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Hi, I live in [[Sydney, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. I have an interest in Australian politics (history), particularly in regional and rural New South Wales, and most other things in RaRA land.

Please contact me if you've got any questions.Thanks.

==Projects==
I'm testing out this listed of suggested projects [[User:Rangasyd/To-do|'to do']].
===In progress=== 
* Synagogues
** Globally, add {{tl|Infobox religious building}} to each synagogue article, with consistent lead paragraph.
* Islands
** Complete the list of [[Islands of Australia#Tasmania|islands of Tasmania]]; articles for each island; and a navigation box for Tasmania's islands to add to all island articles.
* Mountains
** A full and complete list of all mountains in [[List of mountains in Australia#New South Wales|NSW]], [[List of mountains in Australia#Tasmania|TAS]], and [[List of mountains in Australia#Victoria|VIC]]; including articles for each mountain; and a navigation box, to add to all mountain articles.
* Lakes, reservoirs and dams
** A full and complete list of all lakes in [[List of lakes of Australia|NSW]] and [[List of lakes of Australia|VIC]]; including articles for each lake; and a navigation box, to add to all lake articles.
* Update all articles in [[New South Wales]] covering cities, towns, localities, local government areas, etc., with the results of the {{CensusAU|2011}} and {{CensusAU|2016}}; using a consistent format that provides a history of results over time, as well as current results.

===Completed===
* Worked with [[User:Kerry Raymond|Kerry]] and {{u|The Drover's Wife}} to create and edit articles for each place listed on the [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]]. {{done}} 
* A history of [[New South Wales Government Architect|NSW Government Architects]]. {{done}} 
* A full and complete list of all [[Government of New South Wales|NSW Government]] Ministries, including all Ministers and their terms and portfolios from 1850 to date. {{done}} 
* A full and complete list of all [[Government of the Australian Capital Territory|ACT Government]] [[Australian Capital Territory ministries|ministries]], including all Ministers and their terms and portfolios from 1989 to date. {{done}} 
* A full and complete review of every [[:Category:Medical research institutes in Australia|medical research institute in Australia]], adding {{t|Infobox institute}} and {{t|Medical research institutes of Australia}} and trying to ensure [[WP:NPOV|NPOV]]. {{done}}
;Schools
* Complete rewrite of [[Education in Australia]] {{done}} 
* Consistent formatting of all articles on Australian schools, irrespective of jurisdiction. {{done}}
;Rivers
* A full and complete list of rivers in the [[Rivers of the Australian Capital Territory|ACT]], [[rivers of New South Wales|NSW]], [[Rivers of Australia#Queensland|QLD]], [[Rivers of Australia#South Australia|SA]], [[Rivers of Australia#Tasmania|TAS]], and [[Rivers of Australia#Victoria|VIC]]. {{done}}
;Mountains
* A full and complete list of major [[Mountains in Australia|mountains in the Australian Capital Territory]]; articles for each mountain/range; and a navbox for each peak/range to add to all peak/range articles.{{done}} 
;Lakes, reservoirs and dams
* A full and complete list of major [[List of dams and reservoirs in Australia|dams in New South Wales]] and [[List of lakes of Australia|lakes in Tasmania]], including articles for each dam/lake; and a navigation box, to add to all dam/lake articles. {{done}}
;Power stations
* A full and complete list of major [[List of power stations in Tasmania|hydroelectric power stations in Tasmania]]; articles for each power station; associated dam/lake; and a navbox for each power station/dam/lake system to add to all power station/dam/lake articles. {{done}}

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==Awards and barnstars==
Thanks to those that have chosen to pass on their messages of goodwill for my contributions to Wikipedia.
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Exceptional Newcomer Award'''
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your excellent work on ACT politics, your general attitude and your diligence - and for being a very fast learner! - I award you the Exceptional Newcomer Award! Congratulations on a great first few months at Wikipedia - I hope you stick around! [[User:Frickeg|Frickeg]] ([[User talk:Frickeg|talk]]) 12:42, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
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| style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em; color: black" | '''The Invisible Barnstar'''
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| style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray; color: black" | For work on the [[New South Wales Government Architect]] artical. [[User:Amckern|Amckern]] ([[User talk:Amckern|talk]]) 01:24, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | for your tireless contributions to the islands off the coast of Queensland  [[User:Phenss|Phenss]] ([[User talk:Phenss|talk]]) 04:00, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The da Vinci Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Really nice work at [[List of birds of King Island (Tasmania)]]. Your creative approach has payed off. There is a whole series (hundreds) of "List of birds of ..." lists that could be treated this way. I'm looking at your work to see what would be involved in doing that other places.  <span style="background-color:#cce4fa"><span class="nowrap">&nbsp;[[User:SchreiberBike|SchreiberBike ]]&#124;[[User talk:SchreiberBike#top| ⌨&nbsp;]]</span></span> 16:51, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''Rainbow maker'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for making so many Australian geography articles bright and shiny. [[User:Shiftchange|Shiftchange]] ([[User talk:Shiftchange|talk]]) 11:06, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;" |'''The Tasmanian Barnstar of Merit'''
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray; height:5em;"| for persisent improvement of Tamsnaian material
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;font-size:85%"|<!--<sub>-->''This WikiAward was given to Rangasyd by [[User:JarrahTree|JarrahTree]] on 00:24, 9 June 2018 (UTC)''<!--</sub>-->
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for your impressive work on Australian history [[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 14:17, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For keeping on trucking with the [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]] rollout!  [[User:Kerry Raymond|Kerry]] ([[User talk:Kerry Raymond|talk]]) 19:12, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''Barnstar of National Merit'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | You have rolled out many hundreds of articles and taken many photos to illustrate them! Thank you! [[User:Kerry Raymond|Kerry]] ([[User talk:Kerry Raymond|talk]]) 07:32, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
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