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Important disclaimer: 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!

Welcome to the WikiProject Melbourne
This WikiProject is an attempt to fill in, organise, and standardise articles about the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Our total progress so far is 11% (Estimate)
We need your help! If you are a Melburnian, or know something about the city, you can:

New articles: Charles La Trobe, Collins Street, Acland Street, QV Village, Brunswick West, Oak Park, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Essendon, Thornbury, Pascoe Vale South

Also visit the Australian Wikipedians' noticeboard for collaboration on Australian articles in general.

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

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: Melbourne suburbs

Mostly still stubs

Of 422 (may be more) articles, 344 exist and very few are detailed.

Parks and gardens

Greenery is everywhere: from the many tree-lined boulevards to the Royal Botanic Gardens.

In planning

About 16 articles. Only 1 exists, and is a stub.

Government

Local Government Areas

Melbourne is broken up in local Cities and Shires, each with its own local council and Mayor.
Local Government Areas of Victoria  |  Category: Local Government Areas of Victoria

We're half-way

Of 32 articles, all articles exist, but need more details.

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

Most articles don't exist

Of 56 articles, 4 articles exist and 1 article is detailed.

Town Halls

List of Town Halls in Melbourne

Not started yet

Transport

Railway lines

Australia's first train steamed through Melbourne in 1854.
Railways in Melbourne  |  Category: Melbourne railway lines
Template: Melbourne train lines

We're half-way

Of 24 articles, 20 articles exist, and 2 are well detailed.

Railway stations

Melbourne's suburban network consists of 200 stations, placing it in the top 10 worldwide.
List of Melbourne railway stations  |  Category: Melbourne railway stations

Mostly still stubs

Of 235 articles, all articles exist, but very few are more than stubs.

Types of trains

From the Red Rattler to the Silver Hitachi and the Smiley Comeng.
Category: Melbourne rail rollingstock  |  Template: Melbourne rail rollingstock

Most articles don't exist

Of about 10 articles, 4 articles exist, all of which are stubs.

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 Melbourne railway stations

Most articles don't exist
Tramways

With the largest tram network in the Western 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: Melbourne tram routes

Most articles don't exist

Of about 50 articles, 12 articles exist.

Freeways and highways

Melbourne's freeway network is growing all the time.
List of Melbourne freeways  |  List of Melbourne highways
Category: Melbourne highways and freeways

We're half-way

Of 31 articles, 21 articles exist.

Landmarks

General landmarks Not started yet
Streets

Melbourne central business district

Not started yet
Buildings and skyscrapers

Tall buildings in Melbourne

Not started yet
Institutions Not started yet

Adopt an article

Similar to the Collaboration of the week, 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-existant 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

Participants

Useful templates

Series navigation

Adjacencies

Useful categories

Open tasks

Here are some WikiProject Melbourne articles which attract a high number of "page hits" but are only rated as Stub Class, or otherwise need additional citations or attention:
Suburbs: Derrimut, South Wharf, Menzies Creek, Save Our State (Australia)
Landmarks: 101 Collins Street, 120 Collins Street, Bourke Place, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Mint
Events: Melbourne International Festival of Brass, Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Great Bookie Robbery, Extreme weather events in Melbourne
Transport: All of the stations on the Puffing Billy Railway need expanding or merging to the main article, especially the request stops which are just tin sheds
Sporting Clubs: Caroline Springs George Cross FC
Streets: Little Bourke Street, Hardware Lane, Hosier Lane
People: Alannah Hill, Meek (street artist), Vexta
Institutions: Eltham High School, Glen Eira Town Hall, Boxing Day Test
Venues:
Miscellaneous: Collins St., 5 pm, Yarra Valley, Coops Shot Tower, Melbourne Talk Radio, Melbourne University Publishing, The Herald and Weekly Times,
Edit or discuss this list.

See the Open tasks talk page for more possible tasks.

Parentage

The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Cities, whose parent in turn is WikiProject Countries.

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