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Meet the 2020 #ASCATop12 – Charlie Chu

Meet the 2020 #ASCATop12 – Charlie Chu

Charlie Chu of St Ali shares why it was more than first time luck he won the 2020 Southern Region TCX Cup Tasters Championship. When did you begin competing in ASCA championships?The last Southern Regional TCX Cup Tasters was when I competed for the first time. What...

Meet the 2020 #ASCATop12 – Anthony Douglas

Meet the 2020 #ASCATop12 – Anthony Douglas

Southern Region Barista Champion and 2020 #ASCATop12 member Anthony Douglas reveals how competitions have helped him along his coffee journey. When did you begin competing in ASCA championships?I started competing in 2014. What inspired you to take part?The previous...

ATO releases tax time toolkit to help small businesses

ATO releases tax time toolkit to help small businesses

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released a tax time toolkit designed to help small businesses and their tax advisers. The toolkit packages up a series of easy-to-understand fact sheets on topics that small businesses need to know this tax time, especially...

Meet the 2020 #ASCATop12 – Hugh Kelly

Meet the 2020 #ASCATop12 – Hugh Kelly

Former Australian Barista Champion and current top-seeded competitor, Hugh Kelly of ONA Coffee, discusses overcoming early challenges and the power of espresso. When did you begin competing in ASCA championships?I started competing in 2012 in the ACT Barista...

Vitasoy shouts coffee for staff at local hospital

Vitasoy shouts coffee for staff at local hospital

Dairy milk supplier and Barista Championship sponsor Vitasoy made it possible for every Albury Wodonga Health staff member to grab themselves a free coffee for the first 19 days of June. Staff members at the hospital could head to any one of the three onsite cafés and...

Meet the 2020 #ASCATop12 – Yanina Ferreyra

Meet the 2020 #ASCATop12 – Yanina Ferreyra

Reigning Australian Brewers Cup Champion and 2020 Brewers Cup #ASCATop12 member, Yanina Ferreyra of Project Origin, talks getting into competition and what she’s learned along the way. When did you begin competing in ASCA championships?The Barista competition in 2016...

ASCA COVID-19 NSW Small Business Support Fund

Thousands of small businesses across NSW struggling to cope with the COVID-19 shutdown will receive grants of up to $10,000 under a new assistance scheme To be eligible, businesses will need to: Have between 1-19 employees and a turnover of more than $75,000;A payroll...

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...

Sttoke sponsors Australian Brewers Cup

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...