After 6 successful years we have out grown our dear old and beloved website bandbadges.com.au and thus moved operations to a new and improved website. We’re not just for bands anymore!

All of those out there who fear change - Fear Not! As we will still offer the same great custom badge products, service and speedy turnarounds you love us for as well the convenience of a seamless ecommerce checkout and expanded product range.  Allowing you to take full advantage of all the functionality the web has to offer the astute shopper plus range of great new badge, magnet and key ring products!

Custom Made Promotional Badges
Our staple supply of custom made badges has been expanded to include 25mm, 55mm and 75mm diameter badges.  View custom made badges.

Custom Made Magnets
Just like our promotional badges, except for your fridge!  Badge fronts with heavy duty magnet backs in sizes 25mm and 55mm. View custom made magnets.

Custom Made Key Rings
New fantastic plastic round key rings! 35mm diameter key rings with your design on front and back. View custom key rings.

These are just a few of the new products we will be offering at our new home makebadges.com.au.  Please take some time to see all the improvements we have made and let us know what you think at info@makebadges.com.au.

Formerly www.bandbadges.com.au, now www.makebadges.com.au!

Make Badges
Po Box 1063
Thornbury VIC 3071
Tel. 03 9016 4416
info@makebadges.com.au | http://www.makebadges.com.au/

S.L.A.M. is a non-politically aligned, independent entity made up of musicians and music lovers.

In a bid to address ugly street violence Liquor Licensing Victoria have introduced some sweeping changes that have had some unintended consequences for the local music scene. We want them to admit their mistake and make the required changes (repeal that amplified music in small venues should require double security) immediately!

On the 23rd of February, coinciding with the 34th anniversary of AC/DC’s famous ‘It’s A Long Way To The Top’ film clip shoot down Swanston St, S.L.A.M (Save Live Australia’s Music) is organising a protest in support and celebration of the music scene in Victoria where current liquor licensing laws threaten to pull the plug on live music.

Band Badges is pround to support S.L.A.M with a donation of Custom-Made badges, be sure to attend the rally on Feb. 23rd to get yours!

S.L.A.M Rally
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Meet at The State Library Swanston St, MELBOURNE
http://www.slamrally.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAMrally
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/slamprotest
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=297311591896

International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

Every year Band Badges makes 1000’s of custom made badges for organisations and individuals who wish to show their support for International Women’s Day.  Make 2010 the year your group, school or workplace gets behind International Women’s Day with your own custom-made badges.

Visit our custom badges page for more information, you can place a custom badge order here, or contact us with your design requirements and we’ll eagerly help you out.

International Women’s Day - March 8 2010
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

In 2001, Brendt Barbur, Founder and Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. Instead of being deterred by this experience, it inspired him to create a festival that celebrates the bicycle through music, art, and film. Now in its ninth year the festival is held in 39 cities worldwide. 250,000 people are expected to attend this year.

The Bicycle Film Festival celebrates the bicycle in all forms and styles. If you can name it - Tall Bike Jousting, Track Bikes, BMX, Alleycats, Critical Mass, Bike Polo, Road Cycling, Mountain Biking Recumbents - we’ve probably either ridden or screened it. What better way to celebrate these lifestyles than through art, film, music and performance?

The Bicycle Film Festival is on now across Australia and across the world through out November, view the Bicycle Film Festival program here and visit their webiste proper for all the pedal powered action at http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/

Identify your Movember Team with Personalised Badges!

A unique and personalised item to help you promote your Movember efforts! Wear them with your Mo’ Brothers or give badges to those who support your team.

Custom-made Movember Badges will help you promote and raise awareness for your mo’ amongst your friends and colleagues - which will help you and your team rake in the big donations! All orders delivered in just 4 working days!

 We’ll help you gro’!

If you or your Movember Team place an order for badges this month. We’ll donate 5% of the order cost to your team / account!
Be sure to include your Movemeber details in the order form below so we can make the donation for you.

What To Do

1. Create or find an image
2. Fill out the order form below
3. Submit the order
4. Receive your badges and 5% donation in just 4 working days!

Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men. Find out more and get involved at www.movember.com

Children’s Week is an annual event celebrated in Australia during the fourth week in October. In 1996 it was decided to adopt a permanent theme: “A Caring World Shares” as a reflection of Children’s Week aims while at the same time acknowledging the designated year on national posters and other printed materials.

A diverse range of events and activities are organised at National, State and Local levels. These focus the attention of the wider community on children, their needs and achievements.

Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood. It is also a time for children to demonstrate their talents, skills and abilities.

Thousands of children and their families around the country are involved in activities and events during “The Week” through the participation of schools, playgroups, childcare, kindergartens, cultural groups, libraries, departments and community groups.

Designated by the nations of the world, Universal Children’s Day calls society to a greater response to the plight of many millions of children around the world who are denied the basic necessities of a happy childhood and the education to develop their capacities. It also calls us in Australia to consider those conditions in society which affect the lives and future of our own children.

The mission of the Children’s Week Council of Australia is to encourage, support, guide co-ordinate and monitor the widest possible participation of all States and Territories in Children’s Week, ensuring that programs and activities are open to all children regardless of race, colour, sex, ability, religion, nationality or social origin.

 For more information please visit http://www.childrensweek.com.au/index.html