Wikimedia Australia

Revision as of 04:13, 10 September 2021

Wikimedia Australia is the Australian chapter of the international Wikimedia Foundation. We support people and organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships.

What's on!

Upcoming Events:

Introducing Wikipedia: A free online workshop - May 2024 — Wednesday 1 May 2024
Wikipedia content is created and edited worldwide by volunteer contributors - come and learn how
Drop in and Wiki - May 2024 — Wednesday 1 May 2024
Join us for a casual drop-in session, edit Wikipedia, and ask us anything!
Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 — Friday 3 May 2024
Happening in Tallinn, Estonia, 3rd to 5th May 2024
Online Community Meeting - May 2024 — Wednesday 8 May 2024
Hear from the Wikimedia Australia community and share what you've been working on
ESEAP Conference 2024 — Friday 10 May 2024
regional conference held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Introducing Wikipedia: A free online workshop - June 2024 — Wednesday 5 June 2024
Wikipedia content is created and edited worldwide by volunteer contributors - come and learn how
Drop in and Wiki - June 2024 — Wednesday 5 June 2024
Join us for a casual drop-in session, edit Wikipedia, and ask us anything!
Online Community Meeting - June 2024 — Wednesday 12 June 2024
Hear from the Wikimedia Australia community and share what you've been working on
Wikihistories 2024: Wikipedia and/as Data — Wednesday 19 June 2024
What is Wikipedia’s relationship to data? What should Wikipedia’s relationship to data be?
Wikimania 2024 — Wednesday 7 August 2024
Wikimania brings together people from all over the world to celebrate free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation and the many project contributors.

See more events

See also the full calendar, and list of past events.

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-===Australia on Wikimedia projects===
-* [[wikipedia:Portal:Australia|Wikipedia]], the free encyclopedia
-* [[wikisource:s:Wikisource:Australia|Wikisource]], the free library
-* [[wikinews:Portal:Australia|Wikinews]], the free news source
-* [[wikiquote:Australia|Wikiquote]], the free compendium of quotations
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