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If you love crafting stellar caffeinated beverages, your passion could be taking you to the 2019 ASCA Australian Coffee Championships at MICE2019! There are still places for both Barista and Latte Art Championships for Western and Northern Regions. The competitions...

The ASCA Barista Camp is back! Taking place from 7-9 September, the ASCA Barista Guild will be taking participants on a tour of Noosa Black, as well as hosting a day of workshops at Padre in Noosaville. The Camp provides baristas with a chance to learn more about...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) is pleased to announce that the ASCA Australian Coffee Championships will take place from 7–9 February 2019, in conjunction with the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE). Following the announcement from World...

Wow. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the HUGE demand for memberships and competition registrations yesterday – literally. We know many of you spent hours trying to access the site, and are frustrated that you couldn't get on, or are worried you didn't get tickets....

ASCA is pleased to announce the dates and locations of the four 2019 Regional Championships. 15-16 September: Northern Region Championship, Veneziano West End 13-14 October: Southern Region Championship, Criteria Coffee 27-28 October: Central Region Championship,...

The 2018 ASCA Symposium is fast-approaching, and we're pleased to announce the speaker line-up for the event. beyondblue is a national organisation that provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health. Mark is a...

We're counting down until Australian PURA, Dairy Farmers and Vitasoy Barista Champion Craig Simon takes the stage in Amsterdam to deliver his routine in the 2018 World Barista Championship! This will be Craig Simon's third attempt at the WBC title. Craig is competing...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has announced that the 2019 Regional Competition Season will run from the last week of August through to the first week of December in 2018. Final dates and locations will be announced by 1 July, and released with any...

Nominations are now open to join the ASCA Competitions Committee. The ASCA Competitions Committee is an active committee that meets monthly throughout the year, either in person or via teleconference, to guide the professional and effective management of our regional...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has opened expressions of interest to venues or events interested in hosting a regional competition for the 2019 competition year. We are open to submissions from Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra, Perth, and Brisbane. To host a...

If you're a corporate or individual member of ASCA, we want to hear from you! We try to improve on our delivery of ASCA events year on year, and your feedback will help us ensure we're delivering events that you want to attend. Feedback can be provided anonymously if...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association would like to congratulate Sharon Jan of Seven Miles and Jade Jennings of Veneziano Coffee Roasters on being recipients of the Eleonora Genovese Women in Coffee Award. The Award recognises the many contributions Eleonora...

Craig Simon of Veneziano Coffee Roasters in Melbourne has won the Australian Pura, Dairy Farmers and Vitasoy Barista Championship after a four-year hiatus. Craig won the Australian Barista Championship in 2012 and 2014, and placed a career high of fourth in the 2014...

Do you need last minute event, hospitality or business admin staff for the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) event this week? Sidekicker – Australia’s largest on-demand staffing platform and a supplier to MICE – have organised an exclusive offer just for ASCA...

Congratulations to the AMC Australian Roasting Championship #ASCATop12! Roasters Guild Head, Lucy Ward, and her team spent 20 hours assessing entries from 30 competitors to find the best coffee roasters in the country. HUGE congratulations to: 1. Adam...

Inaugural ASCA Australian Roasting Champion, Jack Allisey, has come second in the World Coffee Roasting Championships in Guangzhou, China overnight. The final scores from the judges were announced on Thursday 14 December, with Allisey scoring a total of: 472.6. “It...

Lion Dairy & Drinks proudly supporting the Australian coffee industry for over 12 years, announced as title sponsor of Australian Barista Championship Dairy Farmers, PURA and Masters will continue to be the milk of choice for Australian Specialty Coffee Association...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) and Vitasoy are proud to announce a 3-year sponsorship agreement, that will see Australia’s leading brand of plant milks support the Australian specialty coffee industry. In an industry first, Vitasoy will also make...