Brothers open first barber shop in Ceduna in 50 years

Brothers Tjerayh and Tjeryan Coleman-Ware opened a barber shop in Ceduna, a town in South Australia.

The business serves as the first barber shop in the area in five decades and represents the only shop on the main street that is 100 per cent Aboriginal owned and operated. Tjerayh Coleman-Ware began cutting hair at age 15 in a backyard shed because there were no local services available for his brothers.

He later trained his younger brother, Tjeryan, who joined him in the craft. In 2024, the brothers learned about a Certificate Three in Beauty and Barbering offered by the Ceduna Aboriginal Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that works on social and economic reform for Aboriginal people. They completed the training in 2025 and received their qualifications in 2026. The brothers secured a lease on a shop two months ago to turn their hobby into a professional business.

The shop currently features a jewelry stand with earrings made by their mother and sister. While the brothers manage the primary services, a younger cousin helps with cleaning the shop after school. Local residents, including Daniel Newchurch-Lawrie, have been customers of the brothers since they first began practicing in their family shed.