Nigel Spicer, general manager of Cactus Imaging, addressed the outdoor media industry this week, highlighting the sustainability of print, with the CEOs of oOh!, JC Decaux and QMS all listening.

Organisers of last week’s Visual Impact trade show in Brisbane say it outstripped their expectations, with visitor numbers up by 20 per cent, and a slew of sales recorded from the show floor.

Print, mail and fulfilment operation, Universal Approach, has secured the contract to print and supply all the official merchandise for the Australian Made campaign.

The print industry’s biggest software developer, eProductivity Software, now in partnership with Ball & Doggett, was demonstrating how its solutions can drive increased revenue.

Gale Pacific has launched a new PVC-free banner material, Ecobanner, which will be available in Australia through Ball & Doggett, and which promises 100 per cent recyclability.

The closure of regional printed newspapers and the move to digital, predicted by Print21 two weeks ago following the decision by Meta to stop its $200m a year funding, has already begun.

Epson launched a number of new print systems at Visual Impact, including desktop DTG/DTF and desktop UV printers, and had the worldwide launch of the F9560 64" dye-sub printer.

HP and Currie Group are inviting printing and packaging industry members to the Dscoop APJ Philippines Summit, taking place from August 29 to 30, in the beautiful city of Cebu.

Media mogul, and the world's biggest newspaper proprietor, Rupert Murdoch, says printed newspapers have 15 years left in them, and that’s only with “a lot of luck.” News Corp's lease on its new print plant in Victoria runs out in 2030.

Visual Impact Brisbane is proving to be a solid success, with attendance figures well up on the previous iteration of the show, and strong sales reported by exhibitors.

Women in Print Australia has inked a new partnership with HP, which will see the global supplier sponsor an industry operator to attend the APJ Dscoop event in the Philippines in August.

The owners of failed commercial operations Access Print, Graphic Print and Graphic Web have bought the businesses back from the administrator, who is now recommending liquidation for the companies.

The doors of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre have opened for Visual Impact 2024, the biggest print show in ANZ this year, and the first in the Sunshine State for six years.

Stuff claimed the 2024 Pride In Print Publications Category, for its production of The Post Weekend Te Upoko O Te Ika, Saturday December 9 Edition, which was printed with minimal lead time, at high speed.

Australia’s largest print-on-demand fulfiller, Prima PMI, has doubled its roll-to-roll display print capacity with the installation of a fleet of new Epson SureColor printers.

Booktopia, Australia’s biggest online bookseller, is in administration and unlikely to come back in anywhere near the same size, leaving questions for Australian book printers.