A small studio with a simple idea.

Local businesses deserve better than overpriced page builders and one-size templates. So we built something else.

Software engineer turned local web designer.

I'm Russell. I've been writing software for over a decade, but every time a friend or family member asked for help with their website, I'd watch them get fleeced by an agency or wrestle with a page builder they'd never master.

So I started Kookaburra. The idea is straightforward: I'll handle the whole thing for you, design, build, hosting, updates, at a price that makes sense for a local business, not a Silicon Valley product team.

I work out of Geelong, drink too much coffee, and answer my own emails.

Russell, founder of Kookaburra Websites

You don't touch a page builder. Ever.

Most "DIY" website tools end up being a second job. You pay them monthly, learn their quirks, and still don't quite love the result. Our approach flips that around.

What we handle

  • · Design & copywriting input
  • · Domain registration & DNS
  • · Hosting on Cloudflare's network
  • · SSL, security, backups
  • · Ongoing content updates
  • · SEO setup & analytics

What you handle

  • · Telling us what you want changed
  • · Sending photos and content
  • · Approving the design
  • · Running your actual business

What we believe.

Simple, transparent pricing

What you see on the pricing page is what you pay. No discovery calls to "discuss pricing".

Local and personal

One person, one conversation, one keyboard. We answer our own emails, usually within the day.

Quality without the agency tag

Designed with care. Built with proper tools. No templates, no offshore contractors.

No lock-in, no upselling

You can leave at any time. We'll help you take your site with you. We'd rather earn the next year than trap you in this one.

Let's make something together.

Tell us about your business. We'll come back with a plan.

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