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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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May 8, 2020

Virus education pack to empower kids

A NEW resource pack, SeeMore Bug Safety: the tiny germs we can’t see has been created by Dr Susie O’Neill to educate preschool aged...

May 7, 2020

On-foot clean-ups littered through the week

WHILE enjoying country walks around his neighbourhood for the last six weeks, Smythes Creek’s Brendan Johnston discovered something he didn’t like. “There was just so...

May 7, 2020

Dog park on the way

THE city is gaining another enclosed off-leash dog space worth seventy-five thousand dollars, with works underway at Ballarat East’s Pennyweight Park. A shelter is currently...

May 6, 2020

Neighbours not alone with register’s support

COMBATING and preventing loneliness will be the focus of this year’s Neighbourhood House Week, beginning Friday, 8 May. During a period of heightened anxiety where...

May 6, 2020

Mindful on Mother’s Day of soldiers’ loved ones

FOR Garry Snowden, it is “only right” that the community take time on Mother’s Day to reflect and remember the many women who experienced...

May 5, 2020

Observing space at your own place

ALTHOUGH in a “deep lull,” the Ballarat Municipal Observatory & Museum is still sparking the city’s curiosities when it comes to the night sky...

May 4, 2020

Special faraway magic at home

WHILE Renee Price can’t present her Faraway Storytelling sessions to young children in person, she’s ensuring they won’t miss the experience at home. Usually reading...

May 2, 2020

Busy in the bee buzzness

FOREVER a lover of natural, beautiful things, Peter Debicki bought a beekeeping book in his early twenties. But it wasn’t until a decade ago, when...

May 1, 2020

Morning teas will be ‘biggest’ but different

VIRTUAL cuppa catch-ups will be a large part of this year’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea campaign, generating funds for Cancer Council Victoria. The charity is...

May 1, 2020

Website connects health workers and services

DEVELOPED in response to skills shortages, a new online resource, connectinghealthcareers.com.au will link Grampians region hospitals to the health students they need. Created by...

May 1, 2020

RAAF history flies into Air Force archives

IN 1945, chief security officer of Australia’s First Tactical Air Force, Flight Lieutenant T. Hennessy put together a special document for the RAAF No...

May 1, 2020

Girls unite in safe online space

TAPPING into the diverse interests and talents of Ballarat’s young women, aged twelve to twenty-five, Girl Space is a safe, inclusive community. Launched in 2017,...

April 30, 2020

Loudly, proudly supporting business peers

ENTERPRISES will share and champion their favourite peers in Ballarat’s business community through a new Commerce Ballarat initiative. Part of the Federation Business School Commerce...

April 30, 2020

Independent art survives with injection

CREATIVE organisations like the Ballarat International Foto Biennale will be financially supported by a State government cash boot. Within the $16.8 million package, 100 independent...

April 30, 2020

One stop resource shop live for youths

AN online information hub has launched to keep the district’s young people ‘in the loop,’ but not overloaded. Ballarat Youth Services’ new Linktr.ee site has...

April 28, 2020

Virtual choir a soulful ray of sunshine

WHEN Georgie and Geoffrey Williams first saw a digitally curated group performance of Close to You, they were inspired. Singers, songwriters and choir leaders themselves,...

April 27, 2020

Heading outside to refresh minds

CHILDREN and adults at home are encouraged to step into their garden to bust boredom, and keep their bodies and minds well, as part...

April 27, 2020

Youths unite to entertain each other

THE young people of Golden Plains are leading an initiative to ensure they stay connected, busy, well, and supportive of one another, even if...

April 25, 2020

Collaborating now for the future

CREATIVES are pairing up to share their experiences and responses to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the City of Ballarat’s Be Kind – Be...

April 24, 2020

Tea for free at the nursery

OVER the Easter long weekend, Smythesdale’s Birdsong Nursery & Gardens only had one customer. Owner, Karen Gray figured people may have been nervous to venture...

April 24, 2020

Online forum stars shops and services

THE ins and outs of running a small business are close to the heart of Donna McGilligan. “My brother runs a small business, my parents...

April 23, 2020

Surprise woollen work keeps PM safe

AN unknown artist briefly brought some textural humour to the Prime Ministers’ Avenue at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens last week. The bust of Australia’s 27th...

April 23, 2020

From the paddock to home plates

WHEN stage three coronavirus restrictions were enforced, wholesale food supplier, Natures Cargo lost a “huge chunk” of their business overnight. Procurement manager, Emily Wilkie, said...

April 23, 2020

Anzac service to sound on air

THIS Saturday will mark only the second time Ballarat’s Anzac dawn service has been majorly impacted since the annual tradition began. The first interruption was...

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