Capalaba Cat Cottage is the winner of the 2020 Redlands Business of the Year and Micro-business of the Year awards.
Capalaba Cat Cottage
Winner of the Redlands Coast Business and Retail Awards 2020:
Business of the Year and Micro Business of the Year
Michael Auld and Lynda Du Vallier are the proud owners of Capalaba Cat Cottage.
‘’We are very honoured and grateful for these amazing awards. We would like to thank every pussy cat, every owner and our amazing supporters and audiences for supporting us, voting for us and celebrating every day in pussy cat land with us!
This truly is a wonderful achievement. We have worked very hard through 2020, especially through Covid-19 to keep our friends connected, informed, entertained and encouraged.
We pivoted and created new initiatives and activities that will now be part of our yearly calendar every year. We look forward to many more years of wonderful cat adventures at the Cottage and more initiatives ahead!
Thank you everyone for your continual support.’’
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About The Awards
Capalaba Cat Cottage
Winner of the Redlands Coast Business and Retail Awards 2020:
Business of the Year and Micro Business of the Year
Redlands Coast Business and Retail Awards 2020
The Redlands Coast Business & Retail Awards is a not for profit event that has grown to become the largest event of its type on the Redland Coast calendar. In 2019, more than 250 businesses participated in the Redland Business and Retail Awards, collecting more than 12,500 votes. The Gala Dinner hosted 760 local business people, coming together to celebrate business excellence. In 2020 there were 500 guests (limited because of Covid-19) at the gala dinner.
Key Objectives of the Awards:
- Recognise excellence within the retail and business community
- Retain spending within Redland City
- Strengthen local businesses by promoting local shopping
- Create and maintain jobs within Redland City
- Promote customer service excellence
- Encourage local businesses to focus on and improve their businesses
- Promote consumer confidence in local business
- Engender pride within our community
- Promote Redland businesses to the local community
The Redlands Coast Business & Retail Awards encourages the highest standards to be maintained, ensuring that business will remain strong and vital in the Redlands.
The Business and Retail Awards Sponsors for 2020:
https://redlandbarawards.com/sponsors
2020 RETAIL FINALISTS & WINNERS
Cat Show Achievements
We are breeders of Russian Blue, Blacks & White cats as well as Scottish Shorthairs & Longhairs. Along with breeding we show cats regularly at Brisbane and at a National level.
Our favourite group to show in is the Companion section where we love to show off our pet cats especially our rescued ones. Our cats love the show experience, right from the bath the day before and getting the attention on the day.
Over the years our cats have won countless rosettes, prizes and trophies in many cat clubs and organisations.
We have competed at a national level and proudly have 2 Companions who have won Supreme Companion at National shows.
‘’Cleopatra’’ has won Supreme Companion of the CCCA 2014 & 2019 National Shows.
‘’Mr Pugsley’’ has proudly won the CCCA Supreme Companion title for the 2018 National Show.
We love showing our cats at cats shows. We love the fun of the EKKA cat show and our cats have won many Supreme Companion titles there.
EKKA Supreme Companion titles:
2011- ‘’Mercy’’
2014- ‘’Morticia’’
2015- ‘’Matilda’’
2016-‘’Miss Little Red Riding Hood’’
2017-‘’Miss Dior Cherrie’’
2019-‘’Mr Captain Morgan’’
Our Show Cats’ Awards, State & National and Yearly Awards
We show our cats at the Queensland Feline Association affiliated club shows and each year they have a Cat Of The Year awards. Apart from winning many ‘Best Overall Companion’’ awards at the monthly shows, our cats have won many Supreme Companion of the year awards with QFA.
2019: Supreme-‘’Mr Captain Growltiger’’, Reserve-‘’Mr Pugsley; Third-‘’Antony’’
2018: Supreme-‘’Cleopatra’’, Reserve-‘’Miss Dior Cherie’’, Third-‘’Mr Pugsley’’
2017: Supreme-‘’Mr Pugsley’’, Third ‘’Olive Oil’’
2016: Reserve-‘’Cleopatra’’, Third- ‘’Mercedes’’
2015 Supreme-‘’Antony’’, Reserve-‘’Cleopatra’’, Third-‘’Dora The Explorer’’
2014: Supreme-‘’Cleopatra’’, Reserve-‘’Antony’’, Third- ‘’Pretty Purfect Pigeon’’
2013: Reserve-‘’Donatalla’’.
Along with these titles we have won many Best Of Breed awards for our Russians, Scottish Shorthair & Longhair, Scottish Folds Shorthair & Longhair, Manx and Cymric cats.
2017: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Cymric: DB GD CH Tinytails Red Rose
Best Manx Stumpy: Gold DGC Tinytails Licorice
Best Scottish Shorthair: Kitsinkilts DB GD CH Laird Livingstone.
2016: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Manx: Tinytails Rumpystiltskin
Best Manx Stumpy: Tinytails Licorice
Best Scottish Fold: Kitsinkilts Pearl Of Scotland
Best Scottish Longhair: Kitsinkilts Highland Truffle
2015: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Cymric: Tinytails Pudding
Best Russian: Babushkablue Duchess Catherine
Best Scottish Fold: Sixribbons Angelinee
Best Scottish Shorthair: Fold-a-brit Scotch Whiskey
Best Scottish Longhair: Kitsinkilts Laird Loch Ness
2014: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Manx: GD CH Tinytails Elvis
Best Manx Stumpy: DB GD CH Tinytails Marilyn Monroe
Best Cymric: CH Tinytails Garfield
Best Cymric Stumpy: CH Tinytails Storm Boy
Best Russian: Equal first Babushkablue Donald Duck & Babushkablue Queen Elizabeth
2013: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Cymric: Tinytails Little Red Riding Hood
Best Cymric Stumpy: Tinytails GDGC Dublin
2012: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Cymric Stumpy: Tinytails Dublin
We also show our cats at the Cats Qld shows and each year they have a Cat of the Year awards.
We also show our cats at the CATS QLD shows and each year they have a Cat Of The Year awards.
Apart from winning many ‘Best Overall Companion’’ awards at the monthly shows, our cats have won many Supreme Companion of the year awards with CATS QLD.
2019: Supreme-‘’Mr Captain Morgan’’, Reserve-‘’Mr Pugsley’’, Third- ‘’Mr Captain Growltiger’’
2018: Supreme-‘’Miss Dior Cherie’’, Reserve-‘’Cleopatra’’, Third-‘’Mr Pugsley’’
2017: Supreme-‘’Mr Pugsley’’, Reserve-‘’Mighty Phar Lap’’
2016: Supreme- ‘’Antony’’, Reserve-‘’Dora The Explorer’’, Third-‘’Cleopatra’’
2015: Supreme- ‘’Cleopatra’’, Reserve-‘’Antony’’, Third-‘’Dora The Explorer’’
2014: Supreme- ‘’Antony’’, Reserve-‘’Dora The Explorer’’, Third-‘’Cleopatra’’
Along with these titles we have won many Best Of Breed awards for our Russians, Scottish Shorthair & Longhair, Scottish Folds Shorthair & Longhair, Manx & Cymric.
The majority of our cats are titled with titles such as Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver and the list goes on!
2019: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Russian: Obanya Silver Humphrey Bogart
2017: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Manx Longhair: Tinytails Red Rose
Best Scottish Shorthair: Kitsinkilts Laird Livingstone
2016: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Manx Shorthair: Tinytails Licorice
Best Scottish Fold Shorthair: Pearl Of Scotland
2015: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Scottish Shorthair: Fold-a-brit Scotch Whiskey
Best Longhair: Kitsinkilts Laird Loch Ness
BestScottish Fold Longhair: Sixribbons Braveheart
Best Scottish Fold Shorthair: Sixribbons Angelinee
Best Manx Shorthair: Tinytails Methuselah
Best Russian: Babushkablue Donad Duck
2014: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Scottish Fold: Sixribbons Angelinee
Best Manx Longhair: Tinytails Powderfinger
Best Russian: Babushkablue Queen Elizabeth
We have also previously shown cats in Feline Control Council Queensland.
2016: Supreme Companion of the Year: ‘’Miss Little Red Riding Hood’’.
We also won many awards for Best Of Breed with Manx & Cymric and our Russian cats.
2016: Best Of Breed winners:
Best Manx: Tinytails Licorice
In 2010 cat shows were cancelled due to Covid-19, so there were no Cat Of The Year awards sadly.
It takes a huge commitment to show cats regularly and to ensure that they re having a good time. It is a fabulous and fun environment which we enjoy very much.
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