Wikipedia:WikiProject Melbourne

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Welcome to the WikiProject Melbourne!

This WikiProject is a collaboration of project participants to create, expand, and organise articles relating to the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Our total progress at 30 March, 2011: 54% Total progress in the Project is estimated from 1635 articles.

We need your help! If you are a Melburnian, or an expat, or you have some knowledge or insight about the city, you can: Join up! Add your name to the members list. Expand a stub... Create an article... Adopt an article... Discuss the Project... Start a new area of the Project; see the list of current areas below. Visit the Australian Wikipedians' notice board for collaboration on Australian articles in general. New articles Melbourne articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA Total FA 3 1 4 8 A 1 1 GA 3 2 8 2 15 B 21 26 59 39 145 C 21 44 107 76 248 Start 10 57 467 1,267 1,801 Stub 2 73 1,525 1,600 List 1 3 14 51 69 Category 155 155 Disambig 1 1 Template 51 51 Assessed 59 136 732 2,960 207 4,094 Total 59 136 732 2,960 207 4,094 This is a list of recently created Melbourne-related articles. Please add new additions to the top of the list. Coode Canal 01:32, 2 January 2012 (UTC) Melbourne Bike Share 01:32, 2 January 2012 (UTC) Peter Alexander (fashion designer) 04:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC) 2012 Victorian Premier League 04:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC) Damian Cowell 04:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC) Betty Kitchener 04:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC) Caitlin Friend 04:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC) Hugh Wirth 02:26, 19 December 2011 (UTC) Wade Helliwell 02:26, 19 December 2011 (UTC) Paul R. Mather 02:26, 19 December 2011 (UTC) Terry MacGill 02:26, 19 December 2011 (UTC) Kel Glare 05:20, 25 November 2011 (UTC) Ken Lay (police officer) 05:20, 25 November 2011 (UTC) Matt Doran (journalist) 05:20, 25 November 2011 (UTC) E-class Melbourne tram 05:20, 25 November 2011 (UTC) Coburg Cemetery 05:20, 25 November 2011 (UTC) Victoria Bridge, Melbourne 01:03, 10 November 2011 (UTC) Hoddle Bridge 01:03, 10 November 2011 (UTC) Dunaden 01:03, 10 November 2011 (UTC) Beldale Ball 01:03, 10 November 2011 (UTC) At Talaq 01:03, 10 November 2011 (UTC) Things to do Open tasks Here are some WikiProject Melbourne articles which attract a high number of "page hits" but are only rated as Stub Class: Suburbs: Derrimut, South Wharf, Menzies Creek, Monbulk, Kilsyth, Save Our State (Australia) Landmarks: 120 Collins Street, 101 Collins Street, General Post Office, The Southern Star Events: Melbourne International Festival of Brass, Melbourne Underground Film Festival, 2000 Australian Grand Prix, Great Bookie Robbery, Extreme weather events in Melbourne Transport: Tram 96, Tram 109, Premium station, Frankston railway line Sporting Clubs: Fawkner Blues, Sunshine George Cross FC, Hume City FC, Casey Scorpions Streets: Bourke Place, Little Bourke Street, Hardware Lane, Hosier Lane People: Alannah Hill, Karmein Chan, Meek (street artist), Vexta Institutions: Eltham High School, Glen Eira Town Hall, Honoured Society, Boxing Day Test Venues: Olympic Park, Bob Jane Stadium, Lexus Centre, Festival Hall Miscellaneous: Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Valley, Coops (Melbourne Central) Shot Tower, Melbourne Talk Radio, Academic dress of University of Melbourne, Sound Relief, Melbourne University Publishing, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne Metro Edit or discuss this list. See the Open tasks talk page for more possible tasks. Clean up Cleanup listings contains all articles, with talk pages in Category:WikiProject Melbourne articles, which have been flagged for cleanup. All users are welcome to help in editing or fixing any page on these lists. Please remember to take the appropriate tag(s) off the page when you have completed cleaning an article. Also, document what you have done, on the article's talk page, for the reference of other editors. Here are some of the Clean up listing categories: Article assessment Multiple listings Lacking in-text citations Lacking reliable references Lacking sources Needs additional references Unsourced statements Missing geocoordinate data Orphaned articles A cleanup listing for this work group is available, updated by WolterBot. More information... Photographs See: Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Melbourne List of Anglican churches in Melbourne Adopt an article Similar to the Wikipedia:Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced. Current adoptions Williamstown, Victoria - Craig Rowley Prahran, Victoria - Biatch Windsor, Victoria - Biatch South Yarra, Victoria - Biatch St Kilda, Victoria - Biatch St Kilda East, Victoria - Biatch Albert Park, Victoria - Biatch Middle Park, Victoria - Biatch Maribyrnong, Victoria - Chris Ascot Vale, Victoria - Chris South Melbourne, Victoria - Biatch Malvern, Victoria - Biatch Carlton, Victoria - Biatch Southbank, Victoria - Biatch In the beginning A few Wikipedians have got together to make some suggestions about how we might organise data in articles about Melbourne. These are only suggestions, things to give you focus and to get you going, and you shouldn't feel obligated in the least to follow them. But if you don't know what to write or where to begin, following the below guidelines may be helpful. Mainly, we just want you to write articles!' Scope The areas covered by this project are listed below. Each area has its own page for the discussion and formulation of guidelines and conventions, as well as for listing examples of the best articles. If a page does not yet exist for a particular area, feel free to create it and propose how that part of the Project might be organised. Note that progress and the number of articles is estimated and shown as a guide only. Geography Updated 15 March 2011 Suburbs Melbourne is home to one of the world's largest urban sprawls, and its many suburbs boast an amazing cultural diversity. List of Melbourne suburbs  |  Category: Suburbs of Melbourne Article List:Suburbs of Melbourne 60% Complete Melbourne Suburbs Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 8 950 0.88 C 46 729 0.74 Start 232 600 0.61 Stub 97 497 0.49 List 0 Totals 383 587 0.60 Parks and gardens Greenery is everywhere: from the many tree-lined boulevards to the Royal Botanic Gardens. Category:Parks in Melbourne Main article: Melbourne parks and gardens Article List:Parks in Melbourne 52% complete Parks in Melbourne Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 1 751 0.75 C 7 765 0.68 Start 24 549 0.53 Stub 15 427 0.42 List 1 346 0.35 Totals 48 520 0.52 Government Updated 15 March 2011 Local Government Areas Melbourne is broken up into local Cities and Shires, each with its own local council and Mayor. Local Government Areas of Victoria  |  Category: Local Government Areas in Melbourne Article List:Local Government Areas in Melbourne 87% complete Local Government Areas in Melbourne Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 2 1020 1.00 C 2 966 0.97 Start 23 872 0.86 Stub 3 801 0.82 List 0 Totals 30 873 0.87 Mayors and Lord Mayors Melbourne's first Mayor was inaugurated in 1842, and the first Lord Mayor in 1902. List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Melbourne Mayors and Lord Mayors of Melbourne 12% complete Mayors and Lord Mayors Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 3 994 0.89 C 1 524 0.52 Start 8 529 0.51 Stub 12 360 0.35 Not started 72 0 0.00 List 1 589 0.59 Totals 97 124 0.12 Town Halls In 1994 reforms and amalgamations to the Local Government structure in Victoria resulted in 210 councils being reduced to the current 79. This means that a number of present day councils areas having more than one Town Hall. List of Town Halls in Melbourne Article List:Town halls in Melbourne 37% complete Town Halls in Melbourne Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 0 C 0 Start 11 539 0.55 Stub 10 467 0.43 Not started 7 0 0.00 List 1 488 0.49 Totals 29 500 0.37 Transport Updated 15 March 2011 Railway lines Australia's first train steamed through Melbourne in 1854. Railways in Melbourne  |  Category: Railway lines in Melbourne Template: Melbourne railway lines Article List:Railway lines in Melbourne 68% Complete Railway Lines Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 9 766 0.75 C 6 744 0.75 Start 17 654 0.65 Stub 5 584 0.58 List 1 634 0.63 Totals 38 664 0.68 Railway stations Melbourne's suburban network consists of 209 stations, placing it in the top 10 worldwide. List of Melbourne railway stations  |  Category: Railway stations in Melbourne Article List:Railway stations in Melbourne Article List:Tourist railway stations in Melbourne Article List:Proposed railway stations in Melbourne 47% complete Railway stations Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 2 657 0.66 C 6 649 0.75 Start 90 504 0.51 Stub 128 426 0.43 List 2 662 0.66 Totals 228 457 0.47 Types of trains From the Red Rattler to the Silver Hitachi and the Smiley Comeng. Category: Melbourne rail rollingstock  |  Template: Melbourne rail rollingstock Article List:Melbourne rail rollingstock 71% Complete Melbourne rail rollingstock Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 1 832 0.83 C 3 725 0.73 Start 4 667 0.66 Stub 0 List 0 Totals 8 702 0.71 Closed railways The evolution of the railways has left ghost stations across the city. List of closed Melbourne railway stations  |  Category: Closed Melbourne railway lines, Category: Closed railway stations in Melbourne Article List:Closed Melbourne railway lines Article List:Closed Melbourne railway stations 41% Complete Closed Railways Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 1 665 0.67 C 4 579 0.58 Start 5 430 0.43 Stub 41 380 0.38 List 0 Totals 51 396 0.41 Tramways With the largest tram network in the world, Melbourne held onto its trams when almost every other city dumped them in the mid-20th century. Trams in Melbourne  |  Category: Melbourne trams  |  Category:Tram routes in Melbourne |  List of Melbourne tram routes Article List:Tram routes in Melbourne Article List:Trams in Melbourne Article List:Melbourne tram vehicles 57% complete Tramways Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 2 1000 0.88 C 2 870 0.87 Start 33 607 0.58 Stub 17 527 0.52 List 0 Totals 55 604 0.57 Freeways and highways Melbourne's freeway network is growing all the time. List of Melbourne freeways  |  List of Melbourne highways Category: Highways and freeways in Melbourne Article List:Highways and freeways in Melbourne 58% complete Freeways and highways Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 2 979 0.94 C 8 722 0.72 Start 15 572 0.58 Stub 15 502 0.47 List 1 510 0.51 Totals 41 565 0.58 Streets Category:Streets in Melbourne Article List:Streets in Melbourne 56% complete Streets in Melbourne Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 0 C 4 735 0.66 Start 38 615 0.61 Stub 30 502 0.47 List 0 Totals 72 537 0.56 Buildings and Institutions Updated 30 March 2011 Buildings, structures and landmarks Category:Heritage listed buildings in Melbourne | Tall buildings in Melbourne Article List:Buildings and structures in Melbourne Article List:Heritage listed buildings in Melbourne Article List:Sports venues in Melbourne 56% complete Buildings, structures and landmarks Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 5 981 0.96 B 4 725 0.71 C 22 825 0.82 Start 144 575 0.59 Stub 106 463 0.46 List 4 430 0.41 Totals 285 524 0.56 Institutions Category:Organisations based in Melbourne | List of high schools in Melbourne | Category:Sporting clubs in Melbourne Article List:Melbourne football (soccer) clubs Article List:Sporting clubs in Melbourne Article List:Schools in Melbourne Article List:Organisations based in Melbourne 55%complete Institutions Quality Articles Median score  % complete GA 0 B 17 1271 0.99 C 21 738 0.79 Start 141 544 0.54 Stub 90 406 0.43 List 1 477 0.48 Totals 270 522 0.55 Participants Acollum Adamm Talk Adammw Talk Alex Bakharev Talk Ambi Talk Anewtonlevey Talk B.d.mills Talk Bduke Talk Benjysponder Talk BenM Talk Biatch Talk Blackmissionary Talk Blnguyen Talk Bronzey Talk Bricks J. Winzer Talk Brooklyn3012 Talk Canley Talk Chicken7 Talk Chuq Talk Claudine Talk Chris Talk Craig_Rowley Talk crazycrazyduck Talk Cuddy Wifter Talk Daniel15 Talk Dan027 Talk Domsta333 Talk Dssis1 Talk Dupz Talk DWZ Talk Evan Cottle Talk Farsouth Talk Flipper24 Talk gummAY Talk Guybrush Talk Harro5 Talk Icd Talk Jayvdb Talk Josh Parris Talk Jwoodger Talk Justin Wigg Talk Kye Lewis Talk Ladywitchthought Talk Longhair Talk Luke (Lakeyboy) Talk Liamdavies Talk Matnkat Talk Mcbridematt Talk MelbourneStar1 Talk Mike Beckham Talk Michael Johnsom Talk Mvjs Talk Nick Carson Talk NouvelleAuteur Talk Nworsn Talk Ottre Talk Ozzmosis Talk Peter McGinley Talk Peter Campbell Talk pfctdayelise Talk PJF Talk Richardcavell Talk Robert Merkel Talk Sarah Ewart Talk Shelbypark Talk SimonEast Talk stevefrommelbourne Talk Tdmalone Talk Ted_BJ Talk the bainer Talk Tirin Talk Tmpnz Talk TooHuge Talk Vincentshia Talk Vufors Talk Wai Hong Talk Wongm Talk Yamum49Talk Useful templates Project-related Template:WikiProjectMelbourneTasks - the open tasks list as seen below Template:Melbourne-stub - Melbourne-related stub notice Template:Melbourne-geo-stub - Melbourne location stub notice Template:Victoria-geo-stub - Victoria location stub notice Series navigation Template:MelbournePublicTransport - public transport sidebar Template:MelbourneTouristTrainLines - tourist railways sidebar Template:MelbourneTramClasses - tram classes list Template:MelbourneTram - infobox for Melbourne tram models Template:MelbourneBikePath - for bike paths Template:Cycling in Melbourne - for cycling articles which aren't bike paths Template:City of Brimbank suburbs - template stuck on suburbs to show their fellow suburbs within a council - and similarly for all other councils, as per WP:ADEL. Adjacencies Template:MelbourneStations - adjacent railway stations table Several suburb adjacency tables are in the works, see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Melbourne/Suburbs Melbourne Categories For a comprehensive list of category topics see Wikipedia:Melbourne-related categories. ▼ Melbourne ► Visitor attractions in Melbourne ► Buildings and structures in Melbourne ► Melbourne culture ► Education in Melbourne ► Geography of Melbourne ► History of Melbourne ► Images of Melbourne ► Local Government Areas in Melbourne ► Markets in Melbourne ► Organisations based in Melbourne ► People from Melbourne ► Sport in Melbourne ► Suburbs of Melbourne ► Transport in Melbourne ► Melbourne stubs Parentage The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Cities, whose parent in turn is WikiProject Countries. 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