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2024

Business in a Box Pops Up at PacPrint 2025

It’s surprising what pops up at trade shows, and PacPrint 2025 was no exception, with an intriguing stand appearing for ‘Business in a Box’, where a Canon Colorado M-series printer took centre stage, delivering a series of ‘one-liners’ to passing visitors.

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Kayell, Canon, Epson and Canson join Photo & Fine Art at PacPrint 2025

Following the successful gallery, technology display and workshop at Visual Impact 2023, Kayell Australia, supported by Canon, Epson and Canson (Infinity papers) will again participate in the Photo & Fine Art sector of the 20-23 May event.

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Roland DG Announces PacPrint Plans

Roland DG is proud to be Platinum Sponsor of PacPrint for another year. We consider PacPrint an essential event for anyone in the visual communications sector to explore new technology, stay updated on trends, gain valuable insights, and find inspiration—all to support bu...

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Suppliers to Deliver Solutions for Success at Industry's Premier Show

With rising global challenges, uncertain economic times, local issues and rapidly changing market demands, there are plenty of challenges ahead for our industry. Suppliers understand those challenges all too well, and are ready to support, and equip, businesses to meet th...

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A New Perspective - Visual Connections Set to Deliver in 2025

Visual Connections has a big year ahead, with the PacPrint and Visual Impact expos set for Sydney in May, and a wide range of other industry initiatives also on the go. We spoke to the association’s new Executive General Manager, Karren Challoner-Miles, to find out what t...

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An Exciting Year Ahead in 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal one for Visual Connections, with our flagship expos PacPrint and Visual Impact co-locating with the Label & Packaging Expo in Sydney in May, and our existing activities set to be influenced and expanded by new ideas and initiatives under...

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Sun Shines for Visual Connections Victorian Golf Day

The sun shone on Melbourne’s beautiful Sandhurst Golf Club yesterday for the inaugural Visual Connections Victorian Golf Day. Players teed off at 12.30pm for 18 holes of golf, played in the Ambrose format, which prioritises player enjoyment and teamwork ov...

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Peter Harper Honoured at ProPrint Awards

Visual Connections CEO, Peter Harper, was honoured last Friday night at the annual ProPrint Awards, where he was named as the recipient of the prestigious Industry Achievement Award. 

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PacPrint 2025 Announces Theme: Innovation. Collaboration. Transformation.

PacPrint, Australia’s premier print, sign, and graphics trade show, is excited to announce its official theme for PacPrint25: INNOVATION. COLLABORATION. TRANSFORMATION.

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Visual Connections Sponsors WorldSkills Competitors

Visual Connections has announced it will once again sponsor competitors in the WorldSkills competition, providing $10,000 in funding to cover the travel and accommodation costs for the sign and graphics students and teachers who will attend the 2025 competition.

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Record Numbers Attend Visual Connections Golf Day

The annual Visual Connections Golf Day has become one of the most p...

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Sydney Welcomes Sign & Print Career Connections

The Sign & Print Career Connections initiative enjoyed its final major outing for the year in Sydney, where hundreds of students engaged with the team at the Sydney Careers & Employment Expo at Hordern Pavillion, Moore Park. The expanded and improved 2024 ...

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Peter Harper Announces Retirement Plans

Peter Harper, CEO of Visual Connections and well...

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Join us for the drupa Experience in Sydney & Melbourne

The world’s most exciting and expansive show for print...

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Visual Connections, LIA & FPLMA Join Forces for Post-drupa Dinners

Visual Connections has announced it will hold dinner events in both Sydney and Melbourne in June, collaborating with the LIA and FPLMA to bring the industry post-drupa briefings and to host the presentation of the NSW and Victorian 2024 LIA Graduate of the Year Awards presentatio...

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Comprehensive Display: Visual Impact Over 95% Full

It’s just four months until the doors of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre will open for the first Visual Impact show in the Queensland capital for more than six years, and the industry’s suppliers are coming out in force to showcase their latest.More than 95% of...

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Industry Businesses Urged to Consider Apprenticeships

As interest in print, sign and graphics careers grows off the back of the successful Sign & Print Career Connections program launch in Melbourne earlier this month, industry businesses are being urged to strongly consider putting on an apprentice to ease staff shortages a...

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Sign & Print Career Connections Launched Today

The Sign & Print Career Connections program, an industry-wid...

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