WHAT ARE THE COMMUNITY COFFEE CHAMPS?
Presenting The Community Coffee Champs – a fresh take on Coffee Competitions around Australia.
The Community Coffee Champs are the preliminary competitions leading up to the Australian Coffee Championships (ACC). We’re taking the Barista, Brewers and Latte Art Championships on the road and popping up across all major regions of Australia.
Coffee contests can be a bit scary, right? Well, not anymore! Picture this: a level playing field where you step up to the bench supplied with some of the best coffee equipment around, brew your magic, and impress the judges like regular customers.
This new format isn’t actually new at all, it’s a play on the principles that inspired the first World Barista Championship. These competitions were designed to mimic a real café setting, where the competitor plays the role of the barista behind the counter and the judges play the discerning customers. We’re throwing a competition where competitors from all backgrounds are welcomed with open arms, and given an equal opportunity to move forward to the Australian Coffee Championships (ACC).
To make sure these events are run with the community in mind, the CCC have established sub-committees, run by members who live and breathe coffee in their communities. This is the coffee competition, by the people, for the people.
WHAT FORMAT WILL THE COMPETITION BE?
The Community Coffee Champs is now much more accessible, skills orientated, and levels the playing field for all competitors. All the equipment and product is supplied by our wonderful Sponsors and will be mandatory to use by all competitors. All competitors have to do is turn up with a bag of their favourite coffee and make it as delicious as possible. Simple.
The CCC (Community Coffee Champs) will run in the following four disciplines:
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WHEN WILL THE CHAMPS RUN IN 2026?
Registrations Open Now:
2026 VIC/TAS Community Coffee Championships
Weekend One (31st July – 2 August): Brewers Cup and Cup Tasters.
Weekend Two (8 – 9 August): Barista and Latte Art.
Where: C4 Coffee, 15 Graham Rd, Clayton South VIC 3169
