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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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January 17, 2020

Social space for children and adults at playgroup

PLENTY of play, healthy snacks, lots of conversation and walks outdoors. Alexis Breen always has lots planned to cater to everyone at the Dereel Playgroup...

January 16, 2020

Solidarity in the new normal

MICK Trembath has gigged in many of the places engulfed by fire across Victoria and the nation this season. “All these towns that are mentioned...

January 16, 2020

Life in the village during RoadNats

THE whooshing of bikes, the clunky rattle of cow bells, the encouraging shouts of locals and visitors, the echoes of amplified expert commentary, and...

January 16, 2020

Majestic forest raising fire funds

MICHAEL Coll’s Once were forests – Majestic 11 could be hanging in your home soon. The mixed media work on stretched cotton canvas is being...

January 16, 2020

Costume team turns skills to wildlife rescue

BLOC Music Theatre’s costume department has found a way to remove their “sense of powerlessness” in response to the bushfire crisis. Costume volunteer, Linda Blake...

January 10, 2020

Fires in mind on chilly Summer Sunday

Emelia and Will Robinson collected donations for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. IT may have...

January 9, 2020

Ballarat’s best musos unite for bushfires

PERFORMER, Lisa Laine had a strong desire to donate to the Victorian bushfire appeal, but as one person, knew she could only give a...

January 9, 2020

Junior’s sights on mountain coronation

SEVENTEEN-year-old Jesse Norton relished the feeling of capturing the U19 Criterium title in front of a home crowd during last year’s Sturt Street RoadNats...

January 9, 2020

Cycling to unite community on and off-road

BALLARAT’S RoadNats program will get more than just elite cyclists on the road or involved in activities. With free events planned for people on and...

January 9, 2020

Offering a Ray of hope

The Salvation Army distributed many toys to families in need this past Christmas, and just under 200 of them were curated by...

January 8, 2020

Barbershop bands together for bushfires

BARBER and shaving saloon, Musket & Bayonet was established three years ago to not only keep Ballarat looking sharp, but to provide a safe...

December 31, 2019

Generosity in tough times

PICTURE a big pallet of non-perishable food and seven hundred dollars’ worth of toys on the back of a long truck. This is what MaxiTRANS...

December 27, 2019

Minister tours Welcome Centre’s historic new home

THE old Ballarat East Library building at Barkly Square will soon be reactivated and full of life as it becomes the Ballarat Regional Multicultural...

December 26, 2019

Blues back to bring in 2020

NOW in its twenty-fourth year, the Bluestone Blues Festival is set to entertain classic and original blues lovers at Murgheboluc Reserve this New Year’s...

December 25, 2019

Crocheting positivity from single-use plastics

FOR those sleeping rough in Ballarat, there are volunteers working to ensure they’re a little more comfortable. Community group, Creswick Mats for the Homeless is...

December 24, 2019

Super clash set for Mars

MARS Stadium will host the first regional Super Rugby game in twenty-five years with the Melbourne Rebels set to take on the Durban based...

December 24, 2019

Challenging audiences with humour

WHEN artist, Geoff Bonney was in the UK, he was inspired to change his creative direction. “I’d been making sculptures out of monochrome colour, in...

December 23, 2019

Townhouses a safe haven for youths

FOR sixteen to twenty-four year olds that could be on the streets, five two-bedroom townhouses in Mount Pleasant are giving them a home. Built by...

December 23, 2019

Public broadcaster promotes Maddie’s story

MADDIE Fogarty found an outlet and a community in the Ballarat arts scene. Studying speech and drama, she’s a writer, a storyteller and a performer,...

December 20, 2019

Cycle Classic secures supporter in Optus

FEBRUARY’S Ballarat Cycle Classic will be a spectacle around Lake Wendouree and along the roads of broader Ballarat with a fresh supporter. Optus Ballarat is...

December 19, 2019

Rockin’ revival for February festival

SWINGING, swaying, rocking tunes playing, and dancing in the street. The Rock Ballarat Rock ‘n’ Roll Rockabilly...

December 19, 2019

$2.4 million for library refurb

VISITORS to the Ballarat Library will be able to utilise a further six-hundred-plus square metres of public space after an upcoming refurbishment. With the City...

December 19, 2019

In song for families in need

It'S not long now until the community unites for the refreshed Ballarat Carols by Candlelight, interpreted by Auslan Stage Left signers and...

December 19, 2019

Mothers not forgotten for Christmas

THE 3BA Christmas Appeal is ensuring mothers feel valued this Christmas, not just generating toys for the children of less fortunate families. With many parents,...

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