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

April 3, 2020

True community in the garden

SHEILAGH Kentish couldn’t be prouder of her Ballarat Community Garden community. Challenged by the shifting health and social climate, Mrs Kentish, the group’s chairperson said...

April 3, 2020

Toy Library seeks ideas to share resources

BALLARAT Toy Library’s Sally Tuck can see the positive impact the group could make to the new, isolated lifestyles of the organisation’s members. Library borrowing...

April 3, 2020

Finding forever homes for furry, four-legged friends

THE Ballarat Animal Shelter handles fifty animals a week. Eighty-seven per cent of dogs are reclaimed, and the balance are adopted or unable to...

April 3, 2020

Premier celebrates historical storytelling

IF you’re working to preserve a slice of Victoria’s heritage, you could be eligible for a State government Community History Award. Projects of varying categories...

April 3, 2020

Fit and thriving from home

MOVEMENT, nourishment and rest are crucial to maintaining physical wellness while isolating in your own home, according to personal trainer, Sarah Harrison. The Fernwood Ballarat...

April 2, 2020

Essential SoupBus challenged but serving

THE OnTrack Foundation is continuing the operation of its SoupBus for as long as possible, with Ballarat’s homeless and vulnerable more needy than ever. Craig...

April 2, 2020

Restaurant quality food to the home table

COMMITTEE for Ballarat CEO Michael Poulton said many local food and beverage producers have seen their product demand “dry up” with the closure of...

April 2, 2020

Fresh, seasonal wholefoods with flexibility

THE Ballarat Wholefoods Collective knows how to acclimatise. Launched in 2013, the community not-for-profit originally ran out of founding member, Wendy Aston’s home. Before finding...

April 2, 2020

Regional voice a resource for business council

THE State government’s Multicultural Business Ministerial Council has been enriched with a local representative’s perspective. Dr Michael Akindeju, president of the Ballarat African Association and...

April 2, 2020

New face for fresh FECRI program

INTERNATIONALLY renowned researcher, Dr Aparna Jayachandran will head a new breast cancer program at the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute. The senior research fellow has...

April 2, 2020

Need to Share the Dignity greater than ever

THIS month’s Share the Dignity drive, collecting sanitary products for women in need, was less successful than usual due to toiletry hoarding in supermarkets. But...

April 1, 2020

Studio switched off, music on-air

REGULAR programming is closed until further notice at community radio station, Voice FM, now running an automated service. Physical doors are closed to volunteers and...

March 27, 2020

Serene, homely, unique shopping

HOLLY White’s move from Geelong to Buninyong three years ago brought a change her family needed, and plenty of projects. Settling at The Old Vicarage...

March 27, 2020

Replenishing hope within hearts and the land

FARMER Bruce Martin is assisting the agricultural communities of the Corryong and Upper Murray area with their post-bushfire recovery. A champion of regenerative farming who...

March 26, 2020

Farmers market funds paid forward

STALLHOLDERS at Talbot Farmers Market recently contributed to one of the event’s most successful community raffles ever, and the giving didn’t stop there. Combined with...

March 26, 2020

Businesses supported to walk untrodden ground

AS COVID-19 news and recommendations change hourly, Commerce Ballarat CEO, Jodie Gillett said her team is working to keep business resources relevant and available...

March 26, 2020

Special meeting gives more power to CEO

CITY of Ballarat council unanimously passed a motion at a special meeting on Monday afternoon that gives further instrument of delegation powers to the...

March 26, 2020

Supporting and exploring creativity, digitally and personally

RESEARCHING artists online, engaging with them and sharing their work are some of the best ways to show the creative community support according to...

March 26, 2020

Wipe away the habit

CENTRAL Highlands Water is urging Ballarat to remember that wipes should not be flushed down toilets. With many using alternatives for toilet paper, CHW is...

March 25, 2020

Community connected and funded

MANY varying projects and initiatives of not-for-profits will be eligible for the latest round of Ballarat Connected Communities’ grants. Awarding $15,000 in their inaugural...

March 24, 2020

Like minds linked by Japanese engineering

BALLARAT is home to Japanese domestic market cars, four-wheel-drives and bikes of all vintages, used for all purposes and owned by young and old. Three...

March 23, 2020

Thriving with kindness, optimism and fun

SYDNEY’S Lucy Bloom is on board Commerce Ballarat’s 2020 Business Day Out to inspire and challenge the perspectives of businesspeople, with ideas to elevate...

March 21, 2020

‘Inspirational motivator’ posthumously honoured

THE Zonta Club of Ballarat was in Donna Campbell’s blood. When the female-only service group was chartered in 1978, board director Val Sarah said Ms...

March 20, 2020

Young creative cohort shines at gallery

AN Art Gallery of Ballarat exhibition introduced the region’s freshest, best and brightest young artists and designers to the public. Showcasing the work of last...

About: Edwina Williams

Posts by: Edwina Williams

True community in the garden

Toy Library seeks ideas to share resources

Finding forever homes for furry, four-legged friends

Premier celebrates historical storytelling

Fit and thriving from home

Essential SoupBus challenged but serving

Restaurant quality food to the home table

Fresh, seasonal wholefoods with flexibility

Regional voice a resource for business council

New face for fresh FECRI program

Need to Share the Dignity greater than ever

Studio switched off, music on-air

Serene, homely, unique shopping

Replenishing hope within hearts and the land

Farmers market funds paid forward

Businesses supported to walk untrodden ground

Special meeting gives more power to CEO

Supporting and exploring creativity, digitally and personally

Wipe away the habit

Community connected and funded

Like minds linked by Japanese engineering

Thriving with kindness, optimism and fun

‘Inspirational motivator’ posthumously honoured

Young creative cohort shines at gallery

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