Craig Franklin Award
The Craig Franklin Award recognising positive impact on the Wikimedia movement in Australia and honours Craig Franklin, a generous and prolific Australian Wikipedian, who died in 2018.
A founding member of Wikimedia Australia, Craig was a passionate advocate for volunteer and community-control of Wikimedia platforms. A business analyst and freelance music journalist by day, Craig began editing in 2004, working on the Irish (Gaelic) language Wikipedia and then English Wikipedia, where he quickly became an administrator.
He participated on many committees, including on the Wikimedia Australia board as President and Treasurer.
Watch the inaugural 2023 Craig Franklin Award ceremony here.