Backbone Barbershop named best on the Gold Coast for 2024 and 2025

A southern Gold Coast barber shop is a cut above the rest after they were named the city’s best for the second year in a row.

Backbone Barbershop has won the Bulletin's best barber competition for the second year in a row. From left the team are, Bailey Hodgson, Lucas Daitschinoff, Owner Sam Squires (seated), Jackson Boyd, Flynn Ward, and Isaac Isaako. Picture Glenn Hampson

A southern Gold Coast barber shop is a cut above the rest after they were named the city’s best for the second year in a row.

Backbone Barbershop owner Sam Squires and his two parlour’s in Currumbin and Burleigh were recently voted by Bulletin readers as the best on the Gold Coast.

After combing through hundreds of nominations, Backbone Barbershop was one of 37 finalists and Mr Squires said it was a good feeling to win again.

“It’s a reminder the local community values what we do and the consistency we show every day,” he said.

Last year Mr Squires said he would be happy to never see a skullet again, but this year he wanted to cut out any styles which were “trendy for the sake of it”.

Backbone Barbershop in Currumbin won the Bulletin's best barber on the Gold Coast competition in 2024. Owner Sam Squires (white top) and crew happy about the win. Picture Glenn Hampson

Backbone Barbershop won the Bulletin's best barber competition in 2025. From left the team are, Bailey Hodgson, Lucas Daitschinoff, Owner Sam Squires (seated), Jackson Boyd, Flynn Ward, and Isaac Isaako. Picture Glenn Hampson

“Good hair should suit the person, not just a moment,” he said.

Mr Squires said after nine years in the industry he understood the need for staff who were “genuinely good people”.

“We focus on quality, professionalism, and giving people a reliable experience every single time.”

He said their beachside parlour specialised in “structured, balanced haircuts” and even offered a barber education and training.

“Across both shop locations, we see plenty of clients every week and everyone gets the same level of attention.”

Check out the finalists in the list below:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Facebook nominations closed on Friday, November 13 at 6pm.

Nominations, via the comment section on our Facebook post, will be calculated and finalists will be announced on Friday, November 13 at 6pm.

Finalist voting will be a subscriber-only poll vote that runs on the Bulletin website.

The poll will close on Friday, November 21 at 6pm.

The winner will be announced in the Gold Coast Bulletin paper and online.

**Note nominations from outside the City of Gold Coast will not be counted**

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Originally published as Backbone Barbershop named best on the Gold Coast for 2024 and 2025