G'Day As many of you will be aware on behalf of Wikimedia Australia I have been working with the Fremantle Society to develop Fremantle as a WikiTown using the QRpedia concept developed by Wikimedia UK.
Back in 2012 I was fortunate enough to gain a scholarship to Wikimania in Washington where I saw a presentation on Monmouthpedia. This presentation showed me how we could really work constructively beyond the internet to share knowledge. Very soon after returning to Perth I encountered a COI editor from a local government agency, instead of just the normal revert, warn and move on process I decided to engage with them off Wiki. I organised a meeting with the City of Fremantles Media and Information staff and put forward doing a QRpedia project in Fremantle. A week later I heard from the Fremantle Society that they had the backing of City to create a QR project, its from these beginning Freopedia was born. In May last year we had an official launch of the project, with the plaques due for installation in at the same time. Unfortunately we hit a snag with them it was three months later before we could start installing them. It was during the launch that I was able to present the concept to the Toodyay Historical Society, Craig Franklin travelled to Toodyay the following day to talk with the Shires CEO, I've spent many days out there since developing Toodyaypedia. Today the work of many people has been recognised with Freopedia being announced as a finalist in the Western Australian Heritage Awards. http://awards.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/WAH2014/entry_details.asp?ID=12685&Category_ID=5835 In addition to Freopedia's recognition I am also a finalist for the Professor David Dolan award which *recognises new businesses, organisations or individuals who have made an outstanding or innovative contribution to conservation, promotion and understanding of cultural heritage in the community * http://awards.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/WAH2014/entry_details.asp?ID=12706&Category_ID=5838 Locally this is a fantastic opportunity to engage with other organisation and further expand the WikiTown projects. None of this would have been possible without Monmouthpedia, Wikimedia UK, Wikimedia Australia, Wikimania and the WMF. My thanks to all of you, if anyone would like help in developing your own WikiTown please feel free to contact me. -- GN. Vice President Wikimedia Australia WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com
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