Women in Print, which says it is arguably the industry’s strongest diversity and inclusion programme, has, after fifteen years, relaunched itself to take on the year, and the future ahead. Susan Heaney of Gold Coast printer Heaney's Performers in Print is the chair of the board.

In the latest edict from the Victorian government all staff travelling to work at print businesses throughout Melbourne must have an authorised travel permit, or face huge fines.

An introduction from Currie Group NSW account manager Will Currie led to innovative garment printer Vicon Transfers donating printed aprons for the Food for Change charity MasterChef cook-off, which raised $30,000 for the charity.

Full year revenue for News Corp newspapers slumped by 18 per cent for its global portfolio, while EBITDA for the newspaper division plunged by 71 per cent.

The biggest story in the print industry this week was Print21's breaking news on Monday revealing the business smackdown ordered by Dan Andrews, with the fact that printing could carry on, albeit with the need for a Covid-safe plan.

One of the country's major direct mail houses, Fred Humphrey's Direct Mail & Marketing, is in voluntary administration, sending a cold shiver through the Victorian print and mail industry.

Former marketing services powerhouse Salmat is calling it quits, asking its general meeting at the end of the month for approval to delist, wind itself up, and appoint liquidators to end its 41-year journey.

All print businesses in Victoria now need a Covid-safe plan to stay open, and it must be in place by 11.59pm this Friday. The government has a three-stage plan to follow – so what is it, and how do you do it?

The country's biggest trade printer CMYKhub says it will be able to continue supplying print to the trade in Victoria "come what may" thanks to its national manufacturing footprint.

Continuing uncertainty over Covid has pushed EFI to move its popular user conference Connect from its regular Las Vegas home to an online event for the 2021 experience.

Out of Home signs across Australia this week are highlighting and profiling missing people, during what is National Missing Persons Week, donating $1m worth of signage to the cause.

Canon Oceania is releasing its 2020 Sustainability Report, which provides an overview of how the company is addressing issues around sustainability in its business.

Printers are breathing a huge sigh of relief as the Victorian commercial print industry has not been shut down under tough new lockdown measures taken by the state government, but they must have a Covid-safe plan in place by 11.59pm on Friday to stay open.

Heatset print giant Ovato is asking the national industrial tribunal at the Fair Work Commision to end its current agreement with its staff, as it battles revenue losses, which will lead to a round of redundancies in the near future. The AMWU is fiercely opposing the change.

US technology operations Google and Facebook took more Australian advertising dollars than the big five media companies combined last year, with print losing out as a result.

Diversified trade print company Lamson Group is celebrating 30 years in business, with founder Arthur Frost joining his son and current managing director Rodney Frost in toasting the success of the business.