Here's  what went into our  new website

By Counterpart Women supporting women with cancer 9 November 2021

We are a service of  Women's Health Victoria.

Counterpart is supported by the Victorian Government.

Since 2003, we have been connecting, supporting  and informing women with breast or a gynaecological cancer to live well.

This story features elements from an artwork by Aboriginal artist Madison Connors, a Yorta Yorta (Wolithica), Dja Dja Wurrung, Gamilaroi woman from North East Victoria.

Women's Health Victoria acknowledges and pays our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the land our offices are situated on, the peoples of the Kulin Nation. As a statewide service, we also acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters across Victoria. We pay our respects to them, their cultures and their Elders past and present.

More people than ever  are using the Counterpart website.

In the 8 years since our website was built, we have:

● developed new   programs

● created new online    resources

● outgrown our website’s    old structure.

Here 

is

our 

new

website

in numbers.

590

pages of content

There is a lot of great information on the Counterpart website, including recorded webinars with a range of health professionals, and the Counterpart Navigator.

590

pages of content

With our new website, all this is much easier to find.

590

pages of content

conversations

72

We kicked off the process by listening to what women wanted from our website.

72

conversations

We ran focus groups with women who have used the service, talked to our volunteers and discussed with the Counterpart Advisory Group.

72

conversations

6

rounds of testing

We used different methods to test the topics and structure  of our website.

6

rounds of testing

We tested with a whole range of different people involved with our service. 

6

rounds of testing

And a bunch of people who aren’t.

20

COVID tests

1

The last 18 months haven’t been easy for anyone.

21

COVID tests

Even web-based projects are tricky when you can’t meet with your teammates, web developers and people who use your website.

21

COVID tests

576

coffees

We are a small, not-for-profit service. When you don’t have a big web design budget, you have to rely on the ingenuity of your staff.

576

coffees

And our staff rely on coffee.

576

coffees

(Oat flat whites, regular lattes, half strength soy lattes and flat whites  to be specific).

There are almost too many people to thank, but we'll give it a go..

Thank you!

• Counterpart Advisory Group • our volunteers • • Maroondah Breast and Cancer Centre staff • • Northern Breast Cancer Support Group • • Sunshine Hospital breast care nurses •

Focus groups

Consultation and user testing

• Aggie • Alison • Amanda • Anne • Anne Maree • • Anne Marie • Anne-Marie • Annie • Bernadette • • Branka • Carmel • Carol • Catherine • Danielle • • Debbie • Deborah • Dy • Emily • Helana • Helen • • Helen E • Helen W • Jacky • Jan • Jane • Jen • • Jenny • Jo • Jodie • Judy C • Judy M • Karen • • Karen G • Karyn • Kate • Kellie • Kelly • Kerri • • Lieve • Liz • Louise • Lyn • Lyn B • Mandy • Marg • • Marg C • Margaret • Margaret M • Mariae •  • Marieke • Mary • Matoula • Michelle • Monique • • Naina • Natalie • Nell • Nicole • Nikki • Olivia • • Pam • Prue • Rachel • Rebecca • Sally  • Sally G • •Sarah • Sian • Susan • Syd • Tammy • Taryn • Tia • • Tricia • Trish F • Trish M • Vicki • Wendy •

• Dianne • Kylie • Linda • Lauren • Fiona • Rebecca • • Elise, Gerard and the team at Attractor •

Other thanks

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visit our site

Thanks for reading the story behind our website.

Now it's time.