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ASCA COVID-19 Stimulus Package Update 30.03.2020 – Jobkeeper and Jobseeker
Verified Information Sources Australian Government Whatsapp Link Australian Government COVID-19 Health Application - Apple & Google Jobkeeper Payment Under the JobKeeper Payment, businesses impacted by the Coronavirus will be able to access a...
ASCA COVID-19 Stimulus Package update and Centrelink process
ASCA COVID-19 Updates Individuals Employees that have had their income affected by coronavirus (COVID-19), they can register their intention to claim a Centrelink payment here. Businesses Contact your accountant and/or bookkeeper to help prepare BAS/IAS ready for...
Summary Federal and State Stimulus Packages, Lenders Hardship Lines
To assist in understanding the various assistance packages available, below is a brief summary with the applicable links: Commonwealth Government: A total package of $A66.1 bn that includes: JobSeeker payment, early release of superannuation, increased...
Latest Australian Government Stimulus Package COVID-19
Dear ASCA Stakeholder, Today the Australian Government announced its latest economic stimulus package, building on the first of the previous week. To ensure the quick dissemination of this vital information, ASCA has provided direct links to all the fact sheets below...
Important COVID-19 information
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) There is currently no evidence that food is a likely source or route of transmission of the virus. Human coronaviruses are spread from someone infected with COVID-19 virus to other close contacts with that person...
ASCA National Championships COVID-19 Update
Following the recent announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) officially naming the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) Board has voted to postpone the 2020 Condesa Co Lab Australian Coffee...
Tasting Australia and 2020 Condesa Co Lab Australian Coffee Championships to proceed as planned
Tasting Australia festival and the 2020 Condesa Co Lab Australian Coffee Championships due to be held in Adelaide March 27th - 30th is scheduled to proceed as planned. ASCA and SATC are closely monitoring developments related to the recent COVID-19 outbreak. This...
Need help getting to the 2020 Condesa Co Lab Australian Coffee Championships?
We are proud to partner this year for all our Travel and Accommodation needs with Fairfield Travel in Brisbane. Fairfield Travel is a local business owned and operated by Karla Holmes. Click on the "Find out more!" button above for a list of properties we have...
Sttoke sponsors Australian Brewers Cup
Reusable cup manufacturer Sttoke has signed on as a name sponsor of the ASCA 2020 Sttoke Australian Brewers Cup. Thanks to Sttoke, all new ASCA members who sign up at the 2020 Condesa Co Lab Australian Coffee Championships will receive a complementary reusable...
Ascaso to supply equipment for Australian Coffee in Good Spirits Championship
Coffee machine manufacturer Ascaso has signed on to sponsor the 2020 Australian CiGS Championship and provide its Barista T Plus espresso machines for the competition. At Ascaso, its team of engineers has spent 60 years working to differentiate and perfect the...
Attend SilverChef Cafe Owners Round Tables
Join cafe owners and hospitality experts for lunch and a great afternoon of discovery, networking and profit improvement - the latest in cost control, technology, equipment, finance, staff management and smart marketing. SilverChef will host events in Brisbane on 25...
Licor 43 partners with Coffee in Good Spirits Championship
The Zamora Company’s Licor 43 has announced a three-year long partnership with the World Coffee Events, becoming title sponsor of the Licor 43 World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship, beginning with the 2020 event hosted in Warsaw, Poland. Licor 43 Original and its...
Redeem your free ticket to MICE2020
Australian Specialty Coffee Association members can now redeem their free tickets to the 2020 Melbourne International Coffee Expo. MICE is the largest dedicated coffee show in the Southern Hemisphere. MICE launched in 2012 with the purpose of bringing the global...
Bushfire relief for South Australia
Australia is being devastated by bushfires. More than a dozen casualties, thousands of homes destroyed, millions of hectares burned and around one billion animal lives lost. Coffee and hospitality have been affected too. Rural businesses and customers are gone, supply...
The Western Region ASCA Champions are crowned
Ziggy Varamulia of Arlo has won the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) Vitasoy Western Region Barista Championship. Matt Goncalves of Merchant & Maker was runner-up and Lena Richrath of 5 Senses Coffee came third in the competition, which took place at...
Meet the ASCA 2020 Southern Region Coffee Champions!
The Australian Specialty Coffee Association 2020 Southern Region Coffee Championships took place at ST ALi in Port Melbourne from 26 to 27 October. Anthony Douglas of Axil Coffee Roasters won the ASCA 2020 Vitasoy Southern Region Barista Championship, where Ben Cheong...
Summary of 2019 ASCA AGM
The 2019 ASCA Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at ST ALi on Friday 25 October. Around 40 members attended the meeting in person, with interstate members joining the meeting via video link. The meeting was officially opened by Outgoing Secretary David Boudrie, who...
Volunteers needed for the 2020 Southern Region Coffee Championship
ASCA is seeking volunteers to support the 2020 Southern Region Coffee Championship at ST ALi’s Port Melbourne roastery from 26 to 27 October. Volunteers who love all things coffee, want experience in event management, or to find out what goes behind the scenes at a...