Tickets are now on sale for the second annual Print 2 Parliament initiative being organised by the Print and Visual Communications Assocation (PVCA).

The event to be held at Parliament House in Canberra on October 23, coincides with International Print Day, and provides an opportunity for printers to come together in the nation’s capital and have the opportunity to discuss their key issues with politicians.

Gold medal winners at the recent National Print Awards will also be in attendance with their gold medal winning entries to be publicly displayed.

PVCA chief executive officer Andrew Maccaulay says the purpose of the event is to showcase Australia’s printing industry to the nation’s politicians and decision makers.

“We will be displaying the winning entries from the National Print Awards while advocating for greater support for our industry,” Macaulay said.

“We want our nation’s leaders to understand how critical our industry is to the Australian economy and how necessary targeted policy reform on energy, industrial relations and training is for it to flourish.

“There is a print business in every federal electorate – across cities, suburbs and regions. Today the print industry employs tens of thousands of Australians and is the largest manufacturing employer in Australia. With an annual turnover of $7.4bn print is a powerful driver of our economy – a message we need to share with our political leaders.”

For more information and to buy tickets, please visit: https://www.piaa.org.au/event/print-2-parliament/

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