More than 1,000 visitors toured the Rock Posters factory in Thornbury during Open House Melbourne 2026, and the biggest queue formed around a printing method the industry has largely abandoned. Rock Posters has been screen printing street posters since 1986. The refurbished SIAS automatic clamshell press at its Thornbury workshop still runs commercial jobs today,…
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Rock Posters Celebrating 40 Years
by themovieboards - Editor •
Behind an unassuming factory facade in Thornbury sits one of Australia’s great living archives of music, art and popular culture. Rock Posters is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026, marking four decades of printing and installing the street posters that have announced Melbourne’s concerts, festivals, exhibitions, films, theatre productions, political campaigns and defining cultural moments.…