Wikimedia Australia

Latest revision as of 13:28, 21 July 2022

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.

Join the Wikimedia Australia Committee! The annual AGM has been announced for Sunday 7 August 2022 at 5pm AEST. Details here.

What's on!

Upcoming Events:

Wikimania 2022 — Thursday 11 August 2022
The Festival Edition!
An introduction to Wikidata — Saturday 13 August 2022
Discover how the worlds of Wikimedia link together at Darling Square Library, Sydney
Perth Meetup 74 — Sunday 21 August 2022
A social gathering for Wikimedians and friends in Perth.
Hands-on History: an introduction to Wikipedia — Saturday 3 September 2022
Learn the basics of editing Wikipedia! Join Wikimedians Toby Hudson and Annie Reynolds to learn basics of editing at Darling Square Library, Sydney
Open Community Meeting - September — Wednesday 14 September 2022
Attendance, presentations, questions or provocations are welcome!

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

Latest news

Wikimedia Australia to host ESEAP Conference 2022 Apply now to join us at ESEAP in Sydney in November

New Wikimedian in Residence program Wikimedian James Gaunt undertakes new residency at Australian Music Vault

Populating Wikipedia: New tool integrating Australian Census data Wikimedia Australia develop a new module automating the updating of population data

Mapping the Barassi Line Wikidata Fellow Brett Tweedie on his project exploring the great football divide in Australia

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-* [[wikipedia:Portal:Australia|Wikipedia]], the free encyclopedia
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-* [[wikiquote:Australia|Wikiquote]], the free compendium of quotations
-* [[commons:Australia|Wikimedia Commons]], the free media repository
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