The High Court of Australia is the most important court in Australia. Based in Canberra, it is the country's supreme court and final court of appeal.

They have just relaunched their website using Joomla: http://www.hcourt.gov.au. As with some other high-profile Joomla sites we've featured here recently, this design reaches very high standards of accessibility.

One of the primary roles of Open Source Matters (OSM) is to manage financial matters for the Joomla! project. It is our role to make sure that the project is financially secure and able to support the Joomla! community. Here is a high level breakdown of OSM's current finances compared to last year, along with some thoughts on what this all means to you as a member of the Joomla! community.

The Joomla! Extensions Directory Team is proud to announce a new enhanced listing submission approval process.  Over the last two years, submissions to the JED have increased exponentially and it is expected to continue to grow throughout 2011 and far beyond.  The JED now serves over 6000 extensions to the community and is expected to reach nearly 7000 within the next 6 weeks.  To help facilitate this growth, the submission approval process has been enhanced.  This is the first round of enhancements that will be coming out this month and the team is very excited about the new features - we hope you will be too!

Open Source Matters (OSM), is the non-profit organization that provides the Joomla project with financial and legal support.

It's a serious responsibility and one that is currently held by 14 board members who have long and successful track records as participants in the Joomla community.

We are always looking to improve and follow best practices for organizations like OSM. We recognize that the board would benefit from a widened scope of experience with other Open Source and non-profit projects.

To this end, we’re planning to create a group of advisors. The aim of this group is to provide:

• Advice based on their experience and success in the Open Source and business world.
• Connections to people who can help the Joomla project.
• A fresh, outsider's view on Joomla and its challenges.

New project management software and an upcoming Web site redesign

The 2010 year brought with it many changes and challenges for Open Source Matters (OSM).  With a turnover of 13 board members during the year, and the continued focus on our core responsibilities, our team of “let’s get it done” board members identified an important need for better management of OSM projects and tasks.

I’m pleased to give the community an update on this effort.