How the Victorian Prohibition on High-risk Cladding Products will Impact the Signage Industry
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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreIn this week’s Federal Budget, a new incentive was announced: “Boosting Apprenticeship Commencement” (BAC). No eligibility is required, only that the start date needs to be on or after 5 October 2020. ASGA has sourced advice on this incentive and Sue-Anne Brady, Sydney Regional Manager of Apprenticeship Support Australia, has summarised the information on BAC…
Read MoreBusiness measures in this year’s Federal Budget focused on jobs recovery, tax breaks and the expansion of the instant asset write-off. This is welcome news for sign industry businesses. Key business-related budget measures include: New JobMaker Hiring Credit (subject to qualifying conditions) $200 per week if hiring an eligible employee aged 16 to 29 years, or…
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Julie Rochester and Glenn Hain feature in ASGA’s upcoming webinar. Newly appointed ASGA President Julie Rochester will share her industry background and provide some insight into the future roadmap for the ASGA. ASGA’s Risk & Compliance Advisor Glenn Hain will explain the difference between Planning and Building Permits and provide an update on signage fire…
Read MoreWith the end of JobKeeper Phase 1 upon us, if your sign business does not qualify for JobKeeper Phase 2, we suggest you notify your staff who are affected by the changes in the next few days. The current JobKeeper scheme ends on 27 September 2020 and the changes commence on 28 September 2020 (JobKeeper…
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