NSW graduates in the spotlight

Six New South Wales print apprentices are in the running for the LIA NSW Graduate of the Year Award, set to celebrate the best of the industry’s future leaders in Sydney on May 14.

At stake is a chance at the GAMAA-LIA National Graduate Scholarship Prize, a $15,000 award presented biennially to help further the career of the country’s top graduate, and the Future Leaders Award – offering an all-expenses paid visit to Drupa or Ipex.

Proud mentors: nominee Erica Mast with TAFE teachers Gary Reid (l) and Gordon Brian at 2012's awards

Proud mentors: nominee Erica Mast with TAFE teachers Gary Reid (l) and Gordon Brian at 2012′s awards

This year’s NSW graduates are:
• Carl Weeks, web litho, Hannanprint
• Corey Morse, screen printing, Print Hutt
• David Purtell, litho web, Rural Press
• James Wesley, graphic prepress, Hannanpak
• Mitchell Brennan, sheet litho, Hannapak
• Troy Kelso, print finishing, Focus Press

Keynote speaker for the night – to be held at the North Ryde RSL – is Kellie Northwood, executive director of Two Sides Australia, the Australian Catalogue Association and communications agency Xsd.

Northwood will speak about the positive credentials of the printing industry and the real power of print with a strong sustainable future.

Further information and bookings can be found at www.lia.com.au or by emailing

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