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Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® is an independent not-for-profit organisation and registered charity.
Wikimedia Australia is the Australian chapter of the international [https://wikimediafoundation.org/ Wikimedia Foundation]. As an independent, not-for-profit organisation and registered charity, we support our members, the broader community and partner organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships.


Wikimedia Australia's primary aim is to promote equality of opportunity to access and participate in the collaborative creation of Free Cultural Works, especially educational works, and works about Australia, its culture, natural environment, and Australian news and media.
== Our mission and purpose ==
We support the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation, to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. As a chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation offer our members an official voice in the global Wikimedia community.


The purpose of the organisation is to:
Our purpose is to:
* To grow and promote the development and sharing of free knowledge through open source software systems
* To develop educational resources to grow participation in Wikimedia platforms and projects
* To increase public awareness and support for Wikimedia platforms and projects


* organise and participate in educational and social events that promote development of Free Cultural Works and related open source software systems, in particular wikis
[[Strategic Plan 2022-2025|Read our Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025.]]
* 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


The mission of Wikimedia Australia is to support the Mission of the Wikimedia Foundation in Australia in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity. Being a recognised 'Chapter' of the Wikimedia Foundation offers members an official voice in the global Wikimedia community, whose aim is to create unencumbered resources for use throughout the world.
[[Donate|Wikimedia Australia accepts donations via PayPal, direct bank deposit, internet banking transfer, cheque or money order.]] Donations to Wikimedia Australia, while greatly appreciated, are currently are not tax deductible. Read more on our [[frequently asked questions]] page.


== What we do ==
== What we do ==
We undertake outreach activities, develop resources and build systems that empower and engage people to collect, develop, share and promote Free Cultural Works. In recognition of Australia's role in the Asia-Pacific region, we will assist in building the capacity of the Wikimedia and Free Culture movements internationally.


Wikimedia Australia accepts donations via PayPal, direct bank deposit, internet banking transfer, cheque or money order. To donate, please <big>[[Donate|click here]]</big>.
We support people and organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships. We:
* Train people and organisations to learn about and how edit Wikipedia and other Wikimedia platforms
* Support experience editors to continue to grow and develop their contributions to Wikimedia platforms through networking and training
* Run [[Events|edit-a-thons and events]] with out network of [[Facilitators|Wikimedia Australia Facilitators]]
* Codesign [[Partnerships|programs and partnerships]] that address gaps and bias on Wikimedia platforms
* Run and facilitate local engagement in global campaigns like [[Wiki_Loves_Earth|Wiki Loves Earth]] and [[1Lib1Ref_2022|#1Lib1Ref]]
* Connect regional editors with the global editing community
* Advocate for open access and the creation of free cultural works


Donations to Wikimedia Australia, while greatly appreciated, are currently are not tax deductible.  
To organise and edit-a-thon or training, explore a partnership or pitch a project email us at: contact@wikimedia.org.au


==Overview of activities==
== Find out more ==
[[File:StateLibQld 1 100280.jpg|thumb|Boer War soldier from Queensland, image from the State Library of Queensland Collection]]
[[File:GLAM friday gnangarra 06.JPG|thumb|GLAM_WIKI panel]]
Wikimedia Australia formed in 2008, and was incorporated on 6 August 2008 [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Australia/2008-10]. Our first event [[GLAM-WIKI]] which was supported by Australian War Memorial, Wikimedia Foundation, CustomWare and ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation occurred in August 2009. This event brought together people from more then 50 Galleries, Libraries Archives and Museums from across Australia and New Zealand to share ideas on the free exchange of knowledge.


Our next major project was in conjunction with the State Library of Queensland with the uploading of approximately 23,000 images[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_the_State_Library_of_Queensland] from their collection, combined with this there has been a number of editing workshops in libraries across Queeensland. This was then followed with a similar program with the State Library of New South Wales who in 2013 hosted Australia first Wikimedian in residence.
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Wikimedia Australia and Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) have been working together on a number of projects to improve the available information on paralympic sports. After proving themselves knowledgeable the APC arranged media accreditation for Wikimedians to cover the 2012 Paralympics in London. This was followed up with a project to gain accreditation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Socchi, Wikimedians are also working on documenting many other sports as well including wheel chair basketball and wheel chair rugby.
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[[File:Freopedia Customs House plaque.jpg|thumb|Freopedia QR code]]
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In 2012 Wikimedia Australia combined with [[w:Fremantle Society|The Fremantle Society]] to take Wikipedia from computer screens out into the streets with Australia's first WikiTown in Fremantle, known as [[w:WP:Freo|Freopedia]]. This project is placing QR codes on buildings, monuments and other places linked with Fremantle history. With links to Australian Prime Minister John Curtin, US President Hubert Hoover and bushranger Moondyne Joe to Western Australia's oldest building Freopedia QR codes provide access to Wikipedia articles about the history of Fremantle and Western Australia.
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In 2014 a second WikiTown was establish in Toodyay Western Australia, the Shire of Toodyay is taking the lead on this project with Wikimedia Australia and Western Australian editors providing the support and backup they need to be successful. In 2015 Wikimedia Australia joined with Indigenous studies faculties at University of Western Australia and Curtin University to support the first Indigenous community lead project writing Wikipedia in an Indigenous language. Noongarpedia has also resulted in the start of a Noongar Wikitionary both the [https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys nys.wikipedia] and the [https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wt/nys nys.wikitionary] are currently in the incubator stage
 
;Additional activities
 
Wikimedia Australia also has a number of programs to specifically support volunteers in their ability to create free content.
These programs include;
* Travel assistance: report by JJ Harrison of his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison/Cairns_report photographic trip to Cairns]
* Training: report by Juttavd on attending the first [http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Juttavd/AdaCamp_report Adacamp],The [http://adainitiative.org/ Ada Initiative] is an international organisation that supports women involvement in open technology and culture
* Equipment assistance: report by User:99of9 about his [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:99of9/SmallGrant camera assistant grant]
* Community engagement: information on [[w:Wikipedia_Takes_Toodyay_Show|Wikipedia takes Toodyay show]], where editors spent the day promoting engagement with the local community, this was followed up with a workshop on editing Wikipedia.
* Wikimedian in Residences: the monthly GLAM reports include projects related to Wikimedians in Residences in the [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/August_2013/Contents/Australia_and_New_Zealand_report August 2013 issue] the SLNSW reported on their Wikimedian in residence experience with User:Whiteghost.ink
 
;[https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Past_events List of all past activities]

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Wikimedia Australia is the Australian chapter of the international Wikimedia Foundation. As an independent, not-for-profit organisation and registered charity, we support our members, the broader community and partner organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships.

Our mission and purpose

We support the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation, to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. As a chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation offer our members an official voice in the global Wikimedia community.

Our purpose is to:

  • To grow and promote the development and sharing of free knowledge through open source software systems
  • To develop educational resources to grow participation in Wikimedia platforms and projects
  • To increase public awareness and support for Wikimedia platforms and projects

Read our Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025.

Wikimedia Australia accepts donations via PayPal, direct bank deposit, internet banking transfer, cheque or money order. Donations to Wikimedia Australia, while greatly appreciated, are currently are not tax deductible. Read more on our frequently asked questions page.

What we do

We support people and organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships. We:

  • Train people and organisations to learn about and how edit Wikipedia and other Wikimedia platforms
  • Support experience editors to continue to grow and develop their contributions to Wikimedia platforms through networking and training
  • Run edit-a-thons and events with out network of Wikimedia Australia Facilitators
  • Codesign programs and partnerships that address gaps and bias on Wikimedia platforms
  • Run and facilitate local engagement in global campaigns like Wiki Loves Earth and #1Lib1Ref
  • Connect regional editors with the global editing community
  • Advocate for open access and the creation of free cultural works

To organise and edit-a-thon or training, explore a partnership or pitch a project email us at: contact@wikimedia.org.au

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