Compliant & customisable websites Web design and development for government agencies.
Experts in government web design, WordPress development and hosting, our team meets strict site standards with cost-effective, inclusive and secure solutions.
A NSW government-registered supplier with a proven track record, Redback is trusted by numerous government agencies and local councils.
Our team of 30+ can manage all of your needs in one place – from UX design, to web development, creative and marketing campaigns. Your digital assets are in safe hands with Redback.
Our Work
Government websites for community harmony
“Best in Show – Content” and “Community & Culture” category award winners at the 2025 Australian Web Awards.
A modern, accessible local council site
Muswellbrook Shire Council needed to redevelop their website to better reflect their belief in connecting people from all corners of the community.
A fast growing & dynamic regional economy
Our custom WordPress website investlakemac.com.au took out the Financial Services category award at the 2025 Australian Web Awards.
Web assets for real-world impact
A custom WordPress website for CFJ, an interactive desktop web app “Justice Beyond Borders” and the animated data visualisation site “Pressing Charges” .
Custom UX design & OnCourse development
A new online experience for University of Sydney CCE’s customers, fully integrated with their Learning Management System of choice.
Building a strong community website
The AMSA website was a finalist in the Best Community & Culture Website + Best Not for Profit Website categories at the 2023 Australian Web Awards.
Moving lives, shaping futures
An accessible new website educating Australians about arthritis so they can support themselves or their loved ones.
A comprehensive soil quality knowledgebase
One of the world’s most comprehensive sources of high quality information and resources to learn about and manage soil – all in one place.
Alternative voices, new points of view
Fresh new brand and a custom WordPress website for a government publication sparking conversations that lead to positive change.
Preventing oil spills for WW2 ship wrecks
An engaging WordPress website designed to compel prospective donors and collaborators to support this huge environmental cause. Check it out here.
International Women’s Development Agency
Having championed gender equality for over 35 years, it was time to ramp things up with a stronger search marketing strategy.
A global mapping tool
Interactive web app and data visualisation tool “Justice Beyond Borders” took home the “Innovation” category award at the 2023 Australian Web Awards.
A cost-effective framework
WordPress for government & local council websites
Leverage unrivalled flexibility, technical performance, ease of use and data protection with a WordPress site. The world’s most popular CMS, WordPress can fulfil the needs of any government tier (even The White House is on WordPress!).
The best part? We’ve designed a customisable WordPress framework for government clients, so that you can be confident in your website’s usability, functionality and security.
Accessible, compliant and inclusive web design for government and local councils
A government website should be easy for everyone to see, hear, understand and engage with. Always keeping accessibility front of mind, our web designers and developers deliver inclusive and intuitive user experiences.
We optimise fonts, visuals, interactive features and more to ensure your website follows quality guidelines such as the Australian Government’s GOLD Design System. Our scalable “GovPress” solution can also integrate seamlessly with your marketing, management and auditing tools.
Redback can also integrate your WordPress website with industry-leading tools like UserWay or Monsido, to provide accessibility controls for text size, contrast, and colour tools.
WordPress Theme Websites
from $10,000
+ GST
Typically built on a premium WordPress theme or multipurpose page builder such as Elementor. Ideal for smaller websites with modern, simple design options and no custom design or Ecommerce functionality.
Common inclusions
Carefully selected premium WordPress theme / template
Customised with your logo, brand colours and content within the confines of your chosen theme
Mobile responsive
Re-usable page templates
Blog functionality
Compatible with plugins for SEO, forms, etc
Secure, Sydney-based hosting
Please note: The inclusions above are examples only. Every web project is unique, so we'll take the time to understand your needs before providing an up-front fixed proposal based on time, effort and agreed deliverables.
Contact usGovPress Websites
Custom WordPress Websites (GovPress)
from $25,000
+ GST
Developed on our GovPress framework for WordPress and customised specifically for your branding and content. Ideal if you need great UX across all devices and a durable, flexible government website solution.
Common inclusions:
Developed on our GovPress framework for WordPress, based on the Australian Government’s GOLD Design System
Custom designed page layouts for desktop, tablet and mobile
Modular, mobile responsive content blocks with relational content functionality
Re-usable custom templates with simple, no-code content management for pages, blogs, products, events and more
Secure hosting on a premium server with CDN (Content Delivery Network)
Secure, durable and blazing fast
No reliance on third party-developed themes or templates
Less reliance on third party plugins that slow your site down, break over time and cause security issues. We only integrate the most trusted and reliable tools for SEO, accessibility, events, forms, etc
Please note: The inclusions above are examples only. Every web project is unique, so we'll take the time to understand your needs before providing an up-front fixed proposal based on time, effort and agreed deliverables.
Contact usWP Engine Premium Web Hosting & Maintenance
from $220pm
Per site. 15% discounted price for annual renewal - $2244 + GST
Rock solid hosting and WordPress CMS maintenance for government websites. This care plan is ideal if you need the fastest website hosting possible, plus extra security and modern performance monitoring.
Key inclusions:
Dedicated WP Engine premium WordPress server specs (meaning your site will perform as fast as possible) run on Google Cloud Platform technology.
WP Engine has received ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS)
Cloudflare CDN (Content Delivery Network) to ensure optimum performance for users across the country and internationally.
Enterprise-grade extra layer of security with managed web application firewall, and DDOS mitigation.
New Relic application performance monitoring
WordPress security updates
Major WordPress version updates
WordPress plugin updates
Daily backups
SSL certificate and domain management
Newcastle-based phone and email support, with ad hoc jobs and investigation time quoted as required
Please note: The inclusions above are examples only. Every web project is unique, so we'll take the time to understand your needs before providing an up-front fixed proposal based on time, effort and agreed deliverables.
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Government web hosting
Secure managed WordPress website hosting & maintenance
Quality website hosting is critical for compliance, data protection, user experience and search engine rankings. That’s why we offer fully-managed hosting via a dedicated WP Engine server in Sydney.
Having hosted and maintained over 1,000 sites of all sizes for over 23 years, you can rely on our team to keep your government site secure, fast and up to date. View hosting plans & specs
Digital creative services
4.8M views & counting for National Threatened Species Day
Striving to protect endangered wildlife across NSW, Saving Our Species is one of the largest biodiversity conservation campaigns in Australia. And the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) needed a stand-out social strategy to help spread the word!
As Newcastle’s go-to digital creative agency, Redback created a swipe-stopping set of branded GIFS, stickers, AR filters and video content to engage NSWDPIE’s target audience – driving almost 5M views in a single month! Users can now adorn their Facebook and Instagram Stories with the campaign’s unique assets, raising awareness one post at a time.
The Redback team was a pleasure to work with - personable, creative, efficient and excellent communicators. We’d highly recommend them.Emily, NSW Government
