WikiNorthia:About
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[edit] WikiNorthia: Documenting life in Melbourne’s North
A partnership within the northern region of Melbourne, consisting of Darebin Libraries, Moreland City Libraries and Yarra Plenty Regional Library have successfully secured funding from the Library Board of Victoria for a new project ‘WikiNorthia’ an online encyclopedia designed to document life in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. These three library services encompass five local council areas including Moreland, Darebin, Banyule, Nillumbik and Whittlesea.
WikiNorthia is an innovative project that will encourage people across five local councils with rich cultural histories and diverse communities to get together and tell their stories providing a snapshot of life in the north of Melbourne now as well as the past. The project is the first of its type in Victoria and in fact Australia
The project will result in a wiki with contributions by a wide cross section of people living in the City of Moreland, the City of Darebin, the City of Banyule, the Shire of Nillumbik and the City of Whittlesea, which documents the present as well as recollections and histories. The generation and preservation of this information will be of a lasting benefit to the community.
[edit] Stakeholders
- Darebin Libraries
- Moreland City Libraries
- Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service
- Moreland Council
- Darebin Council
- Banyule Council
- Nillumbik Council
- Whittlesea Council
- State Library of Victoria
- Community Groups
[edit] Project Goals
- To capture life in the North of Melbourne past and present.
- Engage local communities in the development of content for the project.
- Introduce communities to emerging technologies.
- Encourage local communities to engage with each other and public libraries.
[edit] Target Audience
Anyone who has lived, worked or played in the local community past and present.
[edit] Support Materials
Support materials to assist partners using WikiNorthia are available.
