Amanda Atkinson
Growing up on a farm in country Victoria with cats, dogs, sheep, goats, cows, rabbits, ducks, horses, and a pet pigeon, Amanda’s career path was set in stone. She has always had a love for animals which led her to pursue a career helping them. Amanda started her vet nursing career at the Kilmore Veterinary […]
Denise Nicholaidis
Denise always wanted to work as a veterinary nurse. She has had animals her whole life as a result of her great love for them. Working in the veterinary industry was a natural progression for her. Denise has extensive veterinary experience. She worked in Perth for 6 years as a Head Nurse. Then followed 12 […]
Amanda Campbell
Catrina Buchanan
Catrina has worked for 2 years as Veterinary Nurse in a regular vet clinic but decided to try emergency and has been loving it ever since.She started working with the Animal Emergency Service in April of 2016 and has become particularly passionate in gaining more knowledge and skills in patient stabilisation as well as surgical […]
Tiffany Marshall
Tiffany Marshall started her vet nurse career in 1996 working for a 24 hour large and small animal practice, She graduated in 2000 winning internal vet nurse of the year award. Tiffany worked in general and emergency after hours for many years before moving onto specialty nursing at Veterinary Specialist Services (VSS). From VSS Tiffany […]
Kelly Hodge
Hayley Strain
Hayley began her career with animals at the young age of 12 in a kennel hand and hydrobathing job at her local general practice back in 1998. She obtained her certificates in Veterinary Nursing before completing a degree majoring in Veterinary Technology at the University of QLD. Hayley spent 12 years in general practice before […]
Emily Quinn
Brook Wilkin
Marilie Bester
Marilie always wanted to be a vet and in grade 11, her dad helped her get work with the closest vet. From then, she progressed to becoming a nurse as she enjoys the process of nursing the patients from their arrival to when they go home. Marilie completed her studies in South Africa where she […]
Patrice Burford
Patrice qualified in New Zealand in 1995 with a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing where she worked for 10 years as a small and Large Animal Veterinary Nurse. Patrice then moved to Melbourne with her now husband where she worked in a small animal practice before moving to Brisbane where she completed her Diploma in Emergency and […]
Tamara McCallum
Tamara has always had a variety of animals through her life and always had an inkling she was going to work with animals. She just wasn’t sure how. Tamara completed a Wildlife Studies course which included some industry experience in a vet surgery. That was when she realized Veterinary Nursing was what she wanted to […]
Lisa Thurston
Leigh Davey
Leanne McGrath
Kate Wesche
Kate is a Veterinary Nurse who gained her qualification whilst working in a large mixed practice in her hometown of Mackay. She has worked with dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, horses, cattle, sheep, goats and even pigs! Kate decided to make the move down to Brisbane and AES because she wanted to continue to learn and challenge […]
Kelly Clayden
Nurse Kelly Clayden was drawn to emergency medicine for the challenges it presents – a variety of complex cases and being able to help much-loved family pets who are in critical condition. Since working for us, Kelly has seen many patients, all who hold a special place in her heart. One patient, in particular, a […]
Tahlia Felix
Pet ICU Nurse Tahlia Felix has always been drawn to helping animals, recognising the strong bond between pets and their owners from a young age. However, it was the experience of losing her childhood best friend, Bunky the Cocker Spaniel, that really motivated her to help other sick or injured animals. After working for a […]
Tracey Gierke
Tracey’s Veterinary Nursing career goes back many years to when she was still at High school, working on Saturday’s with an Equine Veterinarian in a Northern Victorian town. Growing up on a farm surrounded by many animals, especially horses, sheep, and dogs – working in the industry seemed like an obvious choice for her. After […]
