The industry’s refreshed National Print Awards roared back into life last night, at a gala dinner in Sydney characterised by energy, warmth, well-being, and the wonder of print.

With momentum building and excitement growing across the industry, the VMA has officially opened ticketing for the 2025 National Print Awards Gala Night.

The Visual Media Association has released the names of the finalists for both the Award Category and Major Award honours at the prestigious 2025 National Print Awards.

Five print businesses are in the running to be named as the Print21 Printer of the Year at the upcoming National Print Awards Gala Evening, slated to take place on Thursday 22 May in Sydney, during PacPrint.

Print industry financier Finlease provides the five facts it says you need to know about equipment finance before you walk through the doors of PacPrint later this month.

The National Print Awards category entries have closed, with an unprecedented entry response, more than double the previous Awards. The Major Awards are still open for entries until COB tomorrow.

The winner of the Emerging Talent Award, sponsored by Konica Minolta, at the upcoming National Print Awards, will receive a once-in-a-lifetime industry experience tour in London and the UK.

The 2025 Women in Print Breakfast Series is underway, with the industry’s women in Perth and Melbourne kicking off events. The series is to run in seven capital cities over an eight-day period into next week.

The PKN Women in Packaging 2025 programme entries are open until next Friday 11 April, with seven categories for awards available for nomination, including the new STEM Explorer.

With the 2025 Women in Print Breakfast Series starting next week at locations around the country, the organiser has issued a final call to secure tickets before they sell out.

The Visual Media Association is running the Power of Print (PoP) webinar series again this year, the first one ran this week, there are seven more to come over the next seven weeks.

Fespa Global has already surpassed previous exhibitor numbers, with some 550 vendors from 36 countries so far signed up for the trade show, which runs in May two weeks prior to PacPrint.

PacPrint 2025 is set to welcome back Roland DG as its Platinum Sponsor, with the company saying it will offer visitors an exclusive look at the future of print production.

Tickets for the Women in Print 2025 Breakfast Series events are now on sale, with the events set for seven capital cities in April, including Hobart which will have a Lunch Edition.

Andrew Ward, NSW sales manager commercial and indirect at Konica Minolta, and founder of the Head Above Water 24-hour Swimathon, aims to raise $5000 at this year’s event – he will be swimming 5kms.

Women in Print Australia hosted its first 2025 webinar, Let’s Talk About Anxiety, which took a deep dive into understanding workplace anxiety, and outlined practical strategies for managing it.