Erin Brown – All Breed- Groups 1,2 & 3 Also Group 4 Domestic/Household Companions
Email: erin@pawsandwhiskers.com.au
Ph: 07 3208 5222
Address: 98 Gilmore Road
BERRINBA Qld 4117
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Erin was Licensed to judge Group Two in 2001, Group Three in 2006, and completed Group One in 2008 to become an All Breeds cat judge. Erin is an International cat judge having judged in The USA for TICa, The Philippines, China, New Zealand as well as most states of Australia. Erin enjoys judging and breeding both cats and dogs; she says ’quality animals are my interest and passion’. Erin started exhibiting both cats and dogs in the early sixties.Erin commenced breeding Siamese and Oriental Shorthairs in partnership with Penny Dunkley in 1989, using the ’Quanmarra’ prefix which was registered 1971 just prior to importing Salukis from UK. ’We have enjoyed showing several top winning cats and have exported Oriental Shorthairs to the USA, and to Europe who have some very prestigious wins, including All Breeds International Cat of the Year for TICA in 2000’.
Erin has previously been the President for the Siamese and Shorthair Cat Club of Queensland for a number of years and also the same position for a senior Brisbane dog club. Erin is a licensed All Breeds dog judge with the Australian National Kennel Club and has judged through out Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe, South Africa and in Asia. ’I believe we all have a responsibility to put some effort back into the animal fancy, to make it a better hobby for everyone’.
When not at shows, Erin can be found at ’Paws and Whiskers’, a "five star" boarding complex, Erin owns in partnership with Penny Dunkley.
Marion Cooper – All Breeds - FCCQ Group 1, 2, 3. Group 4 – Domestic/Household Companion
Email: glevum@optusnet.com.au
Ph: 07 3411 1411
Address: 8a MacGroarty Street
Coopers Plains Qld 4108
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Marion Cooper is an ACF International All Breeds Judge (Australian Cat Federation) who began judging in 1983. She has judged extensively in Australia and New Zealand as well as China amd the Philippines. Marion is also involved in training students in preparation and care of cats, both as pets and for show.Marion began breeding & showing Persians in 1979. She has successfully bred many Best in Show Persian and Exotic exhibits in Australia & New Zealand including a Kitten of the Year under the Glevum prefix. She has also successfully shown a Black Smoke Persian to Cat of the Year. She has previously bred Abyssinians.
Currently she is breeding Persians and Exotics in solid, tabby, silver tabby & smoke with the emphasis on chocolate & lilac.
Marion is a member of The Feline Control Council of Queensland (FCCQ) Management Committee, Chairman of the FCCQ Judges Association and one of their Tutor Judges. As well she has previously been an all breeds Registrar. She has designed and has been web master for several CCCA & ACF Councils, as well as a number of cat clubs and catteries.
She is an active member of the Siamese & Shorthair Cat Club and is interested in all things to do with cats and enjoys building web pages with the aim of making them interesting, informative, fast loading and fun.
Barbara Darwen – All Breeds FCCQ Inc & ACF Inc Groups 1, 2, 3 Group 4 - Domestic/Household Cats
Email: barbdarwen@hotmail.com
Ph: 07 4780 4401
Address: 2 Nome Road
NOME Qld 4816
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Barb is an All Breeds Judge who has judged through–out Australia and overseas. She is currently breeding Siamese, Orientals (shorthair and longhair), and Balinese under the Ganomee Prefix and also Breeding Tonkinese under the Trutonk prefix.Anne Harvey – FCCQ Inc Groups 1 also 4 Domestic/Household Companion
Email: cooncerto@bigpond.com
Ph: 07 4128 6505
Address: PO Box 312,
HERVEY BAY Qld 4655
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Anne says: ’I attended my first cat show as an exhibitor in 2000 and registered my first prefix later in that same year. I live in Hervey Bay and I breed Maine Coons under the prefix Cooncerto.I have imported a number of breeding cats from overseas in order to promote genetic diversity and I am passionate about breeding for health above all else. I am now an active member of the Siamese and Shorthair Cat Club based in Brisbane. I have been active in the cat fancy since I began showing and I am delighted to be able to further my interest by participating in the judging program and by being invited to handle and judge your beautiful cats.’
Ian Honour – FCCQ Inc Groups 1 & 2 Group 4 - Domestic/Household Companion Cats
Email: i.honour@ourbrisbane.com
Ph:
Address: 25A Broadhurst Street
KELVIN GROVE Qld 4059
Read about Ian
Ian has owned and loved Orientals since marrying Bernadette Roberts in January 1985 and they have bred together under the ’Byanda’ prefix from 1990. Ian and Bernadette have also been enchanted by, and bred, Turkish Vans since 1990, when GDGC Vanstar Willow Wisp of Vanwillow entered their lives and introduced them to the unique characteristics and playfulness of this breed.Ian is an experienced Group Two Judge and since 2008; also a Group One Judge. He has been a member of numerous cat–related committees and the co–breeder and co–owner of many Cats of the Year, in both the Oriental and Turkish Van breeds.
Ian has many years experience as a CPA accountant and is currently Treasurer of the Siamese and Shorthair Cat Club of Queensland Inc.
He is committed to cat welfare and care of all pets, especially companion cats. He was adopted by a cream and white mackerel tabby “gentleman” who arrived at “Byanda–Vanwillow” nearly eight years ago and decided to take up residence. Ian thoroughly enjoys judging Group 4 exhibits whenever he has the opportunity.
Isobel Johnstone – All Breeds FCCQ Inc Groups 1, 2 & 3 Group 4 - Domestic/Household Companion Cats
Email: johnstonei@optusnet.com.au
Ph: 07 3870 8833
Address: 158 Highland Terrace
St Lucia Qld 4067
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Dr Isobel Johnstone has had a lifetime career as a Veterinary Scientist at The University of Queensland and is a former Director of UQ’s Companion Animal Clinic.Isobel has bred Abyssinians since 1976, although she no longer breeds Abys... they of course still share her home. She has vetted at cat shows for 20 years.
Isobel joined the Siamese and Shorthair Cat Club of Queensland in 1976 and is now a life member. She has been that club’s Secretary and Treasurer. Needless to say, she is also an experienced show manager. In addition to being a long serving senior judge, Isobel has held positions over the years as a a Tutor Judge, she has been Chairperson of Judge’s Associations, she has been a delegate to, and on, committees of various cat organisations.
Isobel became a Group Three Judge in 1983; a Group Two Judge in 1987; and an All–breeds Judge in 1997.
Belinda Penglis – All Breeds FCCQ Inc Groups 1, 2 & 3 Group 4 - Domestic/Household Companion Cats
Email: belinda.penglis@bigpond.com
Ph: 07 3390 4417
Address: 138 Stanbrough Road
GUMDALE Qld 4417
Read about Belinda
My parents brought home our first ever Siamese kitten when I was 5 years old. Samantha, a seal point girl who lived into her 14th year, was the beginning of a life long love for elegant oriental cats. Before the family lost Sammy, we purchased 2 new seal point female kittens and Serendippidee for Siamese was born. Sirikit, one of these foundation girls, can be traced right through to the current lines – 30 plus years on!I have been an exhibitor in Queensland and South Australia in Shorthair, Siamese and Oriental sections for the last 33 years and have bred several Cat of the Year and Reserve Cat of the Year cats. I have also shown infrequently in the Domestic / Companion section as well. My first show cat was a blue point Siamese and many years on, blue still seems to be the colour we are best known for.
I became a Group 2 judge in 1987 and am now an All Breeds judge and have continued to enjoy being involved with this area, judging across Australia and New Zealand as well as the Philippines. I am also a tutor judge for the Feline Control Council of Queensland Inc.
Away from cats, I am a scientist (animal pathology), teach and choreograph classical ballet and contemporary dance, and endeavour to raise three children.
I still get an enormous buzz out of watching kittens grow and my philosophy has always been to breed well balanced, healthy, happy kittens for people like me who love the Siamese and Oriental breed. If, in the process of doing this, I produce show winners, then that’s an added bonus
Bernadette Roberts – FCCQ Inc Groups 1 & 2 Group 4 - Domestic/Household Companion Cats
Email: bjr@gil.com.au
Ph:
Address: 25A Broadhurst Street
KELVIN GROVE Qld 4059
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Bernadette purchased her first Tonkinese in 1979 and, later that year, adopted her first Oriental as he was in need of a loving home. She married Ian Honour in January 1985 and, from 1990, they commenced breeding Orientals (mostly silver) under the “Byanda” prefix.Bernadette has co–bred and co–owned many Oriental Cats of the Year. In 1990, they were also introduced to the unique characteristics and playfulness of Turkish Vans when they took home GDGC Vanstar Willow Wisp of Vanwillow, who became the foundation queen of a multi–award–winning Turkish Van line. PDGC Vanwillow Wonder Woman won the first ACF AoE on the mainland and was the first CCCA Champion Turkish Van.
Bernadette has been a member of many cat–related committees since 1990 and is currently (@ Feb 2009) President of the Siamese and Shorthair Cat Club of Queensland Inc., which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2010.
She has organised many successful seminars, on feline, educational and tertiary entrance topics, over the last 20 years and has a great interest in ongoing information programs for judges, breeders and exhibitors.
Bernadette is committed to cat welfare and the breeding of quality, happy, pet cats and always enjoys judging Group 4 exhibits because they are always much loved by their owners.
Jan Turney – FCCQ Inc & ACF Inc Groups 2 & 3 - All Shorthairs Group 4 - Domestic/Household Cats
Email: jasperwitch@optusnet.com.au
Ph: 07 4129 7809 Mb: 0419 152 008
Address: 1262 River Road
TINANA Qld 4650
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Jan says: ’I was given my first siamese in 1979 and from then on I have belonged to Group 2.I went to my first cat show in 1987 and that was my entry into the feline world. Under the "Vangold" prefix I have been breeding siamese, orientals, balinese and recently have ventured into the longhair orientals and foreign white longhairs. I am proud to say that the "Vangolds" have done very well on the show bench with many BIS and a few Cat of the Years. I was a member and president of Cooloola Gold for many years, a member of the Maryborough Cat Club and more recently was an active member of the Balinese & Siamese Cat Club.
I became a Group 2 judge with FCCQ in 2001 and then in 2005 became a Group 3 judge.’
Adam Woodward – FCCQ Inc Groups 2 & 3 - All Shorthairs Group 4 - Domestic/Household Cats
Email: damo@sacredsiamese.org
Ph: 07 3285 3038
Address: PO Box 374
PETRIE Qld 4502