Women in Print is diving into 2025 with a host of new initiatives, including webinars, courses, lunches, and a new member portal, all aimed at supporting and encouraging women in the local print industry.

The SA sign and graphics industry gathered at the Adelaide Bowls Club for the third annual Asga Social Bowls event, with 35 participants enjoying a night of friendly competition and networking.

The relaunched National Print Awards will run under the theme ‘Elevate + Celebrate’ with the gala awards event being held during PacPrint, on the evening of Thursday 22 May, in Sydney. It will be the 40th anniversary of the industry awards.

The inaugural Visual Connections Victorian Golf Day at Melbourne’s Sandhurst Golf Club served as a platform for industry networking, and to celebrate the contributions of outgoing CEO Peter Harper.

The industry’s women in SA and WA took the opportunity to make new connections and enjoy extended conversations with their peers, at Women in Print ‘Print & Prosecco’ events.

The official theme for next year’s print, sign, and graphics trade show, PacPrint, will be Innovation, Collaboration, and Transformation. The expo is being held in Sydney for the first time.

The next drupa will run for nine days, down from the 11 it took for this year’s show, with the event scheduled from 9-17 May 2028, as the world’s biggest print trade show slims down in a new era.

A smattering of ANZ printers, almost all from the sign sector, were at the Printing United trade show held in Las Vegas last week, with the show running at the same time as Labelexpo and SuperCorr.

The NSW division of the Lithographic Institute of Australia (LIA) will tour multi-award winning Marrickville-based Carbon8 the week after next, with dinner and speakers to follow.

Bad planning, unfortunate circumstances, or the competitive spirit that drives the nation, mean that three big US print industry shows are taking place in exactly the same week, this week.

A group of print-connected women met in Williamstown to catch up with friends, make new connections, and support Share the Dignity’s August Dignity Drive.

Recognising the convergence between labels and packaging, Labelexpo Americas next month will feature a dedicated flexible packaging zone, with technology and workshops.

Spicers took the opportunity at Visual Impact to highlight its brand partnerships, in both media and hardware, which it says give sign and display printers growth opportunities.

The centrepiece of the Mimaki stand was the new UCJV 330-160, the latest iteration of the UV LED printer series that was introduced six years ago, and now has some 700 units in Australia.

Smartech used Visual Impact to demonstrate its wide range of print, finish, and rip solutions, and to highlights its nationwide print service operation.

Production print workflow and MIS developer printIQ released version 48 of its software at Visual Impact, with new modules for promotional items and for t-shirts.