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''July 29 — Chapters Committee approval for statement of purposes''
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:<span class="plainlinks">Sarah Ewart [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-July/001445.html announced] that the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia/Statement_of_Purpose Chapters Committee] of the Wikimedia Foundation has approved the new [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia/Statement_of_Purpose statement of purposes], with the [[Committee|Interim Committee]] to now seek incorporation with [[wikipedia:Consumer Affairs Victoria|Consumer Affairs Victoria]].</span>
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''July 6 — Input on new statement of purposes''
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:<span class="plainlinks">A new [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia/Statement_of_Purpose statement of purposes] was considered at two meetings of the [[Committee|Interim Committee]], with discussion and further suggestions open until July 13, when the Committee is meeting again.</span>
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''May 15 — Letter to Board of Education''
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:<span class="plainlinks">Chris Mann <span class="plainlinks">[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-May/001349.html proposed] sending a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ConMan/NSW_BoS_Letter letter] to the New South Wales Board of Education, regarding the [http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/hsc-to-run-wikipedia-course/2008/05/26/1211653895427.html recent decision] to include Wikipedia in the [[wikipedia:Higher School Certificate|HSC]] syllabus for 2009-2012.</span>
{{newsitem wmau-a|Sept 2: |The minutes of the committee's [[Meeting:Committee (2011-08-21)|August meeting]] are now available.}}
 
{{newsitem wmau-a|Aug 7: |The [[Draft Strategic Plan]] for the association has been released for comment.  Please read through and provide your feedback!}}
''May 1 — Statement of Purposes rejected''
{{newsitem wmau-a|Apr 14: |The first issue of the [[:File:WMAU Newsletter v01 n01.pdf|WMAU Newsletter]] has been released.}}
:<span class="plainlinks">Brianna Laugher <span class="plainlinks">[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-May/001333.html announced] that Consumer Affairs Victoria had rejected the proposed Statement of Purposes, and invited futher modifications and discussions at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia/Statement_of_Purpose Meta].</span>
{{newsitem wmau-a|Dec 15: |[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Tim_Starling Tim Starling], an Australian developer for the Wikimedia Foundation, [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-December/063088.html has discovered] early archives of the english Wikipedia thought lost forever.}}
 
{{newsitem wmau-a|Dec 8: |[http://www.news.com.au/technology/jimmy-wales-wants-you-to-donate-to-wikipedia-and-heres-why-you-should/story-e6frfro0-1225967664162 Coverage] of us, and the fundraiser, on news.com.au.}}
''April 21 — Incorporation meeting held''
{{newsitem wmau-a|Sept 19: |The third [[2010-2011 AGM|Annual General Meeting]] of Wikimedia Australia, Inc. held.}}
:<span class="plainlinks">A [[Meeting:Incorporation (2008 April 21)|special meeting]] approved the incorporation of Wikimedia Australia in Victoria. Also approved were the [[Rules|draft rules]], the [[statement of purposes]], appointing Brian Salter-Duke as [[Public Officer]], and affirming the [[Committee|Interim Committee]].</span>
 
''March 1 — Approval from Foundation''<br>
:<span class="plainlinks">The Wikimedia Foundation's <span class="plainlinks">[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees Board of Trustees] [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Approval_of_Wikimedia_Australia approved Wikimedia Australia] as a formal [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Local_chapters Wikimedia Chapter], on the recommendation of the Chapters Committee.</span>

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News: Wikimedia Australia Announcements   Sept 2: The minutes of the committee's August meeting are now available.
News: Wikimedia Australia Announcements   Aug 7: The Draft Strategic Plan for the association has been released for comment. Please read through and provide your feedback!
News: Wikimedia Australia Announcements   Apr 14: The first issue of the WMAU Newsletter has been released.
News: Wikimedia Australia Announcements   Dec 15: Tim Starling, an Australian developer for the Wikimedia Foundation, has discovered early archives of the english Wikipedia thought lost forever.
News: Wikimedia Australia Announcements   Dec 8: Coverage of us, and the fundraiser, on news.com.au.
News: Wikimedia Australia Announcements   Sept 19: The third Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia Australia, Inc. held.
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