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About us ยท Since 1996

Australia's first domain registrar

We've helped hundreds of thousands of Australian businesses get online since 1996, from first-time domain owners to some of the country's largest organisations.

Our timeline
1996

Founded by the University of Melbourne, becoming Australia's first domain registrar.

1999

Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Today

Part of hosting.com group, running 3M+ websites globally, with Australian-based account management.

Our story

Nearly three decades online

Melbourne IT was founded in 1996 by the University of Melbourne, and became Australia's first domain name registrar. We managed the .com.au registry in its early years and were listed on the ASX for over a decade.

Today, Melbourne IT is part of the hosting.com group, an international group running over 3 million websites globally. We've helped hundreds of thousands of Australian businesses get online, from first-time domain owners to some of the country's largest organisations.

Your account is managed by an Australian team, based in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. They're backed by hosting.com's international support team, so you can get help any time, day or night.

What we believe

Trusted, dependable, straightforward

Trusted

Nearly three decades of helping Australian businesses get online.

Dependable

Australian account managers, backed by a global team, 24/7.

Straightforward

Simple steps to online success, not technical jargon.

For larger organisations

Melbourne IT Corporate

Dedicated account management for large organisations and government.

Visit Melbourne IT Corporate