Projects & Partners

Wikimedia Australia works closely with a wide range of organisations across Australia. We partner to deliver edit-a-thons and training, both in person and online, and develop customised programs to improve the discovery of content, collections and data.

If you're interested in discussing a partnership opportunity contact us anytime at: contact@wikimedia.org.au

University of Divinity The Australian Women in Religion Project aims to create 100 new pages about women in religion in its first year.

City of Sydney Regular themed edit-a-thons at the City of Sydney libraries aim to address bias and grow diversity on Wikipedia.

National Gallery of Australia A gender equity campaign to increase the number of Wikipedia pages about female artists as part of the Know My Name initiative.

State Library of Queensland Since 2010 SLQ have hosted Wikipedia events and donated images to Wikimedia Commons.

Paralympics Australia The Paralympic history project is creating articles about Paralympic sport generally and the Paralympic movement in Australia.

State Library of New South Wales SLNSW hosted our first Wikimedian In Residence and continue to run events.

ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society A new Wikipedian in Residence program at ADM+S.

Franklin Women A partnership to deliver an annual women in medical sciences edit-a-thon.

University of Western Australia A project addressing colonial legacy impact in rock art content on Wikipedia and beyond.

UNSW Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications A partnership to deliver an annual Women in STEM edit-a-thon.

Women Write Wiki A monthly women's editing group at Newtown Women's Library.

Women’s Art Register Regular Art+Feminism edit-a-thons to improve content on women artists and creators.

For a full list of partnerships, see our Ongoing and Past Partnerships page.

Other Australian Wikimedia Projects

The Record: Australian Music on Wikipedia An Australia Council for the Arts Partnership to grow the visibility of Australian music online

Wikiclub NT A two-year initiative that doubled the number of pages about Northern Territory history, people and places.

Writing for the Digital World How Australian tertiary students are writing Wikipedia

1Lib1Ref 1Lib1Ref stands for one librarian, one reference. It's an annual campaign by librarians around the world (and anyone who has a passion for free knowledge) to add a missing references to articles on Wikipedia.

For past projects such as the Wiki Loves photo competitions, see our Past Projects page.

Memberships and submissions

Open Access Australasia As a member of Open Access Australasia, we are committed to advocating for and raising awareness of open access in Australia and New Zealand through collaboration regionally and internationally.

The Australian Digital Alliance As a member of The Australian Digital Alliance, we support their mission to provide a voice for the public interest in access to knowledge, information and culture in copyright reform debates.

As a member of The History Council of New South Wales, we have held events celebrating Sydney's history during History Week, including Hands-on History: an introduction to Wikipedia in September 2022.