Wikimedia Australia

General information

Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® is a Wikimedia chapter, approved by the Wikimedia Foundation. We are currently accepting members and will be holding our first Annual General Meeting and the election of our first committee in early January 2009.

The purpose of the organisation is to:

• organise and participate in educational and social events that promote development of Free Cultural Works and related open source software systems, in particular wikis
• increase public awareness, support and participation in the projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF)
• develop resources to assist Australians in the creation and maintenance of Free Cultural Works

Wikimedia Australia is recognised by the Wikimedia Foundation as a 'official chapter' and as such will offer members an official voice in the global Wikimedia community, whose aim is to create unencumbered resources for use throughout the world.

Membership

Australia on Wikimedia projects

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Wikinews, the free news source
• Wikiquote, the free compendium of quotations
• Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
• Wikisource, the free library
• Wikibooks, open-content textbooks collection
• Wiktionary, the free dictionary
• Wikiversity, the free learning environment

Latest news

Nov 18:

The officialwiki is officially launched to members of Wikimedia Australia.

Nov 11:

Wikimedia Australia is now open for membership.

Aug 6:

Incorporation approved by Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Jul 31:

The Public Officer submitted the application for incorporation to Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Jul 29:

Sarah Ewart announced that the Chapters Committee of the Wikimedia Foundation has approved the new statement of purposes, with the Interim Committee to now seek incorporation with Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Jul 6:

A new Statement of Purpose was considered at two meetings of the Interim Committee, with discussion and further suggestions open until July 13, when the Committee is meeting again.

May 15:

Chris Mann proposed sending a letter to the New South Wales Board of Education, regarding the recent decision to include Wikipedia in the HSC syllabus for 2009-2012.

May 1:

Brianna Laugher announced that Consumer Affairs Victoria had rejected the proposed statement of purposes, and invited futher modifications and discussions at meta.

Apr 21:

A special meeting approved the incorporation of Wikimedia Australia in Victoria. Also approved were the draft rules, the statement of purposes, appointing Brian Salter-Duke as Public Officer, and affirming the Interim Committee.

Mar 1:

The Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees approved Wikimedia Australia as a formal Wikimedia Chapter, on the recommendation of the Chapters Committee.