Brisbane Kids Creative was created by me! Ngaire Stirling. I wont pretend to talk in the third person about myself <creepy!>, instead let me tell you a bit about me and how www.brisbanekids.com.au came about.
At the time the domain name www.brisbanekids.com.au came up for purchase I was a stay at home mum in the middle of a degree centred around journalism and PR. a couple of years earlier I had been contemplating returning to my previous career in marketing management and for a while I even tried. 3 months into a new role and it was clear that I had no passion for my old life and to make the decision to quit easier, my almost 2 year old at the time was not coping with childcare. So, as a family we made the decision for me to return to becoming a stay at home mum.
It was tough.. living on one wage is never really easy but it did inspire me to get back to basics and find fun things to do around Brisbane that didnt cost anything- like playground hopping.
About 1 year later or so.. www.brisbanekids.com.au came up for sale. My friends had often commented on my ability to know exactly what was happening in Brisbane for kids. I had my son enrolled in some awesome activities and we often visited some great destinations. I loved finding fun things for us to do as a family. So when the owner of the domain name offered to hand it over to me.. I knew I could help other parents find out what I already knew! I also felt relieved I could use my qualifications and experience to help other people.
Brisbane is full of family friendly events, activities and things to do! There was no central place as such to find them, so this was the primary vision for Brisbane Kids. I decided that we would also pride ourselves on FREE community event advertising and FREE not for profit advertising and keep our prices affordable to give every business a chance to jump on board. The top of our original business plan stated the words “VISION : promoting a Brisbane for healthy, happy and active kids“.
When I started Brisbane Kids I also decided to do Graduate Diploma of Education in the early years to further my knowledge on kids in general which I have just completed. I didn’t want Brisbane Kids to be defined as a marketing business- rather a knowledge base- preferably a community.
Today I am supported in this growing business by a team of talented people as well as my husband and 2 kids (with another on the way). Despite the snazzy image I am just one mum, working generally from her kitchen table, dodging flying balls with diego in the background and playdough in my hair.. it’s a fun life.. Where are we headed? Skies the limit..but Brisbane is as far as this website intends to go- We promise never to get lost in the maze of a national websites or lose sight of our community focus. Furthermore we want to remain firm in our belief that we don’t really own Brisbane Kids- it is owned by the parents AND kids of Brisbane. Today… we are proudly the number one website in Brisbane for Kids.
However we always welcome change, and will always welcome your suggestions at any time.
Website Supporters
Our supporters are many- but those that help us to build and maintain this website should be recommended. As a Website Designer we used Kylie from DuoSista and as a graphic designer we use LBM designs. For ongoing Website Marketing and advice we use Talk About Creative.
