Trishan's Oz page was initially set up in 1996 as a one page school project about a 10 year old boy named Trishan. Over time Trishan and his dad made site increasingly more comprehensive and by 2001 it had become one of the most popular sites describing Australia.
It won many prestigious awards and was linked to by hundreds of other sites. Its design and content were considered way ahead of its time.
Between 1996 and 2001over 1.6 million people visited the site.
In those early days when the Internet was in its infancy and its users more benign we even had a guestbook and displayed our email address. We used to get over 50 emails a day. But alas we also started getting lots of spam and junk mail. As a result we had to remove our guestbook and email address. This had a totally unplanned consequence. Given the extremely high hit rate, our hosting ISP decided to reclassify the site as being commercial (even though we never carried ads or made any money from it). They wanted a substantial increase in hosting fees. We couldn't afford the additional cost and as a result in 2001 the site ceased to exist.
Recently we googled the site and discovered, that even after all these years, there were hundreds upon hundreds of sites still referring to "Trishan's Oz" (Trishan’s Oz Page) and its contents. We were truly inspired! As a result we have decided to revive the site and update it to reflect changes in technology and internet usage.
We are currently in the process of updating the site with a new look and feel and have incorporated lots of stunning new photographs. Please be patient while we work on making the site even better than before. You can follow our progress on Twitter or through our Blog site.
For those who are interested you can have a look at our old site you can find it here.
An update:
Trishan graduated from university a few years ago with degrees in Marketing and Business Management and is currently working for a large advertising agency. His sister Ashani has just started university and is enjoying her new found freedom. Trishan’s dog Sage passed away and was replaced by a new one called Smudge who also passed away last December.
