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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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17 November 2025 –
At least 71 schools in Australia and New Zealand close as authorities investigate recalled children's play sand products from Kmart and Target after testing detected asbestos in some samples. (Reuters)
14 November 2025 – Mariana dam disaster
British High Court judge Finola O'Farrell rules Australian mining corporation BHP liable for the 2015 Samarco dam collapse in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, considered the biggest environmental disaster in the country. (The Guardian) (G1)
13 November 2025 –
The state of Victoria enacts Australia's first treaty with Indigenous peoples, establishing a permanent First Peoples' Assembly and a truth-telling commission as part of a formal state–Indigenous governance framework. (Reuters)
7 November 2025 – Australia–Nauru relations, Nauru Regional Processing Centre
Australia begins to deport hundreds of non-citizens to Nauru, as part of a bilateral agreement between both countries, in which Australia will pay Nauru A$2.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) over 30 years in exchange for Nauru issuing visas to these individuals deported from Australia. (RNZ)
6 October 2025 – Australia–Papua New Guinea relations
Australia and Papua New Guinea sign a defense treaty, formally granting Australia access to Papuan military facilities and requiring mutual defense in case of aggression. (BBC News) (AP)
4 October 2025 – 2025 Speedway of Nations
In motorcycle speedway, Australia wins the 2025 Speedway of Nations, defeating Poland in the grand final at the MotoArena Toruń, BiT City, Kuyavia–Pomerania, Poland. (FIM Speedway)


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0 FA-Class Geelong articles
3 GA-Class Geelong articles.
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If you wish to join us and assist, please added 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)[reply]
  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)
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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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Userbox & Category edit | watch
This user is a participant in WikiProject Geelong.

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.

Tools

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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.