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Hicksons Lawyers for have prepared the following article for the ASGA on how businesses can plan for the transition to pre-COVID-19 conditions in a COVID-normal world. Key issues The final JobKeeper scheme ends at midnight on Sunday 28 March 2021. Employers should prepare now for how this will impact their business either directly or indirectly. If structural…
The Federal Government has announced an expansion and extension to its Business Events Grants program, which incentivises participation in B2B events like PacPrint, Visual Impact and the Label & Packaging Expo. The $50 million Business Events Grants program, which was introduced earlier this year, allows companies participating in approved events to claim up to 50%…
On 1 February 2021, the Victorian prohibition on the use of High-Risk Cladding product came into effect. This prohibition reduced the percentage of the core of an ACM product that can be combustible from less than 30% to less than 7%. This means even if a product has a Certificate stating that it has achieved…
Congratulations to the winners of the ASGA & FESPA HP 2020 Awards For Excellence. Winning Entries Albert Smith Signs Angel Signs Atomic Signs Blackdog Ink Brisbane Signs & Engraving Cactus Imaging Cunneen Signs CV Media & Signage Danthonia Designs Ecept Forte Signs (Australia) Graphic Effects Image Box Insigns Kingman Visual Kustom Design Studio NZ Liberty…
Click below on each CATEGORY to see all the entries in the ASGA & FESPA Australia 2020 HP Awards: Category 1: DIGITAL MEDIA (LED & LCD) Category 2: DIRECTIONAL & WAYFINDING SIGNS Category 3: ENGRAVING Category 4: FABRICATION Category 5: FABRICATION – LARGE PYLON & SKY SIGNS Category 7: ILLUMINATION – LEDS Category 8: ILLUMINATION – NEON Category 9: INSTALLATION Category 10: LARGE FORMAT DIGITAL PRINT (A)…
The ASGA & FESPA HP National Conference which was scheduled to take place in Sydney on Friday 19 February 2021, has now been cancelled. However, the HP Awards For Excellence will continue to take place and has been rescheduled to 28 September 2021 in Melbourne. As well as being a night of nights to recognise outstanding achievements…
ASGA’s Industry Education Liaison Managers, John Watters and Tina Mavris from AusSIP, continue to showcase career opportunities in the Sign & Graphics industry. They accompanied school students to a one day taster course in Sign & Graphics at TAFE NSW – Ultimo on the 25th of November. Students are pictured applying their practical and creative skills to…
The ATO has provided more details regarding the JobKeeper extension commencing 28 September 2020. JobKeeper Extension The Government has extended JobKeeper payments by six months from 28 September 2020 to 28 March 2021. The payment rate for eligible employees will reduce at 28 September 2020, reducing again from 4 January 2021. To claim payments for the…