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WikiProject Geelong

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Geelong

Welcome to WikiProject Geelong! This WikiProject aims primarily to create, fill out, build, edit, construct, and modify articles about the city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

If you would like to join this project, we would love your help, so 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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10 November 2026 – AI boom
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces plans to introduce mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence companies, including security incident reporting and independent model evaluations, and establish a new regulatory body to oversee compliance. (AFP) (ABC News)
6 November 2026 – 2026 Indonesia wildfires, Australia–Indonesia relations
Australia deploys a C-130 Hercules aircraft, a Cessna Citation aircraft, and 20 personnel to help extinguish wildfires in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. (AFP)
3 November 2026 – 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
The Reserve Bank of Australia raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.85%, its highest level since 2008, citing persistent inflation and rising energy costs associated with the Iran war. (AFP via France 24)
3 November 2026 – 2026 Melbourne Cup
In thoroughbred racing, Point Of Law, trained by Ciaron Maher, wins the 2026 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Victoria, Australia. Zahrann and Juja Kibo, also trained by Maher, finish second and third respectively. (AFP)
30 October 2026 – Leongatha mushroom murders
The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023. (AFP)
25 October 2026 –
Western Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia, commences passenger operations as Greater Sydney's second airport. (The Guardian)


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Here are some tasks you can do to help at WikiProject Geelong:

Quality watch
0 FA-Class Geelong articles
3 GA-Class Geelong articles.
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If you wish to join us and assist, please add your name to the list of participants below.

  1. Rebecca (talk · contribs) (Joined January 5, 2006)
  2. Longhair (talk · contribs) (Joined January 5, 2006)
  3. Themit (talk · contribs) (Joined March 25, 2006)
  4. Reyk (talk · contribs) (Joined May 3, 2006)
  5. David.t.bath (talk · contribs)
  6. Patricknoddy (talk · contribs)
  7. Michaelbeckham (talk · contribs) (Joined March 17, 2006)
  8. Wongm (talk · contribs) (Joined June 11, 2007)
  9. kingteesdale (talk · contribs) (Joined December 17, 2007)
  10. Eyclonus (talk · contribs) (Joined June 25, 2008)
  11. ContrillionAU (talk) 10:18, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
  12. Balance of Power (talk · contribs) (Joined December 4, 2014)
  13. Guz34 (talk · contribs) (Joined December 4, 2018)
  14. GeelongManifesto (talk · contribs) (Joined October 17,2022)
  15. JML1148 (talk · contribs) (Joined June 9, 2023)
Assessment statistics edit | watch
Geelong articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA Total
GA 3 3
B 2 5 4 11
C 1 6 12 27 46
Start 12 30 121 163
Stub 10 71 81
List 2 2 10 14
Category 79 79
File 14 14
Project 13 13
Redirect 16 16
Template 12 12
Assessed 1 22 59 236 134 452
Total 1 22 59 236 134 452
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 1,524 Ω = 5.01

WikiProject Geelong uses the {{WikiProject Australia}} template banner for article assessments.

The banner has a Geelong= parameter that provides article assessment ratings for Geelong-related articles:

Example usage: {{WikiProject Australia|Geelong=yes}}

Articles relating to WikiProject Geelong should have their talk pages tagged as per the above example.

See also

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

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

[[Category:Wikipedians in Geelong|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]] to your user page.

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