 The best way to build a professional network here in Australia is to start in your classroom with your friends, with your lecturer, then attend conferences and workshops to connect with people who do the kind of work that you do as well. By being part of the Women's Leadership Initiative, it will help me with creating networks that will be beneficial in my roles in the future. Join clubs, meet people from your same professions to expand your skills and knowledge. Roads, guests, lecturers and also attend industry professional workshops. Get out there and just you know find people that have the same interests as you and just you know make those networks. From my networking engagements, I can share my knowledge with them and I can get their perspective on issues that they're facing. I can then take that and I've applied it to my own study in the area.