Freopedia Explained

Freopedia began as a project to install QRpedia codes at sites around Fremantle, Western Australia to link people to articles on Wikipedia. It has since evolved into a WikiTown project aiming to build comprehensive coverage of Fremantle on Wikipedia.

The original idea came from Monmouth's Monmouthpedia.[1] [2]

Fremantle is the first city in Australia to have such a project, and thus a virtual tour of its historic sites.[3] [4] Visitors to Fremantle are encouraged to take a walking tour with the help of a map produced by the City.[5] The Freopedia Heritage Tour is one of several Fremantle walking tours and trails publicized by the City.[6]

The official launch took place at the W D Moore & Co Warehouse on 26 May 2013.[7] [8] The Fremantle Arts Centre and the Round House were included in the first set of sites.

The creation of content on Wikipedia and the driving force of the project has come from the work of Wikipedian editors. Subsequently local groups and collaborators have supported the project, however content creation and maintenance of the project has remained with Wikipedians. Installation of plaques has been carried out by Fremantle Society volunteers, the University of Notre Dame Australia, and Fremantle Port Authority. The latter produced eight of their own plaques, of blue plastic, and are installing them around Victoria Quay and the Maritime Museum.[9]

The collaboration has been between the Fremantle Society and Wikimedia Australia, supported by the City of Fremantle, State Records Office, Fremantle Business Improvement District, Fremantle Port Authority, and other organizations in Fremantle.[7] The project was a finalist in the Heritage Council's 2014 Western Australian Heritage Awards,[10] [11] and inspired the creation of a similar project, Toodyaypedia, in Toodyay.[12] [13]

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  1. News: Wikipedia: How a project launched in Monmouth has gone global. 12 December 2013. WalesOnline. 31 January 2013.
  2. News: McCarthy. James. It's the Smart Way to Put Your Town Firmly on the Map and in the Picture; A Project Wikipedia Launched in Monmouth Has Gone Global - with Copycat Projects Springing Up from Prague to Australia. One's Even Planned for Cardiff, as James McCarthy Reports. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212084232/http://business.highbeam.com/3682/article-1G1-317078018/smart-way-put-your-town-firmly-map-and-picture-project. dead. 12 December 2013. 12 December 2013. The Western Mail. 31 January 2013. Cardiff, Wales.
  3. Web site: Australian first for Fremantle heritage. City of Fremantle. 12 December 2013. May 2013. https://archive.today/20131124000710/http://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/home/List_of_News_and_Media/2013/May/Australian_first_for_Fremantle_heritage. 24 November 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Freopedia on the Streets of Freo. 96FM. 12 December 2013. https://archive.today/20131212073402/http://96fm.com.au/index.php/events/showEvent/312. 12 December 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: Freopedia Heritage Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20150312011941/http://fremantlestory.com.au/your-story/see-do/tours/freopedia-heritage-tour/freopedia-heritage-tour.html . 12 March 2015 . 2 June 2014 . Fremantle Story . dead. dmy .
  6. Web site: Fremantle walking trails. City of Fremantle. 22 June 2014. 19 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140719024053/http://www.visitfremantle.com.au/Things-to-do/Fremantle-walking-trails. dead.
  7. Fremantle's heritage enters the digital age. Local Government Focus. LG FOCUS (AUS). 6 July 2014. June 2013. 0819-470X . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325193402/https://www.lgfocus.com.au/editions/2013-06/fremantles-heritage-enters.php. 25 March 2016 . live.
  8. News: App makes us tour guides. 12 December 2013. Cockburn Gazette. 28 May 2013. 16 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216062617/http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/App-makes-us-tour-guides/7645470/. dead.
  9. News: QR codes for VQ . Portfolio . Fremantle Port Authority . 2 June 2014 . March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140602202356/http://www.fremantleports.com.au/News/Newsletters/Portfolio%20newsletters/Portfolio%20March%202014.pdf . 2 June 2014 . dead. dmy .
  10. Finalists announced for State Heritage Awards . 5 July 2014 . Government of Western Australia . 5 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705013909/http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/StatementDetails.aspx?listName=MinisterialStatementsBarnett&StatId=123 . 5 July 2014 . live. dmy .
  11. Web site: Heritage Council of Western Australia. Finalists. 2014 Western Australian Heritage Awards. Government of Western Australia. 5 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705014115/http://awards.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/WAH2014/finalist_list.asp. 5 July 2014. 2014.
  12. Web site: Mark Wallace . RPS Australia Asia Pacific . Toodyay Economic Development Plan . Shire of Toodyay Special Concept Forum Program . Shire of Toodyay . 5 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705014932/http://www.toodyay.wa.gov.au/Assets/Documents/Document-Centre/Council_Forums/Programs_2014/05_21_May_2014_EDP_Special_Forum_Program.pdf . 5 July 2014 . dead . 42 . 15 May 2014 . Investigate the development of a Freopedia style Wiki Town project for Toodyay .
  13. News: Eberle. Margie. New Toodyaypedia: recording online the way we were. 5 July 2014. The Toodyay Herald. 322. March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705015928/http://www.toodyayherald.com.au/Papers/322-1.pdf. 5 July 2014 . live. 9.

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