Meeting:2026 AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia Australia Inc. will be held online on: Sunday 20 September 2026 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 via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83912890283
Nominations
From 2024 the Board terms are for 2 years. At this AGM there is 1 ordinary member position that can be nominated for, because of 1 casual vacancy in the current Board. Also, by virtue of Rule 55(1)(b) nominations for the position of Vice-President and Treasurer 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
Nominations are open from 6 September until 13 September 2026 (11:59pm AEST, 10pm AWST, 11:30pm ACST)
Meeting Purpose
The scope of the meeting is to receive the annual reports from officers of the association and announce the results of the ballot for the board for the upcoming year (if any).
The annual Craig Franklin award will be presented during the AGM.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome by Chairperson
- Apologies (Secretary)
- 2026 Craig Franklin Award
- Executive Officer report 2025/26
- President’s report and membership/Secretary's report
- Confirmation of the minutes from the 2025 AGM
- Treasurer's report and financial reports
- Acceptance of the financial reports
- Nominations for WMAU board for the forthcoming year (if any)
- Election of Board members (if any)
- Meeting close
Note: No formal motions can brought to the meeting for voting.
Link to the slide deck presented at the 2026 AGM
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 | Returning | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | 2027 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2027 AGM. |
| Vice President | Emily Mierisch | Not returning | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2026 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2026 AGM.
Emily has been Acting Vice President since June 2025. |
| Secretary | Shravan Rao | Returning | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | 2027 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2027 AGM. |
| Treasurer | Peter Neish | Not returning | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2026 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2026 AGM. |
| Ordinary board members
(4 positions) |
1. Kassi Hays | Not returning | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2026 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2026 AGM. |
| 2. Jeremy Ludlow | Not returning | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2026 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2026 AGM. | |
| 3. Mylee Joseph | Returning | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | 2027 is second year of current term. Current term continues to 2027 AGM. | |
| 4. Vacancy | Not Returning | Vacancy from Kerry Raymond's resignation |