The Heathmont Farmers Market has been taking place on the first Sunday of every month for the last seven years and is going from strength to strength. In fact, organisers of the market in Heathmont, Victoria are so pleased with its increasing popularity that they are now encouraging those with stalls in this market to provide visitors with even more than just natural and delicious food.

George Browning, a renowned war artist, was born in Blackburn, Victoria, in 1918. According to the Australian War Memorial website, he studied at both the National Gallery of Victoria School and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. As an official war artist he served with the Military History Section in New Guinea and Borneo during World War Two.

Street directory publishing company Melway has fuelled the rumour that Costco is planning a new store in Ringwood by labelling the old Ringwood Market site as a Proposed Costco in its new 2012 edition.

The Printing Industries Association of Australia (Printing Industries) has given an industry wide alert to be aware of any company allegedly selling health and safety items and another alert to be aware of an organisation that may be sending phishing emails to print companies.

Jetstar has entered into a three year agreement with Tourism NZ in an effort to promote New Zealand as a holiday destination to Australians. Both Jetstar and Tourism NZ will contribute 1.5 million dollars per year on joint brand marketing campaigns.

As a way of celebrating the 45th anniversary of the organization, the Print Council of Australia is bringing 45 of the most accomplished Australian artists in the craft of printmaking to several communities in Australia. The Familiar Unfamiliar traveling exhibit is curated by Rona Green and will feature examples of various printmaking techniques; each artist was allowed to choose his or her technique.

There is a real problem today with household and business waste. While there are policies in place such as Australias National Waste Policy, the situation continues to worsen. Australia creates 3.3 million tonnes of packaging each year and only 20% of those who make the packaging are fully compliant with environmentally sound practices. It really is up to the businesses that create packaging to take on the responsibility of making sure their product does not add to the problem.

The Australian Print Workshop located in Fitzroy has existed since 1981. Their goal is the to promote the