Meeting:2025 AGM

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2025 Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia Australia Inc.

2026

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The Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia Australia Inc. will be held online on: Sunday 14 September 2025 at 5pm AEST

Timezones

• 3:00pm WA
• 4:30pm  SA/NT
• 5:00pm ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC

Meeting link

Current members can join the meeting at via Zoom:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4127540823?omn=85181753247

Nominations

From 2024 the Board terms are for 2 years. At this AGM there are 2 ordinary member positions that can be nominated for, because of 2 casual vacancies on the current Board. Also, by virtue of Rule 55(1)(b) nominations for the position of President and Secretary are also being accepted.

Nominees must be current members and be supported by two current members. To nominate fill in the form below and return to agm@wikimedia.org.au

• Wikimedia Australia Board Nomination Form 2025 (PDF)

Nominations are open from 31 August until 6 September 2025 (11:59pm AEST, 10pm AWST, 11:30pm ACST)

Meeting Purpose

The scope of the meeting is to vote on a special resolution to receive the annual reports from officers of the association, and announce the results of the ballot for the board for the upcoming year.

The annual Craig Franklin award will be presented during the AGM.

Meeting agenda

• Welcome by Chairperson
  • Apologies (Secretary)

• Special resolution to amend the rules of the association
• 2025 Craig Franklin Award
• Executive Officer report 2024/25
• President’s report and membership/Secretary's report
• Confirmation of the minutes from the 2024 AGM
• Treasurer's report and financial reports
  • Acceptance of the financial reports
• Nominations for WMAU board for the forthcoming year
• Election of Board members
• Meeting close

Note: No formal motions can brought to the meeting for voting.

Nominations

The following nominations have been received by the Secretary. The "checked" column indicates that, as required by the Rules:

• There are two nominators, both current financial members
• The nominee is a current financial member
• The nominee has accepted the nomination

Position	Current	Returning	Nominee	Nominator	Seconder	Checked?	Notes
President	Elliott Bledsoe	Not returning	Elliott Bledsoe	Caddie Brain	Alex Lum	Yes	By virtue of Rule 55(1)(b) nominations for the position of President are being accepted. Elliott's Statement.
Vice President	Emily Mierisch	Returning	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	2026 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2026 AGM. Emily has been Acting Vice President since June 2025 and will remain in the role.
Secretary	Shravan Rao	Not returning	Shravan Rao	Sam Wilson	Gnangarra	Yes	By virtue of Rule 55(1)(b) nominations for the position of Secretary are being accepted. Shravan's Statement.
Treasurer	Peter Neish	Returning	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	2026 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2026 AGM.
Ordinary board members (4 positions)	1. Kassi Hays	Returning	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	2026 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2026 AGM.
	2. Jeremy Ludlow	Returning	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	2026 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2026 AGM.
	3. VACANT
	4. VACANT
	Mylee Joseph	N/A	Mylee Jospeh	Pru Mitchell	Emily Mierisch	Yes	Mylee's Statement.
	Kerry Raymond	N/A	Kerry Raymond	Ann Reynolds	Margaret Donald	Yes	Kerry's Statement.