Local smarts. Big picture thinking.
We're a small-town team with serious digital know-how, helping businesses build, brand and scale with confidence. Australia-wide.
How Clermont Digital came to be
In mid-2024, Steve and Emma packed up two careers in global tech and moved to a property outside Clermont. Talking to locals, they kept meeting businesses that needed a proper stock system or a website, and nobody within a day's drive set up to help.
Emma had spent 20 years across national fashion events, broadcast media, government startup programs and global tech. Steve had spent 30 years building digital infrastructure for IBM, PayPal and Telstra. In January 2025, with no mains power and no fixed line, Clermont Digital opened its doors to bring enterprise-level digital capability to regional businesses. The team works from an off-grid smart tiny home outside Clermont, for clients from regional operators to interstate corporates.
The team
Emma, Marketing and Brand
20+ years across national fashion events, broadcast media, hackathons, startup ecosystems and global tech. Emma leads strategy and marketing at Clermont Digital and is CMO for AERIS.
30+ years building systems at the core of real businesses, from enterprise platforms at IBM and PayPal to data-heavy tools used worldwide. CEO of AERIS, built GAUGE during an actual flood, and built a video game, MysteryOS.
Runs the briefs, budgets, deadlines and reporting so a Clermont Digital project never goes quiet. Heather has run operations for film, landscaping and podcast businesses and spent a decade in television and radio. Based in Melbourne.
Anthony, Design and UI
A graphic designer with a diploma and eight-plus years of freelance work, working remotely from Brisbane across UI and app design, user testing, client graphic design and campaigns.
Robert, Junior Developer
A Clermont local and our first Junior Developer, trained from the ground up in the region so he could build software without leaving town.
Our values
- People first. We listen, ask the right questions, and design around your needs.
- No-nonsense tech. We cut through jargon and keep it practical.
- Creative thinking. We solve problems with strategy, not guesswork.
- Locally grown. We're part of Clermont: invested, available, and here for the long haul.
Our process
- Discovery and scoping: dig in, ask the right questions, map out needs.
- Onboarding: set up in our project system, meet the team, sign off a clear brief.
- Build and delivery: work tracked, documented and reported. No black holes.
- Review and launch: review, refine and launch together.
- Ongoing support: retainers, support plans or ad hoc help. We don't disappear after launch.
Press and media
- ABC News: the GAUGE flood monitoring platform
- ABC Radio: GAUGE coverage
- Clermont Telegraph: our ongoing tech column
Let's build something great, right from Clermont QLD