Meet your pet’s dedicated care team

Dr Joe Cockerill

Practice Partner / Veterinary Surgeon

BSc BVMS

Dr Joe graduated from Murdoch University in Perth, 2000. He initially built practice experience working in and then running the Kojonup Veterinary Hospital for 10 years in rural WA – this mixed practice was instrumental in providing him with opportunities to work closely with a rural town and it’s mostly farming population. This nurtured a broad Jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none skill-set, setting him in fine stead to tackle most situations that came his way.

Realising that the cold, dirty, often hazardous conditions of large animal practice were more of a young buck’s game, he grabbed the opportunity to hang up his boots and set off on an 18-month trip with his partner, Elaura, living and working in regional England, Scotland and Wales, where he broadened his exposure to predominantly small animal practice and domestic pet care.

Upon returning from the UK, Dr Joe moved to Bunbury Veterinary Clinic, employed by the previous owners in September 2009. He worked as an Associate for 3.5yrs before purchasing the practice with Dr Braden Collins in 2012. During this time, Dr Joe and Elaura started a family and now have 3 sons – Phoenix, Archer and Maccabee and are loving being well entrenched in Greater Bunbury life.

A second time around, Joe’s practice ownership goals were finely honed. He has at his heart, a goal to provide a progressive practice, based on old-school values, accessible to all clients, whilst offering best-practice care tailored to suit every budget. The practices have grown progressively and so have the teams – Joe likes to consider the 25+ staff as one big happy family, with common goals, aiming to produce quality pet care outcomes.

On the vet front, Dr Joe loves the diverse scope of general practice, but his main interests include extending himself with more complex Canine and Feline Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging (especially Ultrasonography and Video Endoscopy), Dentistry and Endocrinology (with a particular Canine and Feline Diabetes focus).

Dr Joe has an extended fur-family at his house in Bunbury, which includes a clever, sweetheart of a Standard Poodle named Juniper, a fun-loving rocket of a Stag Hound named Marlu, and a mischievous cat named Furphy, who was rescued after fracturing his leg, via the Bunbury Vet Practice. Next time you are at the practice, keep an eye out for Juniper and Marlu, likely causing mischief somewhere, or sneaking into the waiting area to say Hi!

Dr Braden Collins

Practice Partner / Veterinary Surgeon

BSc BVMS

Dr Braden is a Greater-Bunbury local, having been born and raised in Boyanup. As a young adult, he moved to Perth to study Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at Murdoch University, graduating in 1999.
Dr Braden jumped at the opportunity to head regionally upon completing his qualification – this saw him based in Esperance for several years, where he built skills in caring for everything from Wildlife and Domestic Pets to Cattle and Horses.

Subsequent to this rapid-fire stripe-earning phase, Dr Braden spread his wings and headed to the ‘Mother Country’, completing Veterinary Locum stints in various parts of the UK, before taking on a more consistent role in Cornwall, Southwest England. This is where Dr Braden met his wife-to-be, Dee who was close to completing her medical degree. Soon afterwards, together they moved back to Bunbury, where Dr Braden spent a further 3 years in small animal practice, before taking the opportunity to co-purchase the Bunbury Veterinary Clinic with Dr Joe.

As not only a senior member of our vet team, but also a partner in the practice, Dr Braden’s typical daily tasks can encompass everything from vaccinating puppies, carrying out health checks and completing a solid surgical caseload. His additional study in cancer therapy honed an additional skill-set allowing him to provide advanced cancer treatment options to patients in the Greater Bunbury and Southwest of WA. Given the rapid growth in popularity of our ‘flat-faced’ dog breeds, Dr Braden has also taken it upon himself to upskill in corrective (BOAS) surgery of these super-cute patients, to prevent serious health risks and a life of trouble breathing / overheating and allow them to live their best lives. He has kitted the practices out with state-of-the-art equipment to ensure these tricky procedures can be completed as safely as possible.

Dr Braden’s favourite part of the veterinary side of his job is seeing the interaction between pets and their owners, and he admits “Seeing owners who love their pets and take care of them is what gets me up in the morning and puts a spring in my step”. Dr Braden is committed to providing a high quality of care to his patients, and is also enjoying the challenges of veterinary practice ownership.

Outside of work, Dr Braden and Dee have three young boys, Jake, Alfie and Griffin and he enjoys spending time with the family as well as participating in triathlons, surf lifesaving and rowing.

Dr Josie Hobbs BSc

Practice Manager / Veterinary Surgeon

BSc BVMS (Hons)

After graduating from Murdoch University, Josie built her professional career providing high quality care, working in busy Perth practices for many years. During this time, Dr Josie put her own health-needs second to her patients, working each day whilst quietly coping with significant allergies to many animals.

When an opportunity arose to ‘step sideways’ into a Veterinary Manager role at a large chain of Perth Vet Practices, Dr Josie saw this as a natural direction to pursue, managing 30+ Vets across 10 practice locations.

Dr Josie moved to the Southwest with her Husband, Nigel, and 2 young kids, Jeremy and Jasmine, and commenced Practice Management at Bunbury Vet Clinic in 2015. This provided a massive boost for practice partners and team alike. As Veterinary Manager, Dr Josie works hard across both clinics to ensure that everything is efficient and streamlined within the business. This allows her to continue to make significant positive impacts on the quality of client and patient care in the businesses, which she is extremely passionate about. In the hospitals, Dr Josie’s care stretches beyond our precious patients. Her nurture of a large Vet, Vet Nurse and Support-Staff team assures a family-like atmosphere within the practices, which only further improves the Veterinary Care environment the teams thrive in.

Despite her allergies, Dr Josie says she couldn’t be without pets at home! She has 2 cats rescued from the Bunbury Vet Clinic – Lila and Rascal, along with a cheeky recent puppy addition – Tabitha – (a Groodle x Schnauzer), along with free-ranging Chooks, Quail and Sheep! In her rare down-time, Dr Josie enjoys bush walking, tennis, cross stitching and classical guitar.

Dr Gabrielle Chadwick

Senior Veterinarian Surgeon

BSc BVMS MVMS

Dr Gabby graduated from Murdoch Uni in 1991, and has had a varied and devoted Veterinary career, having committed herself to small animal Vet roles in Perth and Northam, prior to moving to Bunbury and marrying Geoff many moons ago. She works extremely selflessly and has become an institution for exceptional GP Veterinary care in her own right, pouring endless care and passion into the welfare of pets in the Southwest.

We were blessed when Dr Gabby commenced work for our practices in 2012. From the get-go, she brought serious added talent to our vet team, including both heart and abdominal ultrasound skills, proficient soft tissue surgery skills, along with an extremely good understanding of canine and feline medicine. During her rare down-time, Dr Gabby will be found pawing over research into her complex medical caseload, or completing professional development courses to further her knowledge-base.

As a consequence of her keen Ultrasound skills, Dr Gabby takes local referrals across the Southwest, allowing the sharing of this awesome, minimally invasive, diagnostic imaging service.

Dr Gabby adores her pet patients. When they are unwell, this provides impetus for her to problem-solve and create a bespoke solution that suits the patient’s particular situation. Her dedication to patients and their owners is second to none.

At home, Dr Gabby has an Airedale Terrier called Pippin, and 11 goldfish! In her spare time she enjoys photography, gardening and cooking, as well as classical singing and performing with the South West Opera Company.

Dr Jocelyn Bunny

Senior Veterinary Surgeon

BSc BVMS MANZCVS

Dr Jocelyn (Joc) is one of our longest-standing Veterinary practitioners within the Bunbury and Eaton Veterinary practices. This provides her with a wealth of experience and empathy for the wide range of challenging circumstances that present themselves in GP Vet Practice every day. Joc grew up in a farming family in Kojonup, and this forms a strong basis for her very calm, easy-going temperament.

Dr Joc has 3 kids (Blake, Caelin and Zara) – she has almost seen them all through high school and into early adulthood, with the support of her hubby, Angus. This has also made her an extremely good multi-tasker, and honed a very grounded, pragmatic approach to her patient management.

Dr Joc has a strong understanding of GP caseload. Her passion lies in soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery (and she has taken her study further to complete her Membership qualification in small animal surgery with the Australian Royal College of Vet Surgeons). Dr Joc has also completed professional development courses to become an accomplished surgeon completing tibial-levelling cruciate repair surgery and fracture repairs. This has allowed Dr Joc to build a significant local Southwest referral base for orthopaedic surgery.

At her home in Ferguson Valley, Dr Joc and her family tend what can only be described as a hobby farm – her dogs include a Border Collie – Kira and a Whippet X – Kloof, along with three cats, eight chickens and 23 sheep!

Dr Kate Lahart

Senior Veterinary Surgeon

MVB, Cert SAM, GCert SAUA

Dr Kate came to our practices in 2014, originally hailing from Ireland. She brings very organised and punctual professional traits to the practice, but is also full of good Irish humour.

Dr Kate manages a solid primary consultation workload at Bunbury Veterinary Clinic. She is a highly reliable GP Vet in the canine and feline medicine realm, and also is an experienced soft tissue surgeon. Dr Kate is a sponge for any opportunity to upskill, allowing her to maintain her knowledge and skillset at the cutting edge.

Dr Kate has a special bond with her canine and feline patients. Despite seeing a large patient list each day, she maintains an uncanny memory of the pets she provides care for and can reel off details of their names, breeds (especially Pugs and Labradors), personalities and care-plans with unbelievable clarity. This commitment to truly knowing her patients fosters amazing client-vet relationships within the hospital, along with great patient care outcomes.

Dr Kate loves the variety that being a vet provides, from the joy of meeting a pup at their first clinic visit, seeing them through their preventative life-care, providing as-needed life-saving emergency treatments, as well as assuring quality of life and welfare in their latter years as seniors.

Dr Kate is the proud owner of her gorgeous Labrador, Hunter. He is Dr Kate’s shadow and, as such, loves coming to work with her each day – next time you are in, you will likely spot him just beyond the reception desk, always living his best life! Hunter is also Dr Kate’s training partner for her other passion – triathlons – which she has competed in Internationally. More recently, a new addition, Clove – a mischievous Tomcat, has graced the Lahart family. His cheek and mischievousness is unrivalled. He is also a regular attendee at Bunbury Vet Clinic during Kate’s work hours.

Dr Ashlee Bailie

Veterinary Surgeon

BVSc

Dr Ash came to us after having completed her Veterinary qualifications at James Cook University in Queensland. She is, however, originally of South African origin, moving to Bunbury when she was young with her family – as such, she really does qualify as a true local – we were stoked when Dr Ash arrived home to Bunbury, and strongly believe in the massive value of home-grown talent!

As one of our younger team members, Dr Ash has kept the Vet Team on their toes, encouraging contemporary approach to our Practices’ Veterinary medicine and surgery – this is a constantly improving, evolving space and her recent study has embellished our standards of care. There is definitely no chance of stagnation of skills or knowledge with the fresh perspective she brings.

Dr Ash brings a very gentle, caring approach to her patient management. This assures that pets in her care remain as ‘at-ease’ as possible whilst in the practices. Drawing on this special personality attribute, Dr Ash has special interest in Palliative and End of Life Care. Dr Ash currently bolsters both teams, working between Bunbury and Eaton hospitals. She has a strong sense of family, and really ‘gets it’ with regards to how integral pets are in a home setting, and the special care they deserve.

Dr Ash recently married the love of her life, Nick, another Greater Bunbury local. They have the most disciplined, well exercised Border Collie, Lloyd, as their precious fur-baby. Behind the scenes, Dr Ash is a fitness fanatic and spent much of her late teens / early 20s as her brother’s cycling training-partner, pushing him to achieve Australian representation in the Aussie Commonwealth Games team.

We also have had cause for congratulation to Ash and Nick, with the arrival of their precious baby girl, Indi. Ash is currently taking well-earned Maternity Leave to look after this amazing extension of the Bunbury and Eaton Vets’ family.

Dr Amanda Allen

Veterinary Surgeon

BSc BVMS (HONS)

Dr Amanda originally hails from the United States and has emigrated to Australia after graduating with Honors from Murdoch Uni in 2012. Amanda joined us after working in the capacity of a Primary Care Veterinarian at the Murdoch University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, as well as maintaining a role as a teaching staff member at the University during her time there.

In heading to the Southwest, we are fortunate that Dr Amanda has brought a wealth of knowledge to our team. Post her position in WA’s Veterinary teaching hospital, Dr Amanda has enjoyed passing on those high standards of care gained from working at a specialist level. These include complex internal medicine cases of cats and dogs, with a keen interest in Ophthalmology and Geriatric medicine. Dr Amanda is fear-free certified as it’s her priority to ensure all patients (even anxious ones) feel as comfortable as possible at the Vets. She works part-time between both practices and has a loyal following of clients at both Eaton and Bunbury.

Outside of work Dr Amanda continues to pour her love and energy into her family, two young boys, along with trying to keep pace with her other “children” – Chester the Schnoodle, Penny the Groodle, and Nibbles the guinea pig!

Dr Teanna Cahill

Veterinary Surgeon

BSc DVM GradDipBusAdm

Dr Teanna first came onto our radar seeking a Regional change after having spent the first part of her Veterinary career in the Southern suburbs of Perth, consolidating her contemporary medicine skills and forming a strong GP Vet foundation.

Dr T’s move to the SW was linked to a desire for a regional change. This has allowed her to bring her horses down and agist them right alongside her home. Dr Teanna has 3 dogs – Loxi, Caramello and Billie, as well as one current foster, Lilly, 2 cats – Pie and Leo, and 6 horses – Dusty, Roxy, Orlando, Scooby, William and Dax. These are testament to her desire to be surrounded by either her own pets, or helping to care for other’s fur babies at all times.

Dr Teanna has bolstered our Eaton Vet team, coming in for afternoon shifts to cover our hectic end of day period. This provides fresh empathy and energy for provision of high-end pet care for the latter half of the day, and sees her being busily sought after as she is peaking when others might be beginning to wind down.

Dr Teanna has a broad knowledge of dog and cat Veterinary medicine and surgery. However, her passion lies in creating contemporary and targeted care-plans and advice for pet owners with animals that suffer from fear/anxiety and other behavioural vices – a group of ‘animal whispering’ skills that are in short supply in our industry, making her a go-to for the patients who need a bit more patience and understanding. She also drives our practices, pushing canine and feline dental health to maintain non-stinky pearly-white smiles!!

Outside of work Dr Teanna aims to be active in her local community. She is an auxillary member of the Yarloop Bushfire Brigade, committee member of Harvey Riding for the Disabled and Chief Coach of Gosnells Riding and Pony Club.

Dr Elyece Robertson

Veterinary Surgeon

BVMS

Dr Elyece graduated as a Veterinary Surgeon in 2012 from Murdoch University, studying afar from her Eastern-states based family. During her study, she spent a 5yr period living at Applecross Veterinary Hospital, and gained experience in their niche service, canine reproduction and breeding. Upon qualifying as a vet, Dr Elyece spent several years completing locum roles, sole-charge in Karratha, before moving down to the SW with her husband, Gerard. They have subsequently brought a special small man into the world, Angus.

During her time in the SW, Dr Elyece worked for short stints at several local practices, but unfortunately failed to find a secure, supportive environment to blossom in. She subsequently chose to broaden her horizons and field of impact by completing a Dip Ed and commenced teaching at one of Bunbury’s local high schools.

Dr Elyece has a deep-seated passion for Veterinary care. Like so many in our industry, the working conditions and environment in practice have not always been attractive, and have driven many away, disillusioned. However, in recent times, her thirst for continued input into the small animal pet care arena has brought her back into the fold. We are delighted to introduce Dr Elyece onto our team. She has particular interests in Exotic / Pocket Pet Medicine and Small Animal Acupuncture, which provides a great boost to our collective team skill-set / service provision.

Dr Alyssa Frost

Veterinary Surgeon

BSc DVM

Dr Alyssa completed her Veterinary qualifications in Adelaide, despite hailing from Bunbury originally. Post-graduation, she moved back home to be closer to family and sink her teeth into canine and feline medicine and surgery, focussing on small animal practice.

From the moment Dr Alyssa applied for a job in our practices, it was eminently clear that she would fit our team beautifully. She has a strong commitment to delivery of high quality ‘evidence-based’ Internal Medicine and also Veterinary Oncology (Cancer Treatment). Despite her limited years on the ground, Dr Alyssa consistently exhibits a care-approach akin to a vet well beyond her years. Her awesome communications skills, including being able to discuss tough, ‘tug-on-the-heartstrings’ issues that are unavoidable in our care industry, with compassion and empathy. This makes her an asset and a drawcard for anyone new to the practice, wanting consultation with a ‘real human’ edge.

In her spare time, Alyssa loves doting on her horse, Amy along with spending time at the beach or going on a long nature walk.

Dr Lucy Bowen

Veterinary Surgeon

BVetBio DVM

Dr Lucy grew up in South Australia with parents who loved animals as much as her! She was lucky enough to grow up with lots of pets and from a young age she knew she wanted to be a vet. She moved to NSW after high school to study her Veterinary Degree at the University of Sydney.

Upon graduation, she commenced her Veterinary career in the south coast of NSW in 2020, building strong bonds with a tight-knit rural community in mixed pets, equine and livestock practice. During her tenure there, Dr Lucy worked, lived and socialised amongst her clients, embedding core values of compassionate and committed care.

After gaining a solid exposure to ‘all things vet’ in NSW, Dr Lucy expanded her horizons and did some locum practice at various clinics in the ACT and NSW. A sea change was calling her, and in 2023, her and her partner moved to the West, where she commenced her time in Bunbury in another local Veterinary practice.

From then she has continued to gain knowledge in various fields of small animal practice, helping clients from all walks of life, working with them and prioritising their pet, to achieve optimal care outcomes.

Since jumping on board to join our teams in Sept 2024, Dr Lucy has shown dedication to provision of high-quality care to our busy practices, working between both clinics. She has special interests in Diagnostic Ultrasound and Small Animal Surgery and Small Animal Medicine.

As seems to be the norm in our industry, Dr Lucy has a menagerie of pets at home including her Staffy X, Mickey, Habanero the spicy ginger cat, Ruby the Italian Greyhound pup and Hugo the Thoroughbred horse. They collectively ensure her hands are full both on-site at work, as well as at home. Lucy and her partner, Ash have fallen in love with the West and look forward to exploring all it has to offer!

Dr Tom Brightwell

Veterinary Surgeon

BSc DVM

Dr Tom is a home-grown Bunbury lad. We have had the pleasure of getting to know Tom as an undergraduate throughout his studies, whereby he has returned to Bunbury to complete his practical in-clinic experience rotations within our clinics.

After completing his Veterinary Degree at Murdoch University Veterinary School, Dr Tom was keen to get straight back to the SW to sink his teeth into Domestic Pet medicine and surgery. Given the already well-established relationship he had built with our Vet teams at both practices, Dr Tom was a shoe-in to gain work with the Bunbury and Eaton Vet Clinics.

Dr Tom brings with him awesome team care and interpersonal skills and always makes an amazing first impression with our clientele which is a lasting one. His thirst for professional skill growth, positive attitude and compassion for both his patients as well as their owners makes him an asset to our team.

Outside of work, Dr Tom loves working on his Toyota Landcruiser, camping and getting away for some BCF-ing fun.

Dr Susie De Bruyn

Veterinary Surgeon

BVMS BSc

Dr Susie grew up surrounded by animals and knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a vet. After graduating from Murdoch University in 2015 she spent her first couple of years in practice working for the Bunbury and Eaton Vet Clinic team, and fell in love with the fantastic lifestyle that the South West has to offer. Following this, she then headed off overseas with her husband Brett and had an amazing adventure working as a locum vet throughout England and travelling through Europe. Upon returning home she spent several years working for various Perth clinics, but always knew that long term she would love to end up back down in the South West. She is very happy to have made her way back to the Bunbury and Eaton Vet Clinic, and is proud to be part of such a hardworking and compassionate team of genuine animal lovers.

Dr Susie enjoys all aspects of being a vet, but particularly loves the problem solving involved in complex medical cases, and spending time chatting to clients about their beloved four-legged family members. Outside of work, she is kept busy running after her two young children and the beloved family dog Emmett, the Border Collie.

Dr Brett De Bruyn

Specialist Small Animal Surgeon

BSc BVMS MANZCVS (SAS) GradDipEd
MVetClinStud MVetSurg DipECVS

Brett graduated from Murdoch University in 2015 and following graduation, he and his wife spent two years working in small animal general practice in Bunbury before heading to the UK for 12 months. Upon returning home to Australia, Brett commenced further training to become a specialist surgeon. Brett completed an internship in small animal surgery at Western Australian Veterinary Emergency and Speciality (WAVES) in 2019, and during this time he was accepted as a Member of the Surgical Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists.

Brett subsequently completed an internship, followed by a three-year residency training program in small animal surgery at The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University. During this time, Brett successfully completed a Graduate Diploma of Education, a Master of Veterinary Clinical Studies and a Master of Veterinary Surgery.

Following completion of his residency in 2024, Brett returned to WAVES where he worked in a busy private practice referral surgical service. Brett successfully completed board certifying examinations and was welcomed as a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2025 and, as such, is a registered Specialist in Small Animal Surgery.
Brett is interested in all aspects of small animal surgery with particular interest in orthopaedic biomechanics, trauma surgery, fracture management and skin and wound reconstruction.

Outside of work Brett loves spending time outdoors with his young family and is very excited to be back in the Southwest. Brett also enjoys a weekly Parkrun and is looking forward to getting back into open water swimming.

Amanda Craig

Head Nurse at Bunbury Vet Clinic

As Head Nurse, Amanda is responsible for coordinating and managing the nursing team at our Bunbury practice, as well as carrying out her own nursing and clinical duties. She enjoys guiding and supporting her team, encouraging them to maintain the practice’s Gold Standard care and values, and also loves being able to return a recovered pet back home after successful treatment.

Amanda has a variety of pets to look after at home too – two dogs called Wally and Rosie, three cats called Lucky, Alice and Toby, two horses called Jackson and Tinkabelle, a fish called Burt, and some chooks! In her spare time she loves to take care of all her animals and spend time with her friends and family.

Anna Labouchardiere RVN

Veterinary Nurse

Anna’s daily responsibilities include looking after inpatients, cleaning the surgery and preparing the consulting rooms and theatre, preparing medications and anaesthetics and admitting and discharging patients. She also covers reception duties when necessary, but her favourite part of the role is looking after sick animals and ensuring they get the care they need.

At home Anna has a dog and a bird, and also enjoys running and cooking.

Pippa Hogan RVN

Veterinary Nurse

Having been brought up with cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, fish and mice, animals have always been a huge part of my life. After completing many stints in work experience and graduating my studies as a qualified Vet nurse in 2011 I knew it was the career for me.

I love that we are not only nurses, but cleaners and anaesthetists and companions and grieving counsellors. Vet nursing allows me to succeed in multiple different areas with species that I love. The bonds I have made not only with the animals but also their owners are so rewarding and unforgettable.

Nursing has allowed me to realise my passion for emergency situations which has now led me down the path of studying Human nursing and from there to hopefully become a paramedic.

Zoe Yusoff RVN

Veterinary Nurse

I have spent most of my life trying to interact as much as I could with animals. I have been riding and working with horses from a young age, travelled around Australia searching for new experiences and even ended up working on a Cattle Station in North Queensland. I did a complete 180’ at University after previously studying Law, I followed my heart and passion and started studying Vet Nursing and graduated in 2016.

Whilst my hobbies put me in contact with a lot of large animals, my passion is working with small animals and building relationships with pets and owners. I love working hard with the team, nursing unwell animals back to health and enjoying the laughs and stories from vets, nurses and owners along the way. When I am not working you will very likely find me with my with 3 horses, Hadley, Roscoe & Abigail competing in Endurance and other horse events. Otherwise I’ll be at home with my partner and my border collie, Apache, greyhound, Jack and cat, Wallace.

Robyn Wilson RVN

Veterinary Nurse

Robyn returned to vet nursing in early 2017 after giving it a break to be a stay at home mum for a while. We were lucky enough to have her join our team and she has quickly become a well loved member of our staff by clients and patients alike.

Robyn loves hard work and is not one to shy away from a challenge. She is often our rostered surgical nurse which means she is the lucky lady who gets to be with your pet from the moment they are admitted to surgery to the moment they go home, and everything in between!

She enjoys caring for the patients and helping them recover after a procedure by making them as safe and comfortable as possible. Robyn has the amazing ability to make all of her patients feel like her own pets, and you can see it in the way they enjoy her company and trust her to take care of them, even when things might seem a little bit scary.

Tamara Smith RVN

Veterinary Nurse

I love seeing how positively pets impact people, listening to client’s stories of their pets and being able to be the support for them when they are unwell. I find it a privilege to be apart of a pet’s journey from their first vaccine through to the final goodbye.

The teams are like family at Bunbury & Eaton Vets, we support one another and always manage to have a laugh. I’m honoured to work for a business that strives for best pet care and client experience. Management include all staff in the process of decision making which makes me feel like my opinion matters.

Since I was little my friends and family have always told me how I’ve been drawn to animals more than people. Growing up on a Hobby farm I had cows, pigs, chooks, geese, cats, dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs. I’d always seem to find the injured wildlife and make my mum take them into the vets to be cared for. As I got older I knew I wanted to have a career that focused on animals, it is when I am most happy. I was given the opportunity in 2015 to be an animal attendant at my local vet and that’s when I knew I had found my career. In 2019 I graduated my Certificate IV in Vet Nursing.

In my free time I like to go four wheel driving with my partner exploring nature, camping, hiking, checking out new venues for food and drinks, binge watching Netflix shows and taking naps with my cat Luna and my two family dogs Enzo and Rollie.

Teneale Cole RVN

Reception Coordinator

As well as being a Registered Veterinary Nurse, Teneale is also our Reception Coordinator here at Eaton & Bunbury Vet Clinics. This means that aside from her regular nursing duties and consults, she is responsible for chasing accounts, ordering stationery and lab supplies, banking and general reception cover. However, her favourite part of her role is running puppy preschool and meeting all the new playful pups that come in to the practice!

At home, Teneale has an English staffy, a longhaired cat and some goldfish of her own.

Kirsty de Klerk

Animal Attendant

Kirsty chose to enter the veterinary industry to further expand her knowledge in all aspects of animal care whilst being able to work in an industry that provides a critical service to our Bunbury community.

In her role as animal attendant, Kirsty enjoys working in a small team environment that support each other in the day to day challenges that we face working in the veterinary industry. She also very much loves cuddling puppies!