One coat Australia

One of our lovely hairdressing students, Chelsea has started a registered charity with One Coat Australia. A great concept in helping those less fortunate brave the cold of winter, with donated blankets, beanies and coats. It is a fabulous cause...

Steiner –the onboard spa

The COE are so excited to announce the recent developments with Steiner-The Onboard Spa. We were fortunate to have Elizabeth Newman from Steiner come and deliver a fantastic presentation about life on-board luxury cruise ships as a hairdresser or...

New Relationships for the COE for 2017

Kryolan With the introduction to our HD Photography units in our Beauty Therapy courses- we needed to build a studio and bring in some extra special makeup. It was a natural choice in choosing Kryolan Make-up for this purpose. Beginning in...

2017 Building renovation

If you have driven by the COE Geelong city campus you may have missed the old apricot of the building because we have had a well-deserved and overdue makeover! Thank you to Billy Hemsley @BAH Painting, Darren and Waylin for the new tiles and...

Baclinks- Best I can Be Program 2017 – March

Another wonderful Baclinks speaking event and pampering day for these clients. We love our work with Baclinks and our students involvement with these ladies helps them finess their customer service skills. What a fantastic oppurtunity to get...

Business Excellence awards

It was fantastic to be a part of this years 2016 Geelong Business Excellence awards. To be nominated is such an honour, and honestly, we couldn’t be more proud of the growth of the Centre of Excellence and wonderful camaraderie of this team.

Colac

Colac launched it’s VET in schools program this Febuary 2016 with students from Colac Secondary College, Trinity and Turning Point. Every Wednesday these students get to experience life in a salon as they study their Certificate II in Salon...

Competition

Our 2016 in-campus competition was a huge success. With one of our most magical and popular subjects to explore, the students of our Corio, Colac and Geelong city campus were jumping with excitement at our ‘DISNEY’ inspired theme. And the...

Powercor Geelong Business Excellence Awards

The COE were proud to be finalists in this years Powercor Geelong Business Excellence Awards. It is the first time in 27 years we have been nominated and we truly are grateful to the judges for understanding the passion and pride we have in our...

Meet Grace. Grace has been with COE since March 2015

Meet Grace. Grace has been with the Centre of Excellence since March 2015. She completed her Certificate III and went on to her Certificate IV in Hairdressing which she graduates today. 9/6/16 When I asked Grace what she was feeling, knowing she...

David Bowie revival partnering with Oxygen College

This year in March 2016 Oxygen college show cased their students talent with a David Bowie revival event. The COE crew joined forces to bring Bowie to life in the hair and make-up department. I love being part of a school which collaborates with...