WOW - 2024 was a year to remember
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done, and continue to do for our community!
And with that said, we welcomed our BRAND new committee lead the PAH into 2024.
President - Myself (Pup Bailee)
Vice President - Pup Luca
Treasurer - Pup Bucky
Secretary - Handler Zeo
General Committee: Pup AJ, Sir Lore, Pony, Katya Lou-King & Chavez
I want to thank everyone for their service on the committee these last 10 months, and thank you all for your dedication and hard work you have demonstrated for our community! Now while we have had some changes with our committee with Pup AJ, Sir Lore & Pony having to step off the committee for personal reasons. We have been joined by Pup Benji this year, who was nominated onto the committee by the current Management Committee, and we thank them for their assistance since coming on board.
Taking a moment to really appreciate that all of the work the committees do is Volunteer, these amazing people give up their weekends to help put on these events, and they honestly deserve a round of applause for their commitment!
Rounding out our BIG events of the year, the Annual Queensland Pup and Handler Competition, and this year was the BIGGEST we have ever had! This event was outstanding, from the competitors, attendance, venues, sponsorship, EVERYTHING. I could not have been prouder of our community at the end of this event.
Speaking from my own personal experience, I had never designed and organised an event like this, to this scale before, and in the months leading up to the weekend, I was beyond nervous about pulling it off. But, the event came together in the most spectacular way. We added more events, and changed up the format of the competition, bringing the first ever CABARET show to QPHC, and my goodness, it was a spectacle! From the performers, to the contestants, hosts and the volunteers who made this happen, THANK YOU!
We had TWO Handlers - Handler K, and Sir Twitch, and an astounding FIVE Puppys, Pup Billie, Pup Boomer, Pup Bucky, BetapupBenji & Pup AJ all competing for Queensland Handler and Queensland Puppy 2024. A massive shoutout to
Handler K & Pup Billie for taking out their respective titles for QPHC 2024! EVERY single competitor brought their best, and it showed on those stages. I am so proud to have produced this competition and honestly am so excited to bring QPHC 2025 to the stage next year!
It should be recognised that competitions do not occur without a TEAM of people behind it.
Our Judges:
- Pup Luca (QLD & Australian Puppy 2023);
- Bowser (Australian Handler 2023);
- Crystal (QLD Ms Leather 2023);
- Pup Kodas (QLD Puppy 2022);
- Handler Scott (QLD Handler 2022);
Judge Wrangler:
- Pup Jaxx (International Puppy 2024, Australian Puppy 2023);
Kennel Parent:
- Handler Puck (Mr QLD Leather 2022);
Tally Master:
- Brendan Josey (Mr QLD Leather 2023);
Production:
- Sir Tigs (Community Handler 2019-2021 & Former Q-PAH President)
- Pup Skout (Mr QLD Leather 2016 & Former Q-PAH President);
and of course all of our Volunteers & Committee members who gave their time and energy to make this event possible.
THANK YOU!
The rest of 2024 has not slowed down for our amazing club, notable events and moments in our history:
- Nominated for Community Group of the Year at Queens Ball
- Attending Sunshine Coast Mardi Gras
- Marching in Brisbane Pride Rally & March
- Hosting a FANTASTIC stall at Brisbane Pride Fair Day
- Having not one, but TWO representatives in the Australian Pup and Handler Competition in Sydney, a huge congratulations to Handler Zeo for taking out the title of Australian Handler 2024, and to Pup Bucky for giving an amazing show in competing for Australian Puppy.
As I said at the start of this huge post, this year has been Q-PAH's BEST, and it could not have been possible without our fantastic community behind us. From everyone on the management committee we want to say a massive thank you. We hope to keep on bringing these amazing events, and building on our already strong and passionate community.
As my final part of this, I would be remise if i didn't celebrate and thank our phenomenal sponsors of not only QPHC, but the Club in general. The events we put together, and the prizes we can give away would not exist without your support. All of our sponsors are business' who have put their hard earned money, products and time into our club, and I highly encourage everyone reading this to go out and support them in any way you can.
Our Sponsors:
- Tosk Clothing
- Living Communities
- SAX Fetish
- No Mercy Gear
- Alpha Maille
- Haslam Consulting and Accounting
- The Den Fortitude Valley
- Puppy Pride
- Fergus Hurst Photography
- Mumma Lou-King Photography
- DQ Entertainment
- Pure Life Plus
- Army of Men
- Mistr Bear
- Hair of the Wolfe
- Demasque Magazine
- The BootCo Brisbane
- Paws N Claws
- Zeke Entertainment
- The Sportsman Hotel
- HDGImage Photography
And with that, we have reached the end, as we come into the last month of 2024, I am excited to have two final events to close out the year, PUPMAS 2024 on December 15th and our first ever NEW YEARS MOSH on Sunday December 28th.
Tickets close on the 1st of December for Pupmas, and we can't wait to bring this annual event back again for another year. Celebrating everything that has been this year, recognising the amazing work of our community in awarding our Annual Awards of Presidents Paw & Rising Paw; and for this year we are excited to announce that we are bringing back the Community Recognition Titles.
These titles were created to recognise the outstanding efforts of members of our community, people who the management committee have voted to be recognised for their Leadership, Determination & Support of our community. The winners of these recognition titles will be awarded the title for 3 years, in which time they will be a familiar face at Mosh's and other events hosted by Q-PAH, and add an additional layer of support to our existing title holders, and community! Be sure to get your ticket to PUPMAS 2024!
Thank you again to everyone who has made this year possible, and I can't wait to see you soon at a Q-PAH event!
Head pats and belly rubs,
Pup Bailee
Q-Pah President
Mr QLD Leather 2024
