Victorian Re-Opening - What we know so far...

The time has finally arrived to begin the journey towards reopening Victoria. Whilst the excitement is palpable, and a sense of promise for our industry is burgeoning, we still have many questions and logistics to navigate regarding the government legislations and expectations for businesses and employees to maintain safe workplaces with respect to COVID-19.

More than 3000 salon owners and hairdressers took part in a survey by the Australian Hairdressing Council regarding vaccinations and small business. Here are the results.

Who are the finalists for the Australian Hair Industry Awards 2021?

GOOD NEWS….the National Skills Commission Key Findings on the Skills Priority List (SPL) now includes Hairdressing.

Hair industry celebrates as finalists for 2021 Australian Hair Industry Awards are revealed.

Interested in knowing what's going to drive consumer behaviour for 2021? We outline what Mintel, the experts in what consumers crave, found out.

Australian Hairdressing Council releases results of industry survey detailing the impact of COVID on business, staff and mental health.

In major product news for the professional hair industry, renowned brand Matrix has debuted a rebranding, repositioning the whole product line in its look and feel and overhauling its offering as anchored by a 40 year legacy.

The Australian L’Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy has named its 2020 winner, medallists and other award recipients as the historic global franchise celebrates its 65th year.

The Queen’s Birthday Weekend, AKA the weekend of hairdressing, is quickly rushing toward us and, with that, both the Australian Hair Industry Awards (Creative) and Hair Festival are open for business.

Tough times create even tougher individuals, and now as we emerge from the other side of COVID-19, we thank ourselves lucky to live in a country like Australia and send our thoughts and prayers to those overseas who are not as fortunate. Here is a snapshot of what the Australian Hairdressing Council got up to in 2020, plus some exciting plans for 2021!

Over the years I have studied the best way to handle disruption within the salon… It's simply to focus on yourself and how you respond to the following situations.

The most common question we get asked when speaking directly to managers about how their candidate screening process is going is “what interview questions should I be asking?”

If you’re looking at expanding your team and taking on a new stylist, it makes sense to check their skills first.

He’s Australian hairdressing’s ultimate nice guy slash leading visionary. If you’ve ever been in the same room as Uros, you’ll know he brims with warmth and a big welcoming smile, his sharp artistic eye and award-winning skill set almost unassuming.

These days reviews can be very powerful influences when it comes to consumer decision making.