Marieke Butler

Marieke Butler

Marieke is our Client Care Manager at Carrara on the Gold Coast. After literally walking into a vet job in New Zealand, she never imagined 15 years later she’d be working at the Animal Emergency Service in Australia. After 10 years working at a regular vet clinic in...
Dr Ellie Leister

Dr Ellie Leister

Dr Ellie Leister is the Veterinary Director of the Pet Intensive Care Unit at Underwood, Queensland. Growing up in rural NSW, on a beef cattle property, it was here that she developed a desire to work with animals. She was constantly surrounded by a variety of animals...
Leanne McGrath

Leanne McGrath

As Assistant Nurse Manager, Leanne has seen some interesting cases in our hospital. One of the most memorable was a Pomeranian who had received large wounds after being attacked by a larger dog. He was rushed in with shock, arrested on arrival and required CPR and...
Lisa Thurston

Lisa Thurston

Lisa completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2000 and worked in general practice for a year. She then joined emergency medicine and hasn’t looked back since. Lisa worked in three emergency centres in Sydney. She moved to Queensland in 2009 where she...
Tamara McCallum

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...