The Australian Festival USA

The Australian Festival USA - Visit Website - Industry - Media

Organization Description: 

Welcome to the new Australian Festival USA website. On behalf of the Australian Festival USA and Chairman Brigitte Von Bulow we are excited to be launching our new website after an extensive 6 month re-development. The Australian Festival has been part of the American landscape since 1997 - with 11 Festival's that have operated in Nashville and then Florida in 2007. The aim of the festival has always been to promote and celebrate our culture while educating our American friends. With the launch of the new AustralianFestival.com - we are now creating what we believe to be the first Australian Lifestyle website focused on Aussie life in America with many references and reporting from back home as well.

Development Notes: 

The Australian Festival USA approached BeareWare looking to take the existing festival format and convert the website into an Aussie News and Lifestyle Website. The aim was to become much more like an online magazine by taking areas of festival and making them news centers with additions such as Aussie Blogs, Aussie Director (a listing of Australian business, organizations and artists) and Aussie Events Calendar.

Design Director Vicki Payne took the magazine concept and created an appealing website that showcases the flavor of Australia.  Vicki incorporated interactive areas such as the Aussie Directory and Aussie Calendar to allow contribution to & from web visitors in the United States and Australia. A high profile advertising module was developed to allow for website advertising campaigns to be prominent and effective.

Additional features include:

  • Custom Graphic Web Design - Design meeting & custom design layouts. 
  • Content Management System (JOOMLA) - allowing direct client management.
  • Events Calendar (JEvents) - Featured Australian Events Calendar.
  • Aussie Director (Sobi2) - Online Business Directory and Listing.
  • Advertising Module promoting accommodation online advertisers.
  • Web Support Plus (BeareWare) - Advanced Support plan.