Meet Our Team

Deborah

Veterinary Nurse

Senior Veterinary Nurse
Full time

Deb is one of the original members of staff starting at Melton Veterinary Clinic with the previous owner Dianne Pakes back in 1988, she did leave for a short period to Ballarat returning to the clinic in 2008 to work with David.

Deb completed her Advanced Certificate in Veterinary Nursing at Box Hill Tafe, graduating in 1990.

Deb is also an authorized microchip implanter and a member of Australian Veterinary Nurses Journal.

Deb's duties include micro – chipping, our instrument and machine maintenance, emails, general nursing, pathology, reception and junior staff training.

Deb enjoys spending time with family and friends, dinner and weekends away, motorbike riding and wood craft.

At home, Deb and her family enjoy the company of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and three cats, as well as a fish pond full of fish.

Olivia

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Daniel

Veterinary Nurse

Full time

Daniel joined our team after impressing us during the completion of his work experience in May 2012.

Daniel is now fully qualified with a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.

Daniels interests include emergency and critical care management.

At home Daniel has an American Bulldog X named Willow. 

Tanelle

Veterinary Nurse

Full Time

Tanelle joined our team in mid-2015 and is now fully qualified with a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.

Tanelle is very passionate about animals.

Ebony

Veterinary Nurse

Full Time

Ebony joined our team in January of 2019 after completing several work placements with us.

Eb completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nurse in November 2017 and also has a Certificate III in Human Pathology collection.

Eb's hobbies include drawning and animals and bring with her family is the most import thing to her.

Mamma Cat

Head Nurse

You may have noticed when visiting our clinic the two 'clinic cats', Mamma Cat and Sir Richard.
Both of whom were abandoned and brought to the clinic.

Mamma Cat was brought in as an injured stray cat who was also heavily pregnant.
Initial diagnostics revealed a broken Femoral Head requiring surgery, which unfortunately could not be performed until she had given birth.
Mamma gave birth at the clinic to four healthy kittens which were re-homed to very good clients.
A Femoral Head and Neck Excision was performed then and upon recovery we discovered that Mamma had become a valuable and much loved member of the clinic.

Sir Richard

Nurse Manager

Sir Richard was brought to the clinic as a stray, six week old kitten, which had been dumped in a plastic bag on the side of the highway.
He was covered in dirt and mud but the only injury evident was a small corneal ulcer.
This quickly healed with medication and love and then he was promptly adopted by Mamma Cat