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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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Current events

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18 April 2026 – Australia–Japan relations, Australian general purpose frigate program
Australia and Japan sign an agreement for the delivery of the first stealth ships under a AU$10 billion (US$7.2 billion) program to supply the Australian navy with a new fleet of warships. (AFP via The Manila Times)
17 April 2026 – Aftermath of the Afghanistan War
Australian Army veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is granted bail with travel restrictions after his previous arrest for alleged war crimes while deployed to Afghanistan during the war. (Reuters)
16 April 2026 –
A fire at the major Viva oil refinery near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, halts its gasoline production. (Bloomberg)
7 April 2026 – Aftermath of the Afghanistan War
Australian Army veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is arrested by police at Sydney Airport for alleged war crimes committed between 2009 and 2012 during his deployment to Afghanistan. (Reuters)
30 March 2026 – Porepunkah police shootings
Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history. (ABC News) (The Guardian) (Reuters)
26 March 2026 – Australia–Iran relations, Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
Australia announces a six-month ban on short-term visa applications from Iranian passport holders for tourism and work, citing concerns that some visitors may not depart Australia once their visas expire due to the Iran war. The new policy includes limited exemptions. (AFP via The Times of Israel)


Things you can do

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Things To doBacklog
Requested photographs in Tasmania184
Unassessed Tasmania articles42
Unknown-importance Tasmania articles1329

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: Conservation in Tasmania, Kirsty Dunphey, Peter Gilligan, Commonwealth Government Centre
  • 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: TCA Ground, Burnie, Derwent River, Port Arthur
  • Images: Bracknell, Fern Tree, Government House
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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
    4. Njh (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania
    5. Nevanderson (talk · contribs), Sydney, NSW. Reference books on Tasmanian history, especially maritime and regional history..
    6. Kgoetz (talk · contribs), Glenorchy area, Tasmania
    7. Shirt58 (talk · contribs), somewhere on the eastern fringe of leaves. A generalist. See Eucalyptus risdonii, Koonya, Tasmania, and so on.
    8. PAT6592 (talk · contribs), Hobart, Tasmania. Forestry, land management and rural industries.
    9. Sean Parker (talk · contribs), Originally from Evandale. Mountains, Rivers and Towns in the North Midlands. Aboriginal Tasmanians.
    10. Spacepine (talk · contribs)
    11. 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.
    12. Wildroo-tas (talk · contribs) 03:20:19, 15 June 2020 (UTC)  North East Tasmania
    13. JTdale (talk · contribs) 18:36:22, 22 August 2020 (UTC)  Hobart, Tasmania. Reference books on local architecture; generalist.
    14. Sessefres (talk · contribs) 02:42:23, 8 October 2020 (UTC)  Burnie area, interest in the small towns and schools
    15. 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!
    16. Adam Black GB (talk · contribs)

    Deceased members

    1. JarrahTree (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.

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    [[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.

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