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Welcome to WikiProject Tasmania!

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Hobart docks with Mt Wellington in the background.
Hobart docks with Mt Wellington in the background.
This WikiProject aims to create and improve articles and images related to Tasmania, Australia.

We would like as much help as possible, so if you are interested, please add your name to the list below, and look at the to-do list for some suggestions on articles that you may be able to help with. You may also inquire on the talk page, or visit the Australian Wikipedians' noticeboard for collaboration on Australian articles in general.

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Guidelines

edit To keep to the guidelines as designated in Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide.

Current events

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Read and edit Wikinews


30 September 2024 – Australia–Tuvalu relations, Climate change in Tuvalu
Tuvalu's climate minister denounces the Australian Labor government's decision to expand three coal mines as an existential threat to the nation, due to the role of the mines in causing rising sea levels that have forced mass displacement across Tuvalu's low-lying islands. (The Guardian)
28 September 2024 – 2024 AFL premiership season
The Brisbane Lions defeat the Sydney Swans 120–60 in the Australian Football League Grand Final to win their fourth AFL premiership title. (The Guardian Australia)
26 September 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Israel rejects proposals from the United States, Australia, and the European Union to initiate a temporary 21-day ceasefire with Hezbollah. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
23 September 2024 – 2024 AFL season
In Australian football, Patrick Cripps wins his second Brownlow Medal with 45 votes, the most votes since the current voting system was introduced, and also becomes the seventeenth player to win the award more than once. (ABC News Australia)
18 September 2024 –
Alleged Ghost developer and administrator Jay Je Yoon Jung is arrested in Sydney, Australia, on five charges related to the encrypted communication network's development and operation. (The Register)


Things you can do

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Things To do Backlog
Requested photographs in Tasmania 184
Unassessed Tasmania articles 42
Unknown-importance Tasmania articles 1329

See the full CleanupWorklistBot list for this project, grouped by problem type (or on the Alphabetic tab: by age, importance, or class).

Also visit the Australian Wikipedians' noticeboard for collaboration on Australian articles in general.

Here are some manually requested tasks you can do to help at WikiProject Tasmania:

  • Requests: Launceston Lakes Wildlife Park, Hobart Islanders, Conservation in Tasmania, Environmental issues in Tasmania, Kirsty Dunphey, Peter Gilligan, Commonwealth Government Centre, Meander Valley Highway
  • Expand: Aurora Energy, Devonport, Freycinet National Park, List of schools in Tasmania, Prospect Vale, Riverside, Smooth Island, State Library of Tasmania, Tasmanian Conservation Trust, Transend Networks, Sandfly
  • Verify: Burnie, Derwent River, Port Arthur
  • Images: Bracknell, Fern Tree, Government House
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    Tasmania

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    Popular Pages

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    Interested?

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    This user is a participant in
    WikiProject Tasmania.

    You can add {{User WikiProject Tasmania}} to your user page, which will display the userbox on the right.

    Also if you live in or are currently visiting Tasmania, please add

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    Members

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    Active members

    To join WikiProject Tasmania, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.

    1. Canley (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania
    2. Chuq (talk · contribs)
    3. CineBrick315 (talk · contribs) 11:30:17, 26 January 2024 (UTC) , Hobart, Tasmania[reply]
    4. Njh (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania
    5. JarrahTree (talk · contribs)
    6. Nevanderson (talk · contribs), Sydney, NSW. Reference books on Tasmanian history, especially maritime and regional history..
    7. Kgoetz (talk · contribs), Glenorchy area, Tasmania
    8. Shirt58 (talk · contribs), somewhere on the eastern fringe of leaves. A generalist. See Eucalyptus risdonii, Koonya, Tasmania, and so on.
    9. PAT6592 (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania. Forestry, land management and rural industries.
    10. Sean Parker (talk · contribs), Originally from Evandale. Mountains, Rivers and Towns in the North Midlands. Aboriginal Tasmanians.
    11. Spacepine (talk · contribs)
    12. RevPLaw (talk · contribs) 23:22:28, 6 June 2019 (UTC) , North eastern shore of Derwent River, Tasmania between Tasman and Bowen bridges, including flora, fauna, written and archaeological history.[reply]
    13. Wildroo-tas (talk · contribs) 03:20:19, 15 June 2020 (UTC)  North East Tasmania[reply]
    14. JTdale (talk · contribs) 18:36:22, 22 August 2020 (UTC)  Hobart, Tasmania. Reference books on local architecture; generalist.[reply]
    15. Sessefres (talk · contribs) 02:42:23, 8 October 2020 (UTC)  Burnie area, interest in the small towns and schools[reply]
    16. SHB2000 (talk · contribs) 10:15:39, 1 May 2021 (UTC)  - mainly here to do some improve articles and check the info on Wikivoyage here.[reply]
    17. Mairremena (talk · contribs) 02:15:35, 25 August 2021 (UTC)  Here to contribute as much as possible to the information of Tasmania; interested in all subjects![reply]
    18. Adam Black GB (talk · contribs)

    Former members

    Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.

    1. Navarine (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania, History, especially maritime, geography
    2. Upzook (talk · contribs), Sydney, NSW. Eaglehawk Neck
    3. MojoTas (talk · contribs), Burnie, Tasmania
    4. Norchy_pies4life (talk · contribs), Moonah, Tasmania - Tasmanian Football (Australian Rules)#Patricknoddy, Valdosta, Georgia#PanachePizazz (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania. Tasmanian (particularly Hobart) music & performing arts, I am an avid music-follower and also a photographer who is happy to share for Wikipedia.
    5. 42° South (talk · contribs), London, UK (originally Clarence, Tasmania). Tasmanian Sports, local history#PelionClimber (talk · contribs), Leith, Tasmania. Bushwalking, climbing impressive Tasmanian mountains.
    6. Boltonfan22 (talk · contribs), Old Beach, Tasmania
    7. Orderinchaos (talk · contribs), Perth, Western Australia. Geographical articles (esp Launceston region), and general project tasks
    8. KeresH (talk · contribs), Bagdad, Tasmania. Midlands, flora and fauna, I'm a photographer & I'll entertain requests
    9. Travis Tiddy (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania. The Lake Margaret Hydro-Electric Power Scheme, West Coast oral histories. Born and raised in Queenstown and very much still associated with the West Coast#Tasmarshall (talk · contribs)
    10. Wiki ian (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania
    11. lepamplemousse (talk · contribs) Living in Devonport, only moved (relatively) recently. I'd love to help out but definitely not as knowledgeable about Tasmania as others.
    12. Aaroncrick (talk · contribs), Launceston, Tasmania. Tasmanian articles (esp Launceston region), and general project tasks
    13. Decat2 (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania, Schools and education
    14. Noodle snacks (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania, Can probably meet photographic requests
    15. Watchover (talk · contribs), Here to help!
    16. Tazkal (talk · contribs), Originally from Burnie, currently living in Kalgoorlie.
    17. Takver (talk), Melbourne
    18. Peripitus (talk · contribs) near Launceston.
    19. Forfuxake (talk · contribs), North Hobart, Tasmania - Tasmanian football (Australian Rules) and other Hobart-based info.#Jdimsey_95 (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania
    20. Hothguard11 (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania. Into photography, transport and urban history. Can assist with building history and such.
    21. Phil Wardle (talk · contribs) Photography, anything to do with sailing, boats or the waterways. Living in Hobart area.
    22. Rey fresco (talk · contribs) Climate and weather, Created page Liawenee and provided climate tables for Maydena and Swansea

    Member identification

    Members of WikiProject Tasmania should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Tasmania participants.

    Wikitext userbox where used
    [[Category:WikiProject Tasmania participants]] none linked pages
    {{Template:User WikiProject Tasmania}}
    This user is a participant in
    WikiProject Tasmania.
    linked pages
    {{Template:User WP Tasmania}} linked pages
    {{Template:User WP Tasmania|invite}} linked pages

    For other Tasmania user templates see Category:Tasmania user templates.

    Tools

    Main tool page: toolserver.org
    • Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
    • Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
    • Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
    • Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.