Reserve Bank of Vanuatu (RBV) Governor August Letlet and his delegation from the central bank were warmly welcomed into the NPA family this week when the Governor signed a Long-Term Supply Agreement with Note Printing Australia. A Signing Ceremony took place with more than 100 staff in attendance.  In addition to the signing of the documents, NPA CEO Malcolm McDowell presented the Governor with a framed engraved plate to commemorate the occasion.

SUSTAINABILITY: Driven through the consistent effort of our Environmental Officer, Aninah Chua, NPA has enjoyed a dramatic improvement in its waste diversion practices, lifting from around 60% at the start of the 2024-25 financial year, to an amazing 80% by June 30.

Bank of Papua New Guinea staged a highly successful Commemorative Currency Launch event at the Stanley Hotel which was attended by a broad cross-section of PNG’s political, business and cultural community. NPA CEO Malcolm McDowell attended the event, as did Royal Australian Mint Acting CEO Emily Martin, whose organisations delivered the Commemorative 50 Kina banknote and Commemorative 50 Toea coin respectively.

NPA staff are a passionate and committed group that take great pride in the quality of their work. A purchase program organised by NPA in which staff can buy mint condition banknotes from a central bank customer and then have those notes framed with a special plaque is one of the many benefits in working at NPA.

Note Printing Australia’s safety culture was independently assessed by Ernst & Young, with the finding that NPA’s safety culture is ‘advanced’ in terms of safety culture and operational integration across each of the five areas that were audited, and unusually in EY’s experience, there is a very strong understanding and ownership of safety consistently across the business.

Note Printing Australia was honoured to attend the 2025 BSP Outstanding Stakeholders Appreciation Ceremony.  NPA had been nominated to attend the event by the BSP Banknote and Securities Production Management Department.  The event was held in the BSP’s Manila Complex and featured a keynote address by Governor Dr. Eli M. Remolona Jr.

The Reserve Bank of Australia have taken assertive action to lower carbon emissions at their Craigieburn high security printing site with the installation of a 1.37 MW solar panel installation delivered by 2,562 panels running at 83% efficiency. This capacity will reduce the site’s emissions by 448 t-CO2e.

Electrical Tradesperson Luke Winter (centre) has distinguished himself in the manner in which he is raising funds for men’s mental health. Needing to complete 3214 push ups during June, Luke has gone out to all part of the business to do sets of push-ups, inspiring work colleagues and starting conversations about mental health. This included doing a set of push-ups in CEO Malcolm McDowell’s office.

Leadership in sustainable action is occurring across NPA, with the latest initiative involving NPA’s Finishing Department - the folks that convert printed sheets into individual banknotes - revamping their waste segregation process to maximise recyclables and minimise landfill.

After the addition of dedicated staff with the expertise to drive NPA’s sustainability performance to new heights, the organisation is expecting to achieve a significant improvement in the percentage of waste is diverting from landfill.