Wikipedia:Meetup/Australia

Wikipedians in Australia are encouraged to hold regular, and informal meetups.

At a meetup there are usually some experienced users available to provide advice on any questions you may have about editing or understanding a particular aspect of Wikipedia, as well as ways to get more engaged with the Wikimedia movement.

If you have ideas for discussion topics, or have a specific question to be addressed, please list them on the next meetup page in your city, or attend an online Community Meeting.

See also

• Australian Wikipedians' notice board
• Wikimedia Australia
• Wikimedia Australia facebook group

Information on Previous Australian Meetups

Wikinews for Australian Wikipedians

This will be an IRC based meetup where participants are encouraged to set up remote locations to get together with other Wikipedians. The purpose of these meet-ups is support work being done by members of Wikimedia Australia, Wikinews contributors and the HOPAU participants with writing news articles for Wikinews. If you are a Wikipedian or a Commons user who wants to learn how to use Wikinews and work towards becoming an accredited reporter, this is your chance to learn. Please note: Non-Australians are allowed to attend our online training sessions but time zone wise, it is set up to support ongoing Australian activities. Location IRC: #wikinews connect Canberra: LauraHale's house in Gungahlin. Please e-mail LauraHale for directions if you would like to attend in person. Date and time Dates: 17 June, and 24 June Time: 6:00:00 PM EST (UTC+10 hours) in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. 5:30:00 PM CST UTC+9:30 hours in Adelaide. 4:00:00 PM WST UTC+8 hours in Perth. 8:00:00 PM NZST UTC+12 hours in Auckland. 9:00:00 AM BST (UTC+1 hour) in London. 4:00:00 AM EDT UTC-4 hours in New York City. Preparation Prior to the workshop, please read Writing an article on Wikinews and think of a topic you may want to write about that is currently in the news. If you want to try original research, please read original reporting. Ideas of topics to write about include the AFL or NRL, Australian Olympic and Paralympic preparations, Australian politics, Australian weather, or Australian television news. If you are thinking about doing original research, consider attending a sporting event on Friday, Saturday or Sunday to report on. Consider interviewing some one about a topic you think is important. If you want to create your own article, you need to have an idea of what you want to write about. If you want to participate by supporting others, you're also welcome to attend! Participants: 17 June Conveners and local hosts for 17 June LauraHale Likely to attend 17 June Please list your name here. John Vandenberg (chat) Netha Hussain (India) JJ Harrison (talk) 04:53, 11 June 2012 (UTC) Possible to attend 17 June Please list your name here. Regrets for 17 June Please list your name here. Participants: 24 June Conveners and local hosts for 24 June LauraHale Likely to attend 24 June Please list your name here. John Vandenberg (chat) Possible to attend 24 June Please list your name here. Regrets for 24 June Please list your name here.

Userboxes to list the next upcoming meet up

Australian Meetups

Brisbane Meetup Next: To be decided (watch) Last: Saturday 13 January 2018

Melbourne Meetup Next: Wikipedia:Meetup/Melbourne/45 - Friday 8 December, 2023 (watch) Last: 18 February 2023

Adelaide Meetup Next: TBA Last: 6 March 2020

Perth Meetup Next: 3 December 2023 (watch) Last: 22 July 2023 Other events: WikiClubWest events were suspended due to COVID-19; future events may or may not be subject to restrictions.

See also: Australian events listed at Wikimedia.org.au (or on Facebook)