Wikimedia Australia

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.

Apply for one of two $1000 Wikidata Felloswhips Closing 27 February 2022. Coming soon!

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?
• Online Community Meeting - July 2024 — Wednesday 10 July 2024
  Hear from the Wikimedia Australia community and share what you've been working on
• 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.
• Online Community Meeting - August 2024 — Wednesday 14 August 2024
  Hear from the Wikimedia Australia community and share what you've been working on

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

Latest news

The Record: Australian Music on Wikipedia Wikimedia Australia and the Australia Council for the Arts launch a new partnership to grow the visibility of Australian music online

Australian Wikimedian recognised for closing the gender gap on Wikipedia Renowned Australian Wikimedian Ann Reynolds has been announced as the recipient of a 2021 EDNA Award for Community Activism.