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As the beauty industry faces more challenging times with lockdowns and continued uncertainty it has never been more important to champion the best in the business around the country. Launched in 2012 by esteemed trade visionaries Mocha Group, the Australian Beauty Industry Awards (ABIA’s), combined with the Australian Make-up Artist Awards (AMIA’s), are the trusted national award platforms which provide a benchmark of excellence across both specialist and individual categories across beauty, aesthetics and make-up expertise.

Revealed: The June long weekend 2021 is set to have 2 NEW dynamic events  Hair Festival and Australian Hair Industry Awards. After a challenging year for the hair industry, the community is looking forward to a revival in 2021 with an industry first. It will be a weekend where you will be able to shop, learn, compete and connect with the entire industry. 

Rebecca Miller is on a mission to make the world a better place. An award-winning business owner, podcaster, industry speaker, skin influencer, friend, wife and mother, Rebecca has proudly launched The Ripple of Kindness Project. The Ripple of Kindness Project encompasses Rebecca’s lifelong commitment to touching the hearts, minds and souls of people to ultimately leave the world a better place. The project’s latest initiative sees Rebecca preparing herself mentally, physically and emotionally for an incredible journey ahead.

To support the hairdressing, beauty and barbering industries grow and prosper in the small business sector and address current employment challenges, the Australian Hairdressing Council (AHC) will launch a new industry specific recruitment site – HeadHunter Recruitment – on 8th June 2020.

We are coming out of COVID at warp speed with magazines, events and competitions and like all of you, are wanting to make some serious plans and set some dates for your most loved events! With that in mind, through ongoing research and talking to various government bodies we are very pleased to announce some very important information and new dates in regard to our awards and competitions, which form an integral part of the hair, beauty and barber Industries.

Great News! We are back in full capacity here at Mocha and are now working on our next magazine titles. Hair Biz May edition will be HOT OFF THE PRESS very soon and landing in salons, most of whom are all back and open for business or about to re-open! Our efforts now turn to the next print and online edition of BARBERSHOP & BEAUTY BIZ

Rest assured that in regard to the 2020 ABIA’s we are FULL STEAM AHEAD! All published dates that relate to the ABIA’s remain in place with the only date that could potentially change in the future being the actual Gala Night on 23rd August 2020. We certainly hope at this stage however this will not be the case and if we are forced to change this date will reschedule for the earliest date available to us in 2020.

Due to the current COVID-19 situation we have had to make a few decisions in terms of our business activity over the next 2-4 weeks that has affected some of our divisions....

Prior to the new Beauty Squad comp launching and being open for entry on 30th September 2019, founders mocha publishing have put together a comprehensive document on the criteria for entry and all the info you will need to get ready to enter.

The Star, Sydney, was the place to be on Sunday 25th August, 2019, where around 630 glamorous and excited guests arrived for the annual Australian Beauty Industry Awards (ABIA’s) gala dinner.