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Steve
- Practice owner & Senior Veterinary Surgeon
Steve
was born and bred in South Australia, so much so that
he still follows the Adelaide Crows, even though he
has lived longer in Victoria. He considers himself
lucky, as from the age of 5 years, he was always going
to be a Vet. After high school, a Vet degree wasn't
on offer in South Australia, so he moved to Victoria
to follow his passion, and has lived here ever since.
He started out in Bacchus Marsh, then Mansfield, Rowville,
Avonsleigh and finally he started his own practice
in Beaconsfield. He lives with his beautiful wife,
2 lovely boys, 2 horses, 2 guinea pigs, 3 chooks,
2 dogs and a cat. For some reason he is reluctant
to buy a farm!
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Alina
~ Veterinary Surgeon
Alina
graduated in 2008 with Honours from the University
of Melbourne. She then left Melbourne to work in Albury/Wodonga
for 2 years in a busy small animal practice, where
she got lots of valuable experience. After enjoying
regional life she then decided to return to Melbourne
to be closer to family and friends. Upon returning
in February 2011 she joined the team at Beaconsfield.
She is the proud owner of a cat called Midnight. She
has a particular interest in small animal internal
medicine and is going to undertake further distance
education in this area during 2012.
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Tarni
~ Veterinary Surgeon
Tarni
graduated from the University of Queensland with Honours,
as valedictorian, in 2010. Returning to her homeland
of Victoria, she started working with us in 2011.
With a background in zoology and experience working
with small-holder farmers in Vietnam, she has special
interests in veterinary public health, the human-animal
bond and wildlife. Tarni recently adopted Peter, a
stray lop-eared rabbit, much to the delight of her
nieces and nephews. Peter is now house-trained and
enjoys picnics and hopping about on a lead.
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Shanya
~ Practice Manager / Vet Nurse
Shanya
has been a vet nurse at the clinic since October 2006,
and is also our Practice Manager. After high school,
she completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Zoology,
then enjoyed a few months of travelling before joining
our team. She has a Certificate IV in Vet Nursing
and loves meeting all the animals that come into the
clinic. She is the proud owner of three cats - Hugo,
April and Judy, and also an excitable German Short
Haired Pointer named Lenny.
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Sarah
~ Senior Vet Nurse
Sarah
started working at the BVC back in March 2010. After
finishing high school she completed a Bachelor of
Science, majoring in zoology, whilst working part
time at a local boarding kennels. Realising that animal
care and knowledge was where her passion lay, she
decided to become a vet nurse and has been loving
it ever since! She is currently completing her Cert
IV in Veterinary Nursing and when not working she
spends her time with her 3 cats; her old man Buddy,
and her cheeky two-year olds, Tom and Millie.
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Josh
~ Vet Nurse
Josh
has been with the clinic since early 2005. During
this time he completed Certificate IV in Veterinary
Nursing and was awarded the Bayer Award for Outstanding
Customer Advice in 2010. He one day hopes to join
a veterinary team at one of the Victorian zoos. Along
with his passion for pet care, he enjoys having a
friendly chat with you at the reception desk.
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Leesa
~ Vet Nurse
Leesa
has been working at the Beaconsfield Vet Centre since
January 2008. She completed her Certificate IV in
Veterinary Nursing in 2009. Leesa has a passion for
surgery and enjoys working with our visiting Orthopaedic
Surgeon Dr Wing Tip Wong. Her other passion is training
her Border Collie 'Storm' with husband Mat. They are
training her to compete in agility and obedience.
Leesa also owns a cat 'Milo', who she hand reared
since a week old.
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Sian
~ Vet Nurse
Sian
has been working at the clinic since May 2011. Before
working with us she was working in the boarding kennels
at Animal Aid in Coldstream.
Sian is currently studying Certificate IV in Veterinary
Nursing and is also completing a Certificate in Wildlife
Rehabilitation and Husbandry.
Sian has two cats, Mozz and Magic, and two dogs -
a boxer named Zac and a Blue Heeler named Jess.
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Marnie
~ Veterinary Nurse
Marnie
starting working at the clinic as a full time Veterinary
Nurse in 2005, she left towards the end of 2006 to
have her first child and is currently back working
casual hours. She has been nursing for approximately
15 years and takes pleasure in ensuring animals have
the happiest stay possible in the clinic whilst under
her care. The love of her life (besides her daughter
& husband) is her 7 year old Staffy named Jeff
and her 4 year old warmblood horse Ochre.
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