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/

Band Badges would like to thank you for the 1000’s of order you have sent us this year, opening emails to find exciting fresh baked badge designs makes everyday feel like Christmas… ok, that’s going a bit far, but we all sincerely thank you for your support and we are looking forward to working with you again 2010.

Please note that,  Band Badges will be closed from 23rd of December 2009 until January 7th 2010. All orders received during this time will be processed as soon as we return.Custom Badge Orders for 2009 will be accepted until 21st December 2009. Have a merry and safe Christmas and a happy New Year!Look for our exciting new webstore designed to make ordering your custom made badges quick and easier in early 2010!

Identify your Hens Night Crew with Personalised Hens Night Badges!

A unique and personalised item to help you remember the next Hens Night you celebrate! Personalise one of our designs or upload your own! All order delivered in just 4 working days!

What To Do

• 1. Select a badge design (or provide your own image)
• 2. type the text to appear on the badge
• 3. Enter the quantity of badges you require
• 4. Submit the order

Visit the Hens Night Badges page of our website to get started.

Got Your Own Badge Design?

If you’re feeling creative, you may upload your photo via the order form below, enter the text and we’ll send you a mock up prior to making your order. If you’re savvy - download badge templates for Photoshop and Illustrator at our artwork page and get creative!

The ideal personalised gift for friends, co-workers, anyone to whom you wish to spread a little Christmas cheer!
Especially handy for those people you forgot to buy for as well. Even the person who has everything hasn’t got a badge with your personal Christmas greeting on it!Order your Custom Christmas Badges with your name on them, by filling out the order form below - be sure to include all your order and contact details, and we shall process the order and get them two you ASAP. Delivery in 3 working days!

What To Do
1. Select a badge design (or multiple designs)
2. Select the badge size (25mm or 55mm)
3. Enter your name(s) to appear on the badge
4. Enter the quantity of badges you require
5. Submit the order

If your keen to get your Christmas badge order cracking head to the Christmas Badges page. Hurry - Orders close December 22rd, 2009.

This week Band Badges took delivery of its first shipment of new and improved Degradable Bubble wrap.

Pack & Wrap - Degradable Bubble by Platta is made in Australia and contains totally degradable plastic additives (TDPA)  that are blended into the resins during production.

Mechanisms that trigger the process of oxidative degradation are heat input and sunlight (UV light).  This bubble wrap will break down in the presence of moisture, micro-organisms, oxygen and soil.

Degradable Bubble Wrap is one of many green initiatives Band Badges plan to implement in 2010, keep reading to discover more ways Band Badges is going green.

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

The Blue Button Campaign is simple. Support free speech online and let the world know that you do by displaying it proudly.All proceeds of the Blue Buttons go towards aiding the Digital Liberty Coalition in their ongoing fight to uphold basic civil liberties on the internet, and will be used to spread the message to more and more people through a variety of different marketing and direct action methods.

The Digital Liberty Coalition is the only non-profit online civil liberty association supporting direct action and lobbying to raise awareness and demonstrate dissent to policies that involve censorship in a digital medium.

The DLC has co-ordinated (and is working on more) large-scale events in every major city in Australia and continues to spread the message about ‘net censorship to an ever-growing audience.

The DLC / The Blue Button Campaign will hold a demonstration, this Saturday 1PM is Canberra, but for those who can’t make it we will be hosting rallies in all capital cities again on the 27th of June.

Rouge Foncé will play a benefit gig on THURSDAY 29 JANUARY at Ruby’s Lounge, 1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave

8 pm - $10 entry

Proceeds go to Camp Florentine, the longest running forest blockade in Tasmania, and the Huon Valley Environement Centre.

Rouge Foncé will be playing with JenniB, Wallow, and Yohosie. Kerryx, fabulous burlesque dancer extraordinaire, will be making an appearance during one of our songs. And to top it all off, it’s Pirate Night!

Be sure to grab one of the new Rouge Foncé badges at the gig! Find out more at http://www.rougefonce.com/