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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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July 17, 2019

Celebrating the 50 years since Apollo 11

COMMEMORATIONS for the fiftieth anniversary of the first person to walk on the moon are set for this Sunday, 21 July at the Ballarat...

July 17, 2019

Selling with style

IT’S not often someone comes out of retirement to form one half of a brand new, vibrant business partnership, but that’s exactly what former...

July 17, 2019

BMI to host music events thanks to State government grant

A NEW concert series to be presented at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute has been made possible by a grant from the State government’s Small...

July 17, 2019

PM’s Avenue the stage for NAIDOC closer

FACING Up, a travelling outdoor performance at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens Prime Ministers’ Avenue closed Ballarat’s NAIDOC Week calendar last Sunday. Focussing on the attitudes,...

July 17, 2019

Greg Fleet to headline night of comedy

COMEDY veteran, Greg Fleet is heading up to Ballarat to perform live on Friday night. Headlining a bill of local comics, the stand-up, playwright, actor...

July 17, 2019

Memorial removal and restoration postponed

THE removal of Sturt Street’s Boer War Memorial, in preparation for restoration, has been postponed due to its fragility. Meridian Sculpture Foundry began works to...

July 13, 2019

Cold Feet win hot battle

BALLARAT three-piece blues rockers, Cold Feet recently won Bannockburn’s Battle of the Bands, taking home $1500. The band’s guitarist and vocalist, Kyle Shawcross, organist and...

July 10, 2019

Sebastopol Primary wins anti-bullying challenge

SEBASTOPOL Primary School are the recent winners of the Dolly’s Dream Challenge, having drawn attention to the broad issue of school bullying. Anti-bullying campaigner and...

July 10, 2019

Grants boost groups

CITY of Ballarat’s latest round of Community Impact Grants will assist twelve local not-for-profit groups. The council’s Community Impact Special Committee has directed $41,896 to...

July 10, 2019

Footy captains don zero for road safety

AFL Goldfields has announced an upcoming Towards Zero round in partnership with the Transport Accident Commission. All team captains throughout the region will wear jumpers...

July 10, 2019

Drinkers go dry for BRICC

BALLARAT Regional Integrated Cancer Centre’s Wellness Centre is a beneficiary of Dry July fundraising, as local people take a break from alcohol this month. The...

July 10, 2019

A festive afternoon to unite the community

A FREE community lunch, followed by a Winter Soiree, will be held at St Matthew’s Anglican Church this Saturday, 13 July, bringing people together...

July 10, 2019

A new home for Ballarat’s Voice

VOICE FM will relocate its operations to Barkly Square, subject to funding from the government, local businesses and community. The Barkly Street location will better...

July 9, 2019

Local live music to kick off festival weekend

FRINGE Benefits, a twelve-hour live music event within Ballarat’s CBD, is set to precede the sold-out Spilt Milk festival later this year. From 12pm to...

July 5, 2019

Cooper on track to live his dream

BANNOCKBURN College student, Cooper Kitchen has been selected to play Australian rules football for the School Sport Victoria Twelve Years and Under team. Heading to...

July 3, 2019

State supports council financially to improve services

THE State government has announced that the City of Ballarat will benefit from a twenty-million dollar Rural Councils Transformation Program. The RCTP is about achieving...

July 3, 2019

Back-to-back for Ballarat boxer

JACK Denahy has claimed his second National Title in the 57kg Elite division of the Australian Championships. Denahy fought three times over three days, his...

July 3, 2019

Celebrating three decades at the front

AFTER thirty-one years, Trevor Petrie Real Estate’s Carmen Simkin is retiring from her role as Saturday morning receptionist. Finishing at her other part-time financial planning...

July 3, 2019

Young riders and skaters to enjoy new track

VICTORIA Park’s new Modular Pump Track was officially opened to the public last weekend, catering to a younger skaters, bike riders and scooters kids. The...

July 3, 2019

Classic style to promote contemporary businesses

BALLARAT and South Korea have something in common. They’re two great inspirations for marketer and web designer, Emma Hall. Having grown up locally in a heritage...

July 3, 2019

Frolic Cabaret will heat up Winter Fest

OVER two Saturday evenings this month, Ballarat Winter Festival and Ballarat Frolic Festival will unite to present exciting cabaret showcases. With burlesque, singing, drag and...

July 3, 2019

Road safety forum set for Ballarat

RESIDENTS are invited to share and receive ideas about the improvement of local road safety at a Towards Zero Regional Road Safety Forum in...

July 3, 2019

WONDERFUL LIGHTS BRING COLOUR AND LIFE TO WINTER

SOVEREIGN Hill’s annual Winter Wonderlights event kicked off last Friday evening with families flocking to get involved in the colour and life of the...

June 26, 2019

Footy fundraiser helps cut out MND

THE team from Hair and Beauty on Dana will raise funds for Motor Neuron Disease this Saturday, 29 June from 11am to 4pm, during...