Paul Plunkett, flexographic printer from Pakaflex, has been named LIA Victoria’s 2022 Graduate of the year, with Jacinta Allen, who works in prepress at Breen Printing, this year’s runner up.

A sure sign it’s almost Christmas is the arrival of the Pantone colour of the year, which for 2023 will be Viva Magenta, and which in PR guff of the year is apparently audacious, full of wit and inclusive of all.

The Currie Group event next week, Horizon by Appointment, is fully booked out, with a spread of print businesses taking advantage of the one-on-one sessions.

Digital print solutions developer Konica Minolta says it will be bringing new opportunities to the commercial print market in 2023 with additional investments, products, and solutions.

Visitors to the Fujifilm stand at the Igas trade show in Tokyo have seen a B2 version of its Revoria toner-based digital press, as the company fires up its drive into the half-size sheetfed market.

A Supreme Court ruling against VicForests' native forest logging programme is causing industry consternation, and could lead to the importation of thousands of tonnes of overseas pulp to Maryvale.

One of the country’s oldest trade houses, Les Baddock Bookbinders, is back up and running, just seven weeks after a devastating fire ripped through its Sydney facility.

Former graphic arts person of the year, and well-known industry identity, Bob Robey, has passed away, aged 89, after a lifetime promoting the local print industry.

Troy Neighbour will be the new head of Fujifilm Graphic Systems, taking over the top job next month, when current incumbent Tony van Broekhuizen retires after 30 years in the industry.

Currie Group is hosting a three-day special event on 6-8 December, Horizon By Appointment, which is aimed at businesses looking for automation and innovation in the general commercial print market.

Precision Group is continuing its acquisition growth drive, buying Manark Printing, in a deal that will see a ten-colour B1 Heidelberg move to Precision's huge new Somerton facility.

Technology developer Ricoh has put its digital B2 sheetfed inkjet press into beta testing, with the company anticipating it will begin delivery by the middle of next year.

Graphics giants Adobe and Pantone have divorced, or in Gwyneth Paltrow’s infamous parlance, consciously uncoupled, meaning graphic designers can no longer automatically access Pantone in Adobe products.

Third quarter figures for Agfa showed revenues in its printing operations on the rise, although group EBITDA fell by four per cent year on year to €74m, on group sales that rose by 8 per cent.

Direct-to-garment offers print businesses the opportunity to add another revenue stream, by leveraging many of their existing skills, with relatively low investment needed to start.

The ACCC is not objecting to Australia Post’s latest price increase for its reserved ordinary letter service, which will increase by an inflation-busting 9.1 per cent.