Project:WikiProject Western Australia

WikiProject Western Australia maintains and improves articles within the Western Australia category structure:

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To improve iconic and high-profile Western Australian articles to Featured Article quality. e.g.

• Places: Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Shark Bay, Murujuga
• People: John Forrest, C. Y. O'Connor, Moondyne Joe
• History: Batavia (1628 ship), Swan River Colony
• Flora: Anigozanthos manglesii (Mangles' kangaroo paw), floral emblem; Eucalyptus marginata (jarrah)
• Fauna: numbat, faunal emblem; black swan, ornithological emblem; Gogonasus, fossil emblem; Ozraptor, the only named Western Australian dinosaur; sandgroper
• Anthropology; Aboriginal cultures of Western Australia

{{WikiProject cleanup listing|Western Australia}}

The cleanup listing, linked to on the right, is an automatically generated list of articles using cleanup templates. The old unmaintained list (linked here as people have been using it as a worklist) is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Western Australia/Cleanup listing.

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Useful resources for information on WA topics:

• [https://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-and-imagery/wa-geographic-names/name-history Landgate Place name history] – For the origins of the names of suburbs and towns in Western Australia
• [https://map-viewer-plus.app.landgate.wa.gov.au/index.html Landgate Map Viewer Plus] – For aerial imagery dating back to 1953
• [https://mrwebapps.mainroads.wa.gov.au/publicmaps/roadinformationmapping/ MRWA Road Information Mapping System] – Speed limits and road hierarchy
• [https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/home.do Schools Online] – A directory of public schools in Western Australia
• [https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/content/parliamentary-library Parliamentary Library]
• [http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/gazette/gazette.nsf WA Government Gazette], including search function, from the State Law Publisher
• [https://slwa.wa.gov.au/explore-discover/eresources State Library of Western Australia eResources]. Provides access, [https://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/selfreg~S2 with registration], to recent editions of The West Australian and other local newspapers

A project banner is displayed on an article's talk page to flag the article as related to Western Australia. This is a parameter within the Australian banner:

• {{tlp|WikiProject Australia|2=WA=yes}} - instructions are here
• If the article already has the WP Australia banner, just add WA=yes inside the brackets
• {{tlp|WikiProject Australia|2=Perth=yes}} - articles in the Perth Metropolitan area

It is possible to add, in addition to the project banner - specific sub projects with:

• {{tl|Freopedia}} - a Fremantle and Freopedia related article
• {{tl|Toodyaypedia}} - a Toodyay related article

This project's main stub template is {{tl|WesternAustralia-stub}} – for all stub articles within the WA category tree. The following stub templates are available for more specific topics:

Cities:

• {{tl|PerthAU-stub}} – for stubs related to Perth
• {{tl|Fremantle-stub}} – for stubs related to Fremantle

Geographic places:

• {{tl|WesternAustralia-geo-stub}} – for stubs on geographic places in WA
• {{tl|PerthAU-geo-stub}} – for stubs on geographic locations in Perth

Infrastructure:

• {{tl|WesternAustralia-airport-stub}} – for stubs on airports in WA
• {{tl|WesternAustralia-rail-transport-stub}} - for stubs on railways in WA
• {{tl|WesternAustralia-road-stub}} – for stubs on roads in WA
• {{tl|WesternAustralia-school-stub}} – for stubs on schools in WA

Other:

• {{tl|WesternAustralia-gov-stub}} – for stubs on government in WA
• {{tl|WesternAustralia-plant-stub}} – for stubs on plants in WA

• {{tlp|reqphoto|in=Western Australia}} - place on the talk page; article will appear in :Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Western Australia

File:Barnstar-WA.png

This award can be given by any project member to any other editor who has made significant and useful contributions to Wikipedia's articles associated with Western Australia:

• File:Barnstar-WA.png

Of the {{PAGESINCAT:WikiProject Western Australia articles}} articles overseen by WikiProject Western Australia:

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To publicise your membership of WikiProject Western Australia, edit this section and insert the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest into the following list of members in alphabetical order. Members may also place member identification on their user page.

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1. {{user|Adam Black GB}}
2. {{user|BoundaryRider}}
3. {{user|Calistemon}}
4. {{user|Dan arndt}}
5. {{user|Evad37}}
6. {{user|GDuwen}}
7. {{user|Ghostieguide}}
8. {{user|Gnangarra}}
9. {{user|Gobeirne}}
10. {{user|Graham87}}
11. {{user|Grant65}} -- (thanks Hesp)
12. {{user|Hack}}
13. {{user|Hesperian}}
14. {{user|Ingenious27}}
15. {{user|james.cole.w}}
16. {{user|Leksut}}
17. {{user|Luxure}} - May as well, you gropers are 2 hours behind ;)
18. {{user|MargaretRDonald}}
19. {{user|Moondyne}}
20. {{user|Nevanderson}} - "A keen Interest in Australian History"
21. {{user|Non-monic}}
22. {{user|Orderinchaos}} - Fantastic idea!
23. {{User|OxygenToxicity}} 12:18:10, 28 May 2024 (UTC)  - Midwest
24. {{user|Petedavo}}
25. {{user|philiphist}} - “Northwest and Kimberley”
26. {{user|Somno}}
27. {{user|Steelkamp}}
28. {{user|The-Pope}}
29. {{user|samwilson}} — Thought I was already a member (always have been, in spirit).
30. {{user|Compusolus}}
31. {{user|Adibutcool}}
32. {{User|Adondai}} 00:20:33, 30 November 2022 (UTC)  - Planning and development of WA towns and cities
33. {{User|Hughesdarren}}

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1. {{User|Glen Dillon}}
2. {{user|JarrahTree}}
3. {{User|Morethangrass}}

Thank you for your help! Contributions to the project are always appreciated.

Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.

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1. {{user|AdrianChadd}}
2. {{user|Bjenks}}
3. {{user|Callophylla}}
4. {{user|ColRad}}
5. {{user|EpicGiantMan}} - Joined thanks to Orderinchaos
6. {{user|Five Years}}
7. {{user|Glory6164}}
8. {{user|Hezbolarki Fun Ship}}
9. {{user|Hossen27}}
10. {{user|James086}}
11. {{user|John D. Croft}}
12. {{user|KHS-Boab}}
13. {{user|Longhair}} - why not. I plan to visit one day anyway :)
14. {{user|Lukeduk1980}} - Helping with some history of Australia. Can provide some good resources.
15. {{user|Mark}}
16. {{user|Mdavies 965}}
17. {{user|M Johnson}}
18. {{user|Mod.torrentrealm}}
19. {{user|Nachoman-au}}
20. {{user|Outrune}}
21. {{user|RaNdOm26}}
22. {{user|Renesis13}}
23. {{user|Rolinator}}
24. {{user|Rund717}}
25. {{user|Sandstorm6299}}
26. {{user|Sarah}}
27. {{user|Scoreed}}
28. {{user|SpringSummerAutumn}}
29. {{user|Tazkal}}
30. {{user|Thewinchester}}
31. {{user|Thompson.matthew}}
32. {{user|Woddawik}}
33. {{user|Yungur}}
34. {{user|Zamphuor}}
35. {{user|ZRFKAU}}

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Members of WikiProject Western Australia may place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to {{nobreak|:Category:WikiProject Western Australia participants}}.

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{{yy|Template:User WikiProject Western Australia}}

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For other Western Australia user templates see {{nobreak|:Category:Western Australia user templates}}.

• {{tl|Welcome-au}} — a customised welcome note for new Australian users

{{Wikipedia:Meetup/Perth}}

• WA Meetup

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• From 2020 - Editor of the Month for contributions to the Western Australian project in creating new material or improving content by substantial addition of text and images. In most cases edits that are recorded on the page Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Western_Australia constitute basic criterion for consideration.

• NOTE: - This does not generally include editing in project space, corrections, adjustments or maintenance issues in main space or talk page space

• The allocation of the award is from the aggregation of positive and constructive edits and additions that are not strictly calendrical but approximate the overall benefit to the project, it has nothing to do with competition or winning it is a subjectively designated appreciation of positive contribution of content to the project

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:2020

• January - Evad37 - for almost an article a day of Western Australian topics
• February - The Drovers Wife - for creation of Local Government Authority historical articles
• March - SamWilson - for regional maps of Western Australia
• April - Callistemon - for heritage lists of Western Australia
• May - Hughesdarren - for April and May work on Acacias of Western Australia

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That might have potential candidate articles or subjects in Western Australia which may not be obvious or apparent to a new editor.

• :Category:Ghost towns in Australia
• :Category:Mining towns in Western Australia
• :Category:Companies based in Perth, Western Australia

Contenders for oddest and oldest articles and categories about Western Australia

• Talk:Connie Sue Highway - the first WA highway article
• [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:WhyRossum&oldid=310529473 WhyRossum], the first Wikipedian from WA
• [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Margaret_River,_Western_Australia&oldid=268026 Margaret River], the first WA town to have a Wikipedia article
• [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gosnells&oldid=30292 Gosnells], the first part of Perth to get a Wikipedia article, besides [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perth,_Western_Australia&oldid=275168 the Perth metropolitan area]
• UTC+8:45 - possibly a unique time zone unto itself?
• Emu War - the talk page items are quite telling
• CRI Perth - Beijing direct in Perth?

Moondyne's reply (to the first entry in the list above) would have to be a strong contender for the most belated reply! (4.5 years) GlenDillon 07:18, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

{{sisterlinks|Western Australia}}

• Parent:

:Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia

• Child:

:Wikipedia:WikiProject Perth

• Sister:

:Wikipedia:WikiProject New South Wales

:Wikipedia:WikiProject Northern Territory

:Wikipedia:WikiProject Queensland

:Wikipedia:WikiProject South Australia

:Wikipedia:WikiProject Tasmania

:Wikipedia:WikiProject Victoria

• Cousin:

:Wikipedia:WikiProject British Columbia

:Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand

• Overlap:
• WikiProject Australian biota for WA plants
• WikiProject Banksia for a mostly Western Australia plant genus
• WikiProject Australian crime for WA crime

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Demographics of Australia for WA demographics

• WikiProject Australian history for WA history
• WikiProject Australian history/Exploration for WA exploration
• WikiProject Australian literature for WA literature
• WikiProject Australian maritime history for WA maritime history
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Shipwrecks - WA has a huge shipwreck heritage
• WikiProject Military history/Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific military history task force for WA military history
• WikiProject Australian law for WA law
• WikiProject Australian music for WA music
• WikiProject Australian places for WA geography
• WikiProject Australian politics for WA politics
• WikiProject Australian sports for WA sports
• WikiProject Education in Australia for WA education
• WikiProject Australian Roads for WA roads

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