Awards and Success

We measure our success on the satisfaction and success of our clients.  We are particularly pleased with awards that demonstrate the commercial viability of High Spa cattle and have been proud of the number of our clients who have achieved success in “the world’s largest carcase competition”, the Suncorp Certified Australian Angus Beef™ Quality Awards – 14 major awards by High Spa and High Spa genetics in 5 years. 

Some of our special highlights over the years are as below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

• Doing our bit to help educate Australian beef breeders and advance the Australian Angus Beef Industry globally - 20th May, combining with CAABtm to host a visit from chefs and journalists from Japan (see news page for details) - 28th May, Angus Australia & More Beef from Pastures, Regional Group Field Day held successfully at High Spa with 50 attendees.

2008

• High Spa held a successful Spring open day on Sunday, August 24th 2008, independent (but during) Victorian Beef Week. We made this bold move to enable more of our clients, prospective clients and interested persons to be able to come along and participate. For visitors convenience and enjoyment our decision is to continue with the Sunday Spring open day independent of the Beef Week allotted day for our region (unless the allotted day falls as Sunday)

2007

• High Spa held their first Spring Open Day on Saturday August 25th, 2007.   A good number of performance recorded bulls and spring calving females, cows and heifers, were purchased by some of the 100 visitors to the inaugural spring event. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

• Spring, Suncorp CAAB™ Quality Awards, Trifecta
  Clean sweep of the breeders awards for best Overall performance by the progeny of a single sire to CAAB.
  • Best progeny of a Single Sire to CAAB, High Spa Y180
  • Best progeny of a Single Sire to CAAB, High Spa XX68, Certificate of Excellence
  • Best progeny of a Single Sire to CAAB, High Spa Papa Extra, Certificate of Excellence
• High Spa Zonan Z180 selected as a Young Angus Sire. He is a “pleasing to the eye”, high growth and carcase performing sire with superior domestic market $Index value.  Semen is available. He was one of the final 8 bulls, initially across the breed, then from a final list of 60 bulls, selected for The Angus Australia Young Sire Program (YSP)

2005

• Spring, Suncorp CAAB™ Quality Awards
• Breeders Award: best progeny of a Single Sire to CAAB, High Spa Wanganeen W52
• Certificate of Excellence

2004

• Autumn, Suncorp CAAB™ Quality Awards
• We were proud to congratulate High Spa clients Bill & Stuart Janetzki, with our genetics featured in their awards of: Best overall performance against CAAB specifications and Certificate of Excellence for overall marbling compliance to CAAB

2003

• Spring, Suncorp CAAB™ Quality Awards
• Breeders Award: best progeny of a Single Sire to CAAB, High Spa U87
• Certificate of Excellence

2002

• BIA Seedstock Producer of the Year Competition - Certificate of Excellence. 
• This competition was run once every two years (now ceased) and encompassed all breeds across the nation.  We were proud to be acknowledged with a Certificate of Excellence in seedstock production both in 2002 and in 2000, in this most prestigious award.
• Spring, Suncorp CAAB™ Quality Awards
• High Spa Angus Stud – The Best Overall marbling compliance to CAAB – an award calculated from the performance of 7992 animals and 154 vendors

2001

• High Spa Bomber the Bull was raffled at The Royal Melbourne Show in the Win-a-bull competition (free entry), boosting attendances at the Interbreed cattle judging where the draw took place.
• Autumn, Suncorp CAAB™ Quality Awards
• We were proud to congratulate High Spa clients Bill & Stuart Janetzki, with our genetics featured in their awards of: Best overall performance (export) against CAAB specification and Certificate of Excellence for overall performance (domestic) compliance to CAAB

2000

• Beef Improvement Association Seedstock Producer of the Year Competition - Certificate of Excellence.  Then again in 2002 - This competition was run once every two years (now ceased) and encompassed all breeds across the nation.  It is nice to be recognised in the manner in which we conduct our seedstock production business.
• Largest animal team at the Angus National Show & Sale
• Reserve Senior Champion Performance Bull, High Spa Telford T28
• Reserve Champion Junior Bull, High Spa Treasureway T139
• Essendon Bombers are AFL Premiers!

1999/1998

• High Spa Telford T28, a VDAR Lucy’s Boy son, performance class winner at The Royal Melbourne Show (winners are judged on Breedplan figures and visual appraisal.)
• Line of steers to Certified Australian Angus Beef achieved 100% marbling compliance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Debut at the Angus National Show & Sale, Wodonga: Champion pair of unled bulls & top price, unled bulls.
• Our annual field Day debut (during Stock & Land Beef Week): Drew a crowd of 200 and that number has been climbing steadily ever since.
• At the Paddocks to Palates event, Armidale, High Spa had a member of the CAAB trio which was second in the branded beef class.