Ben Deverell
Welcome to my little patch of the internet. I'm a SharePoint specialist by day and a side-project builder by night, and this is where I keep track of everything I'm making.
I work in Document Control at Sunwater.
- Originally from Ireland, living in Brisbane
Projects 6
Ben's Trivia
The Big Fat Sunday Quiz: 25 questions and a global leaderboard.
LiveBrisbane's Smartest Venue
A 6-week Ben's Trivia competition between Brisbane venues, ranked by average score.
Running · 18 Oct to 28 NovWild Bluff
An original card game: play animals face down, lie, and catch your friends out.
PlaytestingPlus 1
The no-swipe dating app. One match a day.
PrototypeGolf Booking
Compare Brisbane courses by price and drive time.
PrototypeSharePoint governance
Large-scale migration and governance rebuild at Sunwater.
Day jobWednesweek Calendar
Six-day weeks, 30-day months, a four-day work week.
Ideabendeverell.com
This site. Hand-built, hosted on GitHub Pages.
LiveWebsites for local businesses 3
ENERY Café
Specialty coffee, ceremonial matcha and brunch in Kangaroo Point, Brisbane.
Live · enerycafe.comJune's Cafe
A neighbourhood cafe in East Brisbane serving Campos coffee from early.
Live · junescoffee.comDavid's Bikes
Fat-tyre e-bikes in Stillorgan, Dublin, with models, trade pricing and test rides.
Live · davidsbikes.comNeed a website for your business? Get in touch.
Ideas 3
The Wednesweek CalendarWhat if we just deleted Wednesday? Six-day weeks, identical 30-day months and a four-day working week. Idea
Five bonus holiday days after December for Christmas and New Year, plus a 6th in leap years. New Year's Day is the 5th of Wednesweek.
20 fewer working days a year, which is about 7.7% less work and 125 days off instead of 105.
- 4-day work week. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, then the weekend. No more hump day.
- Every month is the same. 5 weeks × 6 days = 30 days, with no more random short months.
- Dates never move. The 1st is always a Monday and every multiple of 6 is a Sunday, so planning is easy.
- Less work. Work days drop from 71.4% of the week to 66.7%, which works out at 240 working days a year instead of 260.
- Still adds up. 12 months × 30 days = 360, plus Wednesweek = 365. Halloween moves to 30 October.
“Thirty days has January, February, March… and all the rest, except for Wednesweek alone.”
What's On in Brisbane: Theatre ReviewsA weekly or fortnightly 60-second segment reviewing Brisbane theatre, musicals and live shows. Idea
Local coverage of theatre is much thinner than for food and hospitality, and productions are keen for exposure.
The twist: one consistent reviewer as the face of the segment, with strong opinions and honest, balanced criticism, so the ratings mean something from show to show.
Parkrun Reviews: Brisbane & SEQRun, film and rank every parkrun around Brisbane and South East Queensland. Idea
So people can pick their next Saturday run and see their local one featured.
Formats: short-form series, an interactive map, and lists like "Best for beginners", "Most scenic" and "Best for a PB".
Timeline
Kicked off Brisbane's Smartest Venue 2026, a 6-week Ben's Trivia competition between Brisbane venues.
Launched bendeverell.com to keep all my projects in one place.
Built the clickable prototype of Plus 1, the no-swipe dating app.
Started Ben's Trivia and the Big Fat Sunday Quiz.
Started at Sunwater as a SharePoint Specialist in Document Control.
Started making Wild Bluff, my animal bluffing card game.
Came up with the Wednesweek Calendar, a six-day week with no Wednesday.
Arrived in Brisbane.