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Each link below connects to the existing website or an archived copy in the case of websites that no longer exist or have changed so substantially as to no longer be fair to call my work.

Julie McCrossin A complete site redesign for Australian broadcaster, journalist, public speaker, event MC, workshop presenter and meeting facilitator Julie McCrossin.
Living is Easy John Petrozzi is a Sydney chiropractor who hosts a weekly public radio show discussing healthy lifestyle issues called Living is Easy.live site
Russell Vale Scout Group Russell Vale Scout Group is forging a new profile for itself in the local community, emerging from a low period to one of renewed local interest. live site
Russell Vale Junior Football Club Russell Vale Junior Football Club is a local soccer club, the junior branch of the same club for which Ricky plays in the Masters competition. live site
ThinkSmart Therese Fuller is a corporate management consultant, an agent of positive change for companies needing a bit of outside perspective. live site
Brad Serhan Brad Serhan is an audio designer who marries cutting edge technology with an artist’s aesthetic to create truly superior loudspeakers. live site | project details
Ochre Energy A Perth graphic designer commissioned me to code his design for Ochre Energy, a company developing natural gas resources. live site | project details
Queens Pinch Queens Pinch is a boutique Australian winery in Mudgee, NSW, producing a very select range of wines available to buy through the website. live site | project details
Anne Summers Australian author, journalist and speaker Anne Summers is an activist for women’s rights and an authoritative commentator on social issues. live site | project details
The Wolf In their book The Wolf, Richard Guilliatt and Peter Hohner tell the true story of a German raider that caused havoc in the Pacific during WWI. live site | project details
Advanced Exhaust Solutions The website we designed and built for Advanced Exhaust Solutions grew out of the success of the recent Muffler Centre project. live site | project details
Juniper Films Juniper Films is an Australian international documentary film production company, specialising in the South Pacific and the Australian arts. live site | project details
Juergen Schmeja Juergen Schmeja commissioned us to design a website for his Australian landscape photography business. The resulting site should make an impact. live site | project details
Denise Giardina Denise Giardina is an American author of historical fiction who needed a website to help promote her latest book Emily’s Ghost. live site | project details
Filt Clothing Corrimal fashion store Filt Clothing wanted an image-rich web presence with an enticing, cool look and some SEO nous to compete for customers. live site | project details
Russell Vale Soccer Club When Ricky signed up to play Masters football with Russell Vale Soccer Club, they landed themselves a website. live site | project details
Corrimal Rangers Corrimal Rangers is a local junior soccer team. Ricky coached there for a couple of seasons and we built them a website. live site | project details
Big Monkey Inc Big Monkey Inc is an innovative theatre company based in Hobart, Tasmania, specialising in theatre for young audiences. live site | project details
Colette Livermore Colette Livermore is an Australian who joined Mother Teresa’s order at 18 only to leave 11 years later. Hope Endures is her book. live site | project details
Corrimal Nippers My kids are members of Corrimal Junior Surf Life Saving Club – or Nippers, as they’re known – so I built them a WordPress based website.
Humane Education in Australia ACSSO commissioned me to build Humane Education in Australia, recording an October 2007 symposium held by Compassion in World Farming (see below).
Lingo Lingo is the web face of the Languages Action Alliance, supporting Australian parents from all backgrounds who want their children to develop bilingual skills.
Bethany College Hurstville A site redesign for Sydney Catholic girls’ secondary school Bethany College Hurstville, a static site built to be managed inhouse using DreamWeaver.
Marilyn Meier-Kapavale Marilyn Meier-Kapavale is a renowned Australian/Tongan classical pianist who was a 70s teenage prodigy, studied and performed around the world, and now lectures at USQ.
Teco Tooling Pty Ltd A redesign of the website for Melbourne-based advanced manufacturing company Teco Tooling, using WordPress even though there’s no blog component.
Family-School & Community Partnerships Bureau The Family-School & Community Partnerships Bureau helps Australian schools, families and communities build sustainable, collaborative, productive relationships.
Muffler Centre The Muffler Centre supplies, installs and maintains exhaust systems for cars, trucks, factory settings and more. They decided investing in a website might give them a competitive edge. Good choice.
Amy Mowbray In a very competitive market, photographer Amy Mowbray aims to use her website to promote her photographic services to Wollongong and the Illawarra region.
Mosaic Rosalind Bradley compiled prayers and reflections provided by over 160 prominent Australians. Mosaic, the book and the website, is the result.
Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia The Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia raises funds for programs linking vulnerable people with community advocates.
International Year of Languages Another ACSSO project, this site provides an Australian focus for news and information related to the International Year of Languages 2008.
Compassion in World farming UK-based global organisation Compassion in World Farming advocates for the humane treatment of animals. This is their Australian website.
No New Iron Cove Bridge No New Iron Cove Bridge is a community-based campaign to stop an ill-considered plan to address traffic problems in inner west Sydney.
Ensemble, Music Education in Australia Another project of the Australian Council of State School Organisations, Ensemble focuses on the struggle to advance music education in Australia.
People for a Nuclear-Free Australia Global campaigner Dr Helen Caldicott set up People for a Nuclear-Free Australia as a local focus for anti-nuclear activism.
The Money Club A revised edition of 2001 book The Money Club by an all female Sydney investment club led to an extended web project for the authors.
McCarthy Mentoring One of my clients, Wendy McCarthy, commissioned a separate website to promote her corporate consulting business McCarthy Mentoring.
Energy Efficient Home Design The Energy Efficient Home Design website promotes the book, email newsletter and expertise of Queensland-based expert Daniel Boon.
Advanced Manufacturing Australia Advanced Manufacturing Australia is the peak national body for the tooling industry in Australia, seeking to increase local and global business opportunities via the web.
This Way to the Sea Journalist Gillian Nicholson wrote about her sea change move from Sydney to Mid North Coast NSW in her book This Way to the Sea.
Languages Education in Australia ACSSO and APC put public/private education differences aside for information portal Languages Education in Australia.
Financial Education Professionals Sydney-based specialist financial training company Financial Education Professionals provides products and services to Australia and South East Asia.
AB Communicates Sydney-based communications and management mentoring consultancy AB Communicates draws on the exceptional skills of Andrew Buchanan.
Values in Education Public education peak ACSSO initiated a national project to demonstrate that values are alive and well in the Australian public school system.
BellaVista, Citerna Italian-based Australians Marius and Christine Webb rent out a townhouse called BellaVista in Citerna, Umbria to visiting holidaymakers.
Don Chipp Foundation The Don Chipp Foundation is the think tank for the Australian Democrats, funding research into and fostering debate on important social issues.
Wall Media Australian broadcast media expert Peter Wall provides media management and industry consultancy services through his Wall Media agency.
Mannus A boutique winery based in the Snowy Mountains region of NSW, Mannus Wines produces a select range of excellent cool climate wines.
Staffords Staffords Cheese is a Sydney-based vendor of fine Australian farmhouse and international gourmet cheeses and related products.
Murdoch Books Australian publisher of illustrated leisure and lifestyle books Murdoch Books is developing a new profile as a publisher of narrative non-fiction and new fiction.
Blue Dog Posters and Prints Sydney-based Blue Dog Posters and Prints is Australia’s largest online vendor of mainstream, alternative and art posters and prints.
Families Matter Australian national initiative Families Matter brings schools, parents and communities together for the emotional wellbeing of students.
Australian Council of State School Organisations The Canberra-based Australian Council of State School Organisations is the national peak for parents of children in public education.
Ruth Ostrow Australian writer Ruth Ostrow explores work life balance, spirituality, health, personal relationships, sexuality, parenting, lifestyles and wellness.
Wendy McCarthy Australian teacher, feminist, social commentator and public advocate Wendy McCarthy runs a highly successful corporate management consultancy.
Helen Caldicott Australian campaigner for global peace and nuclear disarmament Dr Helen Caldicott warns the world of the dangers of the nuclear age.
Hazel Flynn Australian writer, editor and publisher Hazel Flynn is also an experienced radio broadcaster and is a book reviewer on ABC radio.
APEC Study Centre MRC Program The APEC Study Centre in Melbourne runs Managing Regulatory Change courses for financial services industry participants throughout South East Asia.
Camperdown Child Care Centre & Pre-School Long day care provider Camperdown Child Care Centre & Pre-School is a community-based organisation in Sydney’s inner west.
Amanda Ellis book Women's Business Women's Wealth Finance and business expert Amanda Ellis wrote Women’s Business Women’s Wealth to inspire women to take control of their financial futures.
Balmain Rovers soccer club Inner west Sydney soccer club Balmain Rovers provides the things football nuts love: photos, match details, newsletters, soccer news and lots of links.
SEDA logo NSW’s Sustainable Energy Development Authority wanted Environmental Markets Australia to encourage investment in renewable energy sources.
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency logo I developed an intranet for Commonwealth stautory authority the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.
Apartment 240, Finger Wharf, Sydney Harbour Apartment 240 is an executive serviced accommodation option on Woolloomooloo’s Finger Wharf on Sydney Harbour.
PWD People with Disability Australia People with Disabilities (NSW) was a peak cross-disability advocacy organisation, since morphed into People with Disability Australia.
DSaRI Disability Studies and Research Institute The Disability Studies and Research Institute undertakes research and organises events focusing on disability issues from a social perspective.
Annandale Hotel logo The Annandale Hotel remains one of the great venues for live music in Sydney, where you can catch headline overseas acts and local upstarts.
IFC GEM logo The International Finance Corporation’s Gender Entrepreneurship Markets produces a quarterly email newsletter for women in business around the world.
Telstra Sport Xpress logo In 2001, I produced Telstra Sport Xpress, a weekly email newsletter for telstra.com’s online sports section. Developed while at Gadfly Media.

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