Success with government tenders

We are thrilled to announce ARMEDIA is now on the federal Government’s Centrelink Design and Media Production Procurement List, which services 27 different government departments.

The departmental line up includes FAHCSIA, Department of Attorney – General, DEEWR, Austrade; Australian National Audit Office; Australian Communications and Media Authority, Fairwork Ombudsman.

The process to be accepted onto this Procurement List is very vigorous and our inclusion is testament to the quality of work that ARMEDIA produces.

Fund equal pay for teachers

Would you work for 20 per cent less than your current pay?

Early childhood teachers working in community-based preschools and long day care centres earn up to 20 per cent less than teachers working in NSW Government preschools and independent and Catholic primary schools. A full-time early childhood teacher can earn $14,000 less per annum than other teachers.

One of our new clients, the Independent Education Union, is campaigning to reach pay equity for teachers working in preschools throughout NSW. Working in collaboration with Lisa Bryant, ARMEDIA devised the main imagery and concept for the ‘Teachers Are Teachers’ campaign, to be used in the leadup to the 2011 NSW Election.

This material includes large format rally banners, t-shirts, postcards, balloons, web graphics and the all-new teachersareteachers.org.au website—all sure to attract the eye of unsuspecting politicians and candidates.

An election issue

ARMEDIA gets quite excited when elections are in the air, and this year has been no different. In the lead-up to the August 21 Federal Election, we developed an extensive Media Contacts List—Community Child Care Co-operative was keen to develop relationships with media outlets and enhance its state and national coverage.

The comprehensive list includes contacts for metro, suburban and regional newspapers, Sydney and regional radio stations, and all major television networks.

Continuing our political support for Community Child Care, we prepared a series of campaign materials, including Broadside Briefing, the Campaign webpage (www. ccccnsw.org.au/federalelection) and audio and photographic documentation of the ‘Childcare: An election issue’ forum on August 12. ARMEDIA placed the audio recordings of the forum online the following day, and snippets of the forum were broadcast on ABC Radio National.