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WikiProject Geelong
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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.
20 December 2024 – Australia–Solomon Islands relations
Australia agrees to provide Solomon Islands with financing, training, and infrastructure support worth AU$ 190 million (US$ 118 million) over four years to strengthen its police force as part of a renewed security partnership between the two countries. (France 24)
16 December 2024 – 2024 Australia heat wave
Walpeup , Victoria , Australia , reports a temperature of 47.1 °C (116.8 °F), the hottest temperature reported in the state since 2019 . Extreme heat wave warnings and fire risk warnings are also issued for areas across Australia. (The Guardian ) (ABC News Australia)
15 December 2024 – Australia–Indonesia relations
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces that the remaining five members of the Bali Nine drug-trafficking group, who were serving life sentences in Indonesia , have returned to Australia following an agreement between the two countries to end their imprisonment. (CNN)
9 December 2024 – Australia–Nauru relations
Australia and Nauru announce a joint security treaty that will see Australia sending Nauru AU$ 100 million (US$64 million) in direct support over five years in exchange for Nauru consulting Australia before signing any bilateral agreements with other countries. (DW) (Nikkei Asia)
6 December 2024 – Antisemitism in Australia
Two people are injured in an arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne , Australia . (DW) (The Australian Jewish News )
2 December 2024 – Maritime drug smuggling into Australia
Australian Federal Police announces they have arrested thirteen men, including the vice president of the outlaw Comanchero Motorcycle Club and two teenagers, for illegally smuggling 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into the country after their fishing boat broke down off the coast of Urangan , Queensland , Australia. (Al Jazeera) (RNZ) (ABC News)
Here are some tasks you can do to help at WikiProject Geelong:
Quality watch
0 FA-Class Geelong articles
3 GA-Class Geelong articles.
If you wish to join us and assist, please added your name to the list of participants below.
Rebecca (talk · contribs ) (Joined January 5, 2006)
Longhair (talk · contribs ) (Joined January 5, 2006)
Themit (talk · contribs ) (Joined March 25, 2006)
Reyk (talk · contribs ) (Joined May 3, 2006)
David.t.bath (talk · contribs )
Patricknoddy (talk · contribs )
Michaelbeckham (talk · contribs ) (Joined March 17, 2006)
Wongm (talk · contribs ) (Joined June 11, 2007)
kingteesdale (talk · contribs ) (Joined December 17, 2007)
Eyclonus (talk · contribs ) (Joined June 25, 2008)
ContrillionAU (talk ) 10:18, 15 August 2010 (UTC) [ reply ]
Balance of Power (talk · contribs ) (Joined December 4, 2014)
Guz34 (talk · contribs ) (Joined December 4, 2018)
GeelongManifesto (talk · contribs ) (Joined October 17,2022)
JML1148 (talk · contribs ) (Joined June 9, 2023)
WikiProject Geelong uses the {{ WP Australia }} template banner for article assessments.
The banner has a Geelong= parameter that provides article assessment ratings for Geelong-related articles:
Example usage: {{WP Australia|Geelong=yes}}
Articles relating to WikiProject Geelong should have their talk pages tagged as per the above example.
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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