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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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November 15, 2019

Tasting activity in Inverleigh

FREE fitness classes in Inverleigh are inviting women, men and children of all abilities to try something new. Coordinated by the Inverleigh Country Women’s Association,...

November 14, 2019

Tee-up to educate Cafs kids

THE number of Australian children in out-of-home care is enough to fill eighty per cent of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. That’s why the late golfer,...

November 14, 2019

Encouraging environmentalism at SpringFest

THERE’S lots for all ages to learn about sustainability at SpringFest’s Spring Garden on Sunday, 24 November. Coordinated by Grampians Central West Waste & Resource...

November 14, 2019

VIS experience for young sportspeople

FIVE Ballarat schools experienced a taste of the Victorian Institute of Sport’s high-performance processes last week at Federation University. In partnership with the FedUni WestVic...

November 14, 2019

Retro broadcast links Hustwaite to Carols history

ALMOST sixty-two years ago, 3BA’s Station Manager, Ted Furlong was heard across the United States at Christmas time. Within 1957’s A Christmas Sing with Bing,...

November 14, 2019

20,000 given hope by Cafs financial counsellors

CHILD and Family Services’s financial counselling program recently serviced its twenty-thousandth client. Reaching the milestone at the end of October after 35 years of the...

November 14, 2019

Curling for Ken Kay

A TOUCH of Canada has rolled into the Ballarat Badminton Association’s offerings on ball bearings. Having received a $5000 Sporting Clubs Grant from the State...

November 13, 2019

Detailed mining map shares more than gold

SOMETIME in the 1950s, historian and drawer, Arthur James Jenkins sat at his kitchen table with a fountain pen, mapping out the Ballarat goldfields. Creating...

November 9, 2019

Connect, participate and learn at Ballarat East Neighbourhood House

EUREKA Hall is buzzing with fun, social activity, now home to the new Ballarat East Neighbourhood House. Offering social interest groups and a range of...

November 9, 2019

Dorothy celebrates her century

A FORMER member of the Women’s Air Force, Ballarat’s Dorothy Donaldson marked her one hundredth birthday on Tuesday at the Ballarat Airport. In the company...

November 8, 2019

Fresh training centre ready to bake

FEDERATION TAFE’s new Baking Training Centre opened on Monday at the SMB campus, giving baking apprentice students the opportunity to learn with the latest...

November 8, 2019

Equine precinct safer with roundabout

A NEW roundabout, improving the safety of the Kennedys Road and Gillies Road intersection is now finished. Between Mount Rowan and Miners Rest, the roundabout...

November 8, 2019

CFA to give burn off permits in Golden Plains Shire

GOLDEN Plains Shire council has decided the Country Fire Authority will now manage distribution of Schedule 13 Permits to Burn. The permit, which allows private...

November 7, 2019

Cracking good Show

DRIVING past the showgrounds this weekend, you’ll see spinning, flashing, colourful rides, but there’s so much more to the Ballarat Spring Show behind...

November 7, 2019

Events to remember on 11 November

SERVICES and gatherings across the City of Ballarat and Golden Plains Shire will mark Remembrance Day on Monday, 11 November, acknowledging armed forces personnel...

November 7, 2019

Freedom for furry friends at new parks

MORE Ballarat pets will be able to enjoy off-leash public play with the introduction of new fenced dog parks. Encouraged to voice their opinions about...

November 7, 2019

Grants by locals for locals

READY to provide funds to a broad range of local not-for-profit community organisations twice a year, Ballarat Connected Communities launched last week. As the new...

November 7, 2019

Optus secured as major SpringFest sponsor

SET to span Lake Wendouree’s entire six-kilometre foreshore, SpringFest Ballarat’s annual Market Sunday has a brand-new supporter. Optus has jumped on board as SpringFest’s 2019...

November 6, 2019

Fire risk inspections begin

GOLDEN Plains Shire residents are preparing for this fire season with help from council’s Fire Hazard Inspections. Beginning last Monday, the program is identifying properties...

November 5, 2019

Creative worlds encourage reflection

ARTISTS can push and break barriers, challenging people to think about their beliefs and attitudes towards the inner, social and natural landscapes of their...

November 5, 2019

Wellbeing and belonging at Cape Clear Fair

MAKE a family outing of Cape Clear Primary School’s inaugural Spring Fair on Saturday, 16 November, 10am to 3pm. An inclusive event, Principal Lachlan Day...

November 4, 2019

Book in big bargains for all tastes

COFFEE table, Australiana, biographical, art, science, music, animal, history, health, children’s... The list of literary genres available at Ballarat’s Biggest Book Fair will please any...

November 3, 2019

Crafts, cuppas and chats

Sharon Quick develops a quilt. WITH beading, patchwork, tapestry, crochet or knitting in hand,...

November 2, 2019

Happy memories from hard times

FIFTY-four years ago, the all corps Possum Unit, 161 Independent Recce Flight, first served in South Vietnam. Last week, Ballarat saw the Possums reunite, with...