First of all, I'd like to introduce myself as the new web admin. Last week Hilary Talbot handed over the duties to me, Naomi Guss. If you're not familiar with me, I'm a puppet maker in Melbourne and have worked in web design/administration before. I'm happy to take on the responsibility, and look forward to hearing about all the wonderful puppetry us Aussies are doing. I'd also like to say a big thank you on behalf of the UNIMA board and members to Hilary for running everything so smoothly for the past 6 years.
And now, onto the important things: UNIMA Australia's website will be given a large overhaul and the redesign will be launched in October this year. We'll not only be updating the look and style of the site, but will be implementing a range of new features. The redesign will include: a what's on page, more extensive links, up-to-date archives of the Australian Puppeteer magazine, and a member's only area with fellowship directories to aid conversations amongst our community.
Sean Manners and I will be working on this redesign throughout the next few months, and we're both thrilled to have the opportunity to make UNIMA Australia better and more accessible to members.