Goanna Print tops revamped ACT awards with three wins

7 December 2006

"The revamped award categories appeal to multi - disciplinary / projects," said Printing Industries, ACT General Manager, Barry Neame. "This is a change from the awards being based on craft-based projects, so teams win rather than individuals," he said.

The event was held at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra and attended by the captains of industry and special guest of honour, ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope.

He acknowledged the contribution of the industry towards the local economy which employs over 5,000 people, has a turnover of over in excess of $380 million and over the last four years has invested over $200 million in capital equipment to be a world class producer of print and design.

In all, 12 awards were presented by the Chief Minister to winners for excellence in print, design, environmental initiatives and multi media.

Mr Neame said with the target audiences including printers, print suppliers, designers and multimedia developers, the awards reflect the needs of all stakeholders.

"While the printed page is synonymous with the traditional printing industry, the digital age has seen the advent of the web page which we are all familiar with." he said.

Canprint Communications won the environmental excellence award for a business demonstrating environmental responsible principles in a commercial environment. It did this by managing waste products through paper recycling, plate and metal recycling , chemical disposal and management systems for air conditioning, heating and by using natural gas.

Award winners were:
  • Best Annual Report 2 colour – Goanna Print
  • Best Annual Report 4 colour – Goanna Print
  • Environmental Excellence - Project which best demonstrates use of environmentally responsible production processes – Design One
  • Environmental Excellence - Business (awarded to the business which best demonstrates environmental responsible principles in a commercial environment) – Canprint Communications
  • Innovation Excellence - Project (creative dyes, speciality treatments etc) – Adler and Stoyles
  • Innovation Excellence - Business (can refer to any innovation in the business which has improved outcomes for clients) –Transit Graphics
    Excellence in New Media (Multimedia/Web Development under $10K) – Crea8ive
  • Excellence in New Media (Multimedia/Web Development over $10K) – MA@D
  • Young Achiever Award (presented to a young person under 25 who has exemplified excellence in their work in previous 12 months) ¬– Carolyn Wilkinson from Crea8ive
  • Service to Industry Award (presented to any person who has made a long-term commitment to the improvement of industry) – David Pritchard for long term contributions to training
  • Other Printed Material - Offset or Digital (under $5K) – Union Offset Printers
  • Other Printed Material - Offset or Digital (over $5K) – Goanna Print, National Capital Printers and Zoo Design.