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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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June 26, 2020

Goldwork book earns a bronze medal

INVERMAY’S Alison Cole has won a bronze medal in the Independent Publisher Awards in New York, for her fifth self-published book, The Goldwork Masterclass:...

June 26, 2020

Pair goes pink to improve breast cancer research

BREAST cancer has always been present throughout Connor Prebble’s life. “My grandma had it, my mum’s had it, I had an aunty who passed away...

June 25, 2020

A new educational era in Newington

URQUHART Park Primary School’s name is changing to Newington Primary School, approved by the State government last week. Principal Janet Hillgrove said the school community...

June 25, 2020

Skies the limit in world record attempt

THE Ballarat Municipal Observatory has contributed to a Guinness World Record attempt for the most people taking an online environmental sustainability lesson in twenty-four...

June 25, 2020

Art sells to fund Foto festival

THE Ballarat International Foto Biennale hosted an Online Yellow Dot Fundraiser last week to generate funding for their next festival in August of 2021. Hosted...

June 25, 2020

Apply for sports survival funds

THE application period for the State’s Community Sport Sector COVID-19 Survival Package grants has been extended to Tuesday, 30 June at 11.59pm Sports and recreation...

June 24, 2020

Volunteers needed for unprecedented call rates

LIFELINE Ballarat are making a final call for expressions of interest to become crisis support counsellors, reflecting the community’s diverse backgrounds and experiences over...

June 24, 2020

Colourful collab goes face-to-face with public

CAN you picture one hundred unique, vibrant faces framed by one shop window? A new art exhibition launching this weekend at Sturt Street’s Playing in...

June 24, 2020

Redbacks’ home ground works underway

BUNINYONG’s Royal Park is receiving two full-sized senior soccer pitches, with male and female friendly changerooms, which will benefit Buninyong Redbacks Soccer Club and...

June 22, 2020

Solar installs up almost 20%

RECENT data from Powercor shows the Ballarat area’s installation rates of solar rose by 18.78 per cent last year. In 2019, 5254 solar systems were...

June 21, 2020

Eclectic texts prompt Tough discussions

THREE years ago, Andrew Manton was struggling to find a really good book club. Discovering the volunteer-run Tough Guys Book Club movement, launched in Collingwood,...

June 20, 2020

One-stop-shop on the buses

ALTHOUGH they share much of the same clientele, The SoupBus and One Humanity Shower Bus were never able to find the right opportunity to...

June 20, 2020

Doorways feeds and warms the needy

THE Salvation Army’s social initiatives are supporting long-term and new clients to be fed, clothed and warm through the pandemic and winter. Ballarat Doorways Emergency...

June 19, 2020

Awards celebrate youthful impact

THE City of Ballarat Youth Council is now accepting nominations for their annual Youth Awards. Launched last Monday via Facebook, with a showcase of young...

June 19, 2020

Free TAFE accessibility ‘life changing’

BY the end of last month, one thousand, one hundred and fifty-nine people in the Ballarat area had enrolled in Federation TAFE’s free courses...

June 19, 2020

Support local while you FindGoodFood

AS a teenager, Chris Macquet spent years extremely ill, having contracted hepatitis A. Living with a severely damaged liver ever since, sourcing and eating fresh,...

June 19, 2020

Find a new family outing while staying close to home

ADVENTURES across the city and its surrounds await the exploration of families this winter, as residents stay close to home, mindful of COVID-19 restrictions. Ballarat...

June 18, 2020

Self-confidence and lifelong friendships at Pony Club

SINCE Ballarat Pony Club had their March rally, the youth membership hasn’t been able to properly get together with their horses at Victoria Park...

June 18, 2020

Back by the ballet barre as restrictions ease

DANCE schools have got clarification on when they can reopen their studios. From 22 June each indoor physical recreation space can accommodate 20 people and...

June 18, 2020

Specialist School upgraded with additional funds

THIRTY thousand dollars has been allocated to the Ballarat Specialist School from the State government, for essential grounds work like repairs, painting and guttering...

June 18, 2020

Making a splash for vulnerable children

WRISC Family Violence Support has received a nine thousand, four hundred dollar donation from Central Highlands Water, to fund programs for children who’ve experienced...

June 18, 2020

Rotary Club donation decreases digital poverty

BALLARAT Community Health has received a grant of more than nine thousand dollars from the Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast to digitally support clients...

June 16, 2020

Producing pork with regional pride

TWO months ago, when restaurants closed and pork prices fell, Mount Mercer’s Western Plains Pork saw the value in taking one of their professional...

June 15, 2020

Web series takes kids behind city scenes

BE TV, a children’s web series born of the City’s Be Kind – Be Creative campaign is helping little people keep in touch with...

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