Last week, the APPMA team headed off to Adelaide to meet up with the association's members based in the city of churches, many of which it hasn’t seen in over three years.

Food & Drink Business LIVE 2022 was a triumph of insightful and inspiring speakers, networking and reconnecting. APPMA was the event's association partner, with a number of members in attendance and also sponsors of the event.

The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) had a successful time at the Modern Manufacturing Expo (MME), locking in new membership and prospective partners, and fielding enquiries about the upcoming APPEX 2024.

The Australian Institute of Packaging will host a State of Play in Australia webinar on 8 November at 10am, which will focus on food loss and waste.

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation have announced the successful finalists for its 2022 Annual Awards, which will be held in-person on 10 October.

The first in a series of 'Print and Prosecco' evenings for Women in Print kicked off at the Royal Saxon in Melbourne, and was sponsored by Ball & Doggett, Breen Printing, IVE and Spicers. PKN joined in.

The AIP will be hosting a virtual tour of Oji Fibre Solutions, one of Australasia’s leading producers of market pulp, paper and fibre-based packaging, on 26 October.

The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) is inviting all members and the wider industry across the globe to observe the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on 29 September.

The AIP, in partnership with the Australian Food Cold Chain Council, has developed a new introduction training course on the role of packaging in the cold chain.

The AIP and the Entrepreneurs’ Programme are inviting eligible SMEs to participate in their Sustainable Packaging SMART Project, which focuses on improving a business’ sustainable packaging practices.

The AIP is heading to Sydney in late August to host a number of packaging sessions during the AWRE Seminar Program, as well as run a training course, and have an exhibition stand (B37) for visitors.

At the PIDA 2022 awards ceremony in Gold Coast today, the Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) revealed the winners of the annual scholarship program for Australia and New Zealand.

At the PIDA awards ceremony today, Azadeh Yousefi was announced the winner of the AIP President's Scholarship.

The recent AUSPACK exhibition saw APPMA attract a slew of new industry members from the materials and equipment supply sector, keen to benefit from the services offered by the peak industry association for the processing and packaging machinery sector.

The recent Hort Connections Conference & Exhibition in Brisbane saw the Australian Processing & Packaging Machinery Association in attendance to support its participating members.

New for 2022, FoodTech Qld will have content curated by the AIP, with the association providing 15 expert speakers for the conference taking place on 7-8 July.