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The Council of Textile & Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has been successfully representing Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industries since the 1940s.

Awards & Fellowships

Design is much more than the aesthetic. It encompasses thinking, innovation and process.

Our focus is on high value added products.

TFIA is focused on workplace learning in highly specialised and advanced technology areas to deliver flexible, formal and customised solutions for managers, workers and professional educators.

Through TFIA, Australian firms have access to the latest market intelligence - both at a national and international level.

TFIA began when the Textile Council of Australia was formed as an umbrella organisation to provide a focal point for a number of sector-specific associations.

TFIA engages in many activities on behalf of its members and the wider TCF industry.

TFIA contact details

There are many competitions available to Australian fashion and textile designers and design students.

Over the years, TFIA has devoted a lot of resources to lobbying Government for TCF funding and support programs.

TFIA plays a number of important roles in advocating the need for quality standards in the TCF industry.

There are many labelling requirements for Australian TCF products.

TCF Review

Initiatives

Conditions and obligations for employing in the Australian TCF industry.

As highlighted in the 2008 TCF Review by Professor Roy Green, the survival of the TCF industry is reliant on businesses being innovative - both in new technologies and business models.

Australian & international TCF conferences

TFIA supports innovative research and development in the TCF industry through the ISS Institute Fellowship program.

TFIA's Purchaser & Provider App is a mobile search tool connecting TFIA member businesses, with the multi-million dollar budget annually spent by government procurement departments, across the TCF industry.

HOW IT WORKS

Populate your profile

All members are pre-registered with TFIApp — simply populate your company profile and you're ready.

SIGN UP for TFIA membership or register with the Textile & Fashion Hub to be part of TFIApp.

Instant access to TFIA's network

Access the TCF network from anywhere — we've put the entire TCF businesses and government network in the palm of your hand.

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Search

Private access

Search for a name, a number or the perfect partner to a tender application — TFIApp provides member-only access to contacts, services, distribution, HS codes and more.

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Quick Search

Find what you need fast and effectively using location, business type or free text search.

Advanced Filters

Multiply the power of search using HS codes, business accreditation or Hub Cluster fields.

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Sort Search Results

View results the way that suits you best — list alphabetically, by date or by relevancy.

Easy results export

Export allows you to save your search results as a PDF — meaning you can work offline, attach to an email and share.

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Available across these popular smart-phones and your desktop computer.

About TFIA

TFIA has been successfully representing the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industries since the 1940s - from big business to small and medium enterprises.

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Events

Linda Jackson Bush Couture

For more than 40 years of practice, Linda Jackson played a fundamental role in the development of a distinctly Australian approach to fashion design. This exhibition features seminal works created by Jackson from the mid-1970s to the 1990s - NGV, MELBOURNE, 26 Jan-09 Sep.

EVERGREEN: fresh sustainable fashion

The EVERGREEN exhibition presents a new generation of designers who are changing the look and feel of ‘eco’ fashion with innovative and beautiful designs - SYDNEY. 27 Jan-25 March.

Sensorial Loop - 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial

RMIT morning tea & textile seminar: New directions in the field of textiles. Storey Hall - MELBOURNE, Friday 10 Feb, 10:30am-12pm.

Textile futures: research & collaboration, teaching & technology

RMIT afternoon tea & panel discussion on textile education & research and collaboration with other creative disciplines, community and industry - RMIT BRUNSWICK, Friday 10 Feb, 2:45pm-6pm.

Fashion Exposed

The twice-yearly event where the fashion industry meet, source and buy collections from over 1500 diverse Australian and International brands - SYDNEY, 12-14 Feb.

L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2012 Cultural Program

LMFF's Cultural Program embraces broader creative parameters of how fashion can be showcased and experienced, far beyond the runway - MELBOURNE, 1-31 March.

Fashion and Global Culture Forum

A one day forum presented by RMIT and LMFF as part of the LMFF 2012 cultural program - MELBOURNE, Wednesday 14 March, 10am-4pm.

Textile & Fashion Hub - Unveiled

The Textile & Fashion Hub will open its doors to the public, unveiling the industry's latest state of the art facility - part of the 2012 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Cultural Program - RICHMOND, Friday 30 March, 10am-6pm.

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