Western Australian Barista Academy, Western Australia

NEWS FLASH: Head Trainer wins WA Barista Championships ... again!

Mark Chandler, manager of the Western Australian Barista Academy, today took out the 2009 Western Australian Barista Championships held at the Mount Hawthorn Community Hall.

It is the second year in a row a WABA trainer has won the event with Jennifer Murray winning the 2008 event and going on to finish third in the Australian Competition earlier this year.

For almost a little over six months now, Mark has been the WABA trainer and his ability to give clear and concise direction in his classes has been quite obvious from the beginning. Nothing phases Mark and it is that cool and calm personality that showed through his performance as he finished the Barista Comp almost 100 points clear of the next competitor.