Linux Australia, Inc.

Linux Australia Grants Program 2026 now open, with a total pool of $AUD 30,000 available:

💻 Project Grants provide funding for #OpenSource, #OpenData, open government, open education, open hardware and open culture projects.

🫶🏼 Community Grants offer funds to assist in bringing people together in person, virtually, or both.

Applications close on Sun 15 Nov 2026 at 23:59 anywhere on earth, or when the grant funds have been exhausted (whichever is earlier)

Full details:
https://linux.org.au/grants-program/

A huge congratulations to the incoming Linux Australia Inc. Council for the term 2026 - 2027:

President: @JoelAddison@aus.social
Vice-President: Jenny Cox
Secretary: @neill@fosstodon.org
Treasurer: Russell Stuart

Ordinary Committee Members
(they're anything but ordinary!)

@elena@fosstodon.org
Jonathan Woithe
Harrison Oates

Many thanks for your service and looking forward to your 2026 achievements!

Voting is now open in the Linux Australia, Inc. Council Election for the term Jan 2026-7.

Members can access voting by logging in to https://linux.org.au, then navigating to Member Area -> Elections.

Voting is open until Jan 13th, 2359hrs AEDT

Best wishes to all candidates.

A huge thanks to all of the organisers, volunteers, speakers and other helper-outerers that came together to make @pyconau@fosstodon.org another incredible event.

Big shout out to Conference Director @daisy@cloudisland.nz, and Core Organisers @sauramaia@aus.social @attacus@aus.social @libbyberrie@aus.social @mattcen@aus.social @yaakov@cloudisland.nz @nic_and_chips@data-folks.masto.host and @freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz

Thank you!

#pyconau