The new-look SPA website has finally launched! While much work remains to be done with content and extra features, the site provides the foundation for what will be SPAs most critical communication medium.

A very enthusiastic web design team, sat down over many months to slowly construct everything from the graphic design to content management. Leading the team are two enthusiastic paramedic students - Coco Giddings (Head, SPA Communications) and Nicole Robertson (Web Editor) are friends from university and worked on the project since they stepped into their roles in late 2009.

In a media article to the upcoming Response Magazine, Nicole was asked a forward question “SPA is currently working on its third website re-development, what was wrong with the first two?”

“We want to produce a website that is professional and effectively conveys what SPA represents, which is something we felt previous designs didn't do very well” Nicole said. We want the new website to be interactive and dynamic, as well as being a useful portal for students to access relevant information on events, research, news and other things like study tips and student research.”

“Interactivity is an important aspect of every website. Our previous two sites lacked this important component, and much time has gone into developing the new site to ensure our users find it a rewarding experience. We have also put time into researching popular websites, establishing a consensus on what features work and which don’t. Most importantly, we want the SPA website to be modern, dynamic and fresh, and we hope to continue developing it with student feedback.”