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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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24 August 2025 – Gaza war protests
Gaza war protests in Australia
An estimated 300,000 people, including at least 100,000 in Melbourne, march across Australia to protest the Israeli escalation of the Gaza war and its plans to militarily seize the region, while also calling for the Australian government to issue sanctions on Israel. (AP)
18 August 2025 –
Australian Federal Court judge Michael Lee fines national airline Qantas AU$90 million (US$59 million) for unlawfully outsourcing 1,820 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the AU$120 million (US$78 million) compensation the airline has already agreed to pay its former employees. (AP)
13 August 2025 – Australia–Vanuatu relations
Australia and Vanuatu agree to implement a A$500 million (US$327 million) deal over the next decade to provide funding for economic development, security cooperation, labour mobility, and climate resilience. (Reuters)
11 August 2025 – Australia–Palestine relations, International recognition of Palestine
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces that Australia will recognise Palestine as an independent country in September. (The Guardian)
5 August 2025 – Australia–Japan relations, Australian general purpose frigate program
Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven Mogami-class frigates from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM. (DW)


More Australian current events
See also: Current events on Wikinews

Things you can do

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Things To do Backlog
Requested photographs in Tasmania 184
Unassessed Tasmania articles 42
Unknown-importance Tasmania articles 1329

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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    Tasmania

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    Popular Pages
    Tasmania articles by quality and importance
    Quality Importance
    Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
    FA 2 2 6 10
    FL 1 2 3
    FM 29 29
    GA 1 5 8 14
    B 2 15 22 94 133
    C 2 29 62 434 527
    Start 33 140 2,453 2,626
    Stub 1 4 31 2,544 1 2,581
    List 1 13 271 285
    Category 900 900
    Disambig 13 13
    File 5 5
    Project 16 16
    Redirect 170 170
    Template 101 101
    Draft 1 1
    Assessed 5 85 276 5,813 1,234 1 7,414
    Total 5 85 276 5,813 1,234 1 7,414
    WikiWork factors (?) ω = 31,151 Ω = 5.29

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    A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

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

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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[reply]
    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.[reply]
    12. Wildroo-tas (talk · contribs) 03:20:19, 15 June 2020 (UTC)  North East Tasmania[reply]
    13. JTdale (talk · contribs) 18:36:22, 22 August 2020 (UTC)  Hobart, Tasmania. Reference books on local architecture; generalist.[reply]
    14. Sessefres (talk · contribs) 02:42:23, 8 October 2020 (UTC)  Burnie area, interest in the small towns and schools[reply]
    15. SHB2000 (talk · contribs) 10:15:39, 1 May 2021 (UTC)  - mainly here to do some improve articles and check the info on Wikivoyage here.[reply]
    16. 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![reply]
    17. 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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    {{Template:User WP Tasmania}}
    This user participates in
    WikiProject Tasmania.
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    This user invites you to join
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    For other Tasmania user templates see Category:Tasmania user templates.

    Toolbox

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    • Reflinks – Automatically adds titles, dates, and details to bare URLs in references.
    • Checklinks – Scans and fixes broken or outdated external links.
    • Dab Solver – Speeds up disambiguation by flagging and fixing ambiguous links.
    • Peer Reviewer – Offers quick suggestions for improving article quality.
    • GeoLocator – Pinpoints coordinates for Tasmanian places and links them with matching articles and maps.