Hundreds of students and educators converged on the Sign and Print Career Connections initiative in Adelaide, aimed to ignite interest in the print, sign, and graphics sector among young minds.

A memorial event will be held at Daltone House in Sydney,on Monday 27 May, to celebrate the life of Geoff Selig, executive chair of IVE, and one of the biggest figures in print, following his sudden passing in Europe two weeks ago.

Public transport to the drupa expo will not be included in the entry ticket this time around, with visitors encouraged to buy multi-day passes either online in advance, or from the machines at stations.

The largest global software technology provider for the print industry, eProductivity Software (ePS), has appointed of Dan Vertachnik as CEO of Print ePS, the company’s manufacturing ERP business.

From Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s impassioned Future Made in Australia speech last month, to Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivering the 2024-25 Budget last night, for the manufacturing sector it is clear some futures shine more brightly than others.

The Visual Media Association gave a thumbs down to the 2024 budget, saying it offers little to drive business investment or productivity, and saying real tax reform looks to have been put off for another day.

Leading industry supplier Currie Group is celebrating 75 years of innovation and service, the business which now has a national footprint beginning life back in 1949 in Melbourne.

The five finalists for New Zealand’s BJ Ball Print Apprentice of the Year have been named, with the winner set to be revealed at Pride in Print at Takina Events in Wellington on Friday July 12.

Multi-channel communication specialist Engine has acquired sign and display business DNA Media, as the company looks to build on its successful entry into wide-format printing.

The Australian Financial Review will be a digital-only news title in Western Australia after Colourpress, the local printer, owned by Seven West Media, reportedly wanted to double its fee.

The print industry’s number one media platform, Print21, has a new journalist on its experienced editorial team, with the highly qualified Navanpreet Kaur joining.

Geoff Selig’s impact on Australian print cannot be overstated. He passed away as the head of a $1bn business IVE, the largest part of which was the biggest print operation in the country.

The franchisees of Kwik Kopy Miller Street in North Sydney – Daniel McKenzie, Suzie Jackson and Vickie McKenzie – took out the company‘s annual Franchisee of the Year award.

The 2024 Women in Print Breakfast series is underway. The Print21 team attended yesterday’s event in Sydney, led for the final time by NSW Patron Debbie Burgess, who is stepping down from the role.

The print community is reeling, as it mourns the passing of industry titan Geoff Selig, executive chairman of IVE, who has died while on holiday in Europe.

A new digital can printing business is up and running in Australia, with Rippl offering print runs as low as 480, the company outsourcing outsourcing its printing onto a new locally installed $6m German digital printing line.