lead sees local benefits

AT the University of Ballarat in 1997, Michael Duffin was studying a commerce degree, heading towards a working life in business. Training as a financial...

June 29, 2020

Being kind and creative together, but apart

EIGHT artists have been paired up and commissioned to combine their practices and produce creative responses to the COVID-19 climate in Ballarat. Part of the City’s...

June 28, 2020

Random pairings produce artwork and friends

RANDOM Co-Lab is generating unusual artistic work by linking strangers together. Created by musician, Mick Trembath during the COVID-19 lockdown, the initiative took off to...

June 27, 2020

Awa project is a musical, virtual hug

MUSIC, movement and illustrations are bringing intercultural young people from Ballarat, Horsham, Nhill and Ghana together to creatively connect and collaborate. Coordinated by the Centre...

June 27, 2020

Buninyong garden art sparks creative curiosity

CHILDREN are invited to explore and illustrate the Buninyong Botanical Gardens to gain a greater understanding of nature. Through the Winter Garden Art initiative, Friends...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

UFS gives for refugee family welfare

Further funding for veterans’ support groups

Netballer makes elite state squad

‘A window to the past’ these school holidays

Parts for all to play on the road to zero emissions

Men’s Shed shovelers prep site for slab

Mount Clear block holds rail trail’s missing link

Cooking up kitchen skills, language and confidence

Refugee Network’s fresh food is feeding families

Pet stores’ funds will raise a guide dog

Smashing, golden tales of quartz mining

$150k boost for BIRCH’s regional research

Karts good to go as venue is reborn

Shopping students need at CBD pantry

Sturt Street faces support artists and attract collectors

Stability and consistency for young sportspeople

Kids gain golf skills on Inverleigh green

Ballarat show a no go

Emergency relievers bundle food, warmth and care

Global tech lead sees local benefits

Being kind and creative together, but apart

Random pairings produce artwork and friends

Awa project is a musical, virtual hug

Buninyong garden art sparks creative curiosity

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