The Blue Clay Story

2010

Blue Clay begins

Laticia Braving launches Blue Clay as a video production business, beginning a journey built around finding and sharing stories that matter.

2011

First TV commercial: Spirit of the Land Lockhart

Just a year after launching, Blue Clay produces its first TV commercial for Spirit of the Land, an early step from video production into campaign storytelling.

2014

A long regional partnership starts

Blue Clay begins working with RDA Riverina on Country Change, a partnership that grows across film, strategy, branding and regional attraction.

2019

Temora’s Great Quack Quest

A search for a regional GP becomes a town-wide music video and campaign, showing how a community can be the most powerful voice in its own story. Blue Clay lists the work as running from 2019 to 2021.

2019-20

HOLGRO takes shape

Laticia creates HOLGRO to support regional leaders and businesses. It marks an early step from telling stories for others to building an initiative of Blue Clay’s own. You’ve previously dated its founding to 2019; Blue Clay’s portfolio dates the project from 2020.

2020

Building Barns Lane Farm’s story

Blue Clay partners with the founders of Barns Lane Farm from its early stages, bringing strategy, brand, film, photography and communications together around a new farm destination.

2024

Country Change enters a new chapter

Blue Clay helps refresh Country Change across the Riverina and Murray, producing regional stories, campaign content and a magazine that give prospective residents a closer look at life and opportunity in the region.

2025

You Can’t Do That in the Bush premieres

Blue Clay’s original documentary series officially launches in Cairns in May, opening with Plastic Fantastic and a bigger ambition to take regional ideas and voices to wider audiences.

2025

Regional Stories launches

Blue Clay establishes an independent publishing platform to give regional people, ideas and projects more space and visibility. It also becomes a home for the documentary series.

2026

Vitality Farms Northern Rivers begins

Blue Clay launches a place-based network connecting growers, makers and organisations around a stronger regional food future, extending its work from telling stories to helping people act on them

2010

Blue Clay begins

Laticia Braving launches Blue Clay as a video production business, beginning a journey built around finding and sharing stories that matter.

2011

First TV commercial: Spirit of the Land Lockhart

Just a year after launching, Blue Clay produces its first TV commercial for Spirit of the Land, an early step from video production into campaign storytelling.

2014

A long regional partnership starts

Blue Clay begins working with RDA Riverina on Country Change, a partnership that grows across film, strategy, branding and regional attraction.

2019

Temora’s Great Quack Quest

A search for a regional GP becomes a town-wide music video and campaign, showing how a community can be the most powerful voice in its own story. Blue Clay lists the work as running from 2019 to 2021.

2019-20

HOLGRO takes shape

Laticia creates HOLGRO to support regional leaders and businesses. It marks an early step from telling stories for others to building an initiative of Blue Clay’s own. You’ve previously dated its founding to 2019; Blue Clay’s portfolio dates the project from 2020.

2020

Building Barns Lane Farm’s story

Blue Clay partners with the founders of Barns Lane Farm from its early stages, bringing strategy, brand, film, photography and communications together around a new farm destination.

2024

Country Change enters a new chapter

Blue Clay helps refresh Country Change across the Riverina and Murray, producing regional stories, campaign content and a magazine that give prospective residents a closer look at life and opportunity in the region.

2025

You Can’t Do That in the Bush premieres

Blue Clay’s original documentary series officially launches in Cairns in May, opening with Plastic Fantastic and a bigger ambition to take regional ideas and voices to wider audiences.

2025

Regional Stories launches

Blue Clay establishes an independent publishing platform to give regional people, ideas and projects more space and visibility. It also becomes a home for the documentary series.

2026

Vitality Farms Northern Rivers begins

Blue Clay launches a place-based network connecting growers, makers and organisations around a stronger regional food future, extending its work from telling stories to helping people act on them

Today, our work is guided
by three simple ideas…

Empower

We empower people and organisations with the clarity, confidence and strategy to communicate what matters.

Create

We create stories, campaigns and content that help people understand, trust and connect with the work.

Amplify

And we amplify that work through partnerships, platforms and conversations that help it reach further.

Our Team

Blue Clay is supported by a trusted team of strategists, journalists, designers, filmmakers and communications specialists.

Together, we combine strategic thinking with creative instinct and a strong understanding of how to translate complex ideas into work that feels clear, compelling and genuine.

Kristen Lowrey

Copywriter & SEO Specialist

Kristen is a writer and editor who makes complex ideas clear, engaging and easy to find. She has worked with words professionally since 2010, following an earlier career as a finance lawyer in New York and Sydney. Her writing has appeared in print and online publications, and her work spans website copy, articles, blogs and editing. Kristen pairs a sharp editorial eye with search expertise, helping organisations create content that serves readers and performs online. At Blue Clay, she brings research, precision and a human voice to stories that deserve a wider audience.

Kristen Lowrey

Copywriter & SEO Specialist

Will Jordt

Editor & Videographer

Will is a filmmaker who works across directing, writing, cinematography and editing. Over a decade in the industry, he has built a strong visual approach across both commercial and independent projects. He is equally interested in what happens behind the camera and in the edit, finding the images and moments that give a story its shape. His short film work has received Best Cinematography recognition at the Canberra Short Film Festival. Will brings creative range, technical skill and a collaborative spirit to Blue Clay’s film projects.

Will Jordt

Editor & Videographer

Robert McLaren

Motion Graphics & Animation Specialist

Robert brings stories to life through motion graphics, animation and visual effects. With more than 10 years of experience, he has created work for television, websites, social media, immersive video and virtual and augmented reality. He has a talent for making complex ideas feel immediate and engaging, whether he is building an animated explanation or adding the finishing visual layer to a film. At Blue Clay, Robert’s work helps campaigns and documentaries carry their message beyond the spoken word, giving ideas movement, clarity and character.

Robert McLaren

Motion Graphics & Animation Specialist

Harvey Monro

Web & Graphic Designer

Harvey creates bold, purposeful design for brands and digital spaces. Working across web, graphic and user experience design, he brings strong visual ideas together with a practical understanding of how people use websites. His inspiration reaches beyond the screen, drawing on print, art and architecture to create work that feels distinctive while staying easy to navigate. At Blue Clay, Harvey helps turn a project’s story and strategy into digital experiences that look good, communicate clearly and give audiences a reason to explore further.

Harvey Monro

Web & Graphic Designer

Amanda Opanubi

Senior Graphic Designer

Amanda brings more than 25 years of design experience to Blue Clay, shaping ideas into visual identities and communications that feel clear, considered and full of purpose. Beginning her career in Canada and now based on the Sunshine Coast, she has a particular interest in projects connected to innovation and the environment. Amanda combines strategic thinking with a love of the craft, creating work that helps organisations communicate complex ideas with warmth and impact. A trusted Blue Clay collaborator for many years, she brings curiosity, care and a steady creative hand to every project.

Amanda Opanubi

Senior Graphic Designer

Laticia Braving

Founder & Director

Laticia founded Blue Clay in 2010 with a belief that powerful stories can help people see new possibilities for regional Australia. A former journalist and producer, she brings more than 20 years of experience across media, marketing, public relations and regional development. She works closely with organisations to find the heart of their mission, connect the right people and turn ambitious ideas into strategies that move things forward. Alongside client work, Laticia leads Blue Clay’s original platforms, including Regional Stories, Vitality Farms Northern Rivers and the documentary series You Can’t Do That in the Bush.

Laticia Braving

Founder & Director

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