The objectives of the Virtual WESNET project are to:

1. significantly improve the communication between WESNET and its membership, thereby harnessing women’s voices on domestic and family violence issues across Australia;

2. enable WESNET to manage its own website content; and 

3. establish an online professional community of practice, VirtualWESNET, which will provide a valuable source of support and opportunities for professional development for members of the Domestic and Family Violence workforce. 

The revamped website and development of an online forum will enable WESNET to provide information to, and share information with, its membership through an online community. The virtual community will provide a place for workers in Women’s Services to seek mentorship and peer support from colleagues who are spread across Australia.