Jack graduated from the University of Sydney in 1986, and worked for Sydney University at Camden for 3 years completing an Internship and Residency.  He then worked in racetrack practice in Melbourne for 2 years, and in general equine practice in England, Victoria, and the Hawkesbury region before starting this practice in 1992.  Jack gained his membership to the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in the subject of Equine Medicine and he continues to stay abreast with the latest thoughts on medical management of equine diseases and reproduction.
 
Away from work Jack loves to run, surf, dig in the vegetable garden and spend as much time as he can with his family.

We welcomed Michael to Bungendore in December 2007 upon his return to Australia after working in mixed animal practices in the UK. Michael had grown up in Canberra and most of his family are still here. He graduated from Sydney University in 2005 as top male graduate, winning the prestigious Albert Victor Harris Spears Bequeath Award, so we are very lucky to have him here with us at BVS. He has a special interest in small animal and cattle surgery.
 
Michael and his partner are hoping to build a home in the area soon. He enjoys jogging with his dog "Hogie" (whom Michael adopted in the UK and bought back to Australia), cooking, camping and diving.

Rosemary graduated from the University of Sydney in 1987, then worked in dairy & mixed practice in Orbost, Victoria, before working in England, Camden (Sydney University) & Victoria.  Following this period in practice Rosemary returned to Sydney University to complete a Masters in Veterinary Clinical Pathology, and then worked at Randwick, and the Regional Veterinary Laboratory at Menangle.  At Bungendore Rosemary's pathology degree has proved very useful in assisting in diagnosis of many diseases often providing these services in a more timely manner than other practices which outsource such services.
 
These days Rosemary spends most of her time on the administrative side of the practice, although she still supervises and helps out with our in-house lab when required.

Stacy grew up locally on her parent’s small but elite Jersey cattle stud in Wamboin where she developed her love of cattle (especially Jerseys!). She has had a long association with BVS completing her Year 10 work experience with us a number of years ago.
 
After graduating from the University of Sydney in 2006 she went to work in Wagga Wagga in a large mixed animal practice. Four years later Stacy and her husband finally decided it was time to move back closer to home and we welcomed her here at BVS in January 2011. There has been some speculation that she waited until the new clinic opened before returning home, but these allegations only hold some truth! Stacy is looking forward to continuing her work with cattle, dogs, sheep, alpacas, llamas, horses, cats, birds.......
 
Stacy has always loved playing team sports especially netball and basketball, competing for many years at representative level. She still loves to keep fit and can be seen regularly at early morning gym sessions, putting the rest of us to shame.

Helena grew up on a cattle and sheep property on the North Island of New Zealand. In between school and university studies she enjoyed being involved with production animal farming, as well as competing on and breeding her own show jumpers and endurance horses. While at University she also worked on thoroughbred studs throughout New Zealand and Australia, handling and preparing yearlings for sales. In addition she also worked as a vet’s assistant at equine hospitals in New Zealand, as well as spending a month in Dubai at Sheikh Mohammed's equine hospital just before graduation.
 
In 2009 Helena graduated from Massey University moving to Australia in early 2010 to join a practice in the Queensland outback. She came to BVS in August 2010 and although she misses her family (and pet rabbit, Mr Bunny!), back home in NZ, she is enjoying her time in Australia. She loves working in a mixed practice, whilst having a particular interest in equine medicine particularly lameness, dentistry and reproduction.
 
Helena loves sport, in particular the All Blacks, playing hockey, horse riding and tapestry.

Heather graduated in 1999 from University of Queensland and headed straight to a dairy cow practice in Tasmania. The opportunity arose to work in the UK with the Foot and Mouth outbreak so Heather spent the next couple of years working as a locum around Britian and Ireland. Upon her return to Australia in 2003 she started working at Bungendore Vet Surgery and was here for three years until she married and went overseas on an extended honeymoon. In 2006 Heather worked in a mixed practice in a rural QLD mining town whilst studying Small Animal Internal Medicine via correspondence followed by Veterinary Opthalmology a short time later.
 
Heather has since returned to Bungendore with her husband, has built a home and she has had two children and is now back here at Bungendore Vet Surgery.

Janine graduated with a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing at the top of her class from the Canberra Institute of Technology and was presented with the Highest Academic Achievement award.  Janine first joined us in 1996 and enjoys all facets of veterinary nursing.  Many pets have benefited from her caring attitude and high level of professional competency.
 
Janine owns several horses and spends much of her spare time at local horse shows with her children.

Naomi started with us in May, 2004, and has had eight years nursing experience with a Veterinary Specialist Radiologist in Sydney before moving to Bungendore seven years ago with her husband Colin.  Naomi graduated from Canberra Institue of Technology with a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in December 2008.  She grew up near Eden, NSW and was a very keen Pony Clubber.
 
Naomi also has a degree in Graphic Design yet she confesses to being unable to draw anything!  She is a super whiz in the kitchen and provides all of us with afternoon tea every shift she works, which is contributing to our ever expanding waistlines.  Naomi is also a very talented quilter and devotes many hours creating beautiful and artistic quilts for friends and family.

Kay moved to the Lake Bathurst area in January 2009 and started with us at BVS in July of the same year. She has worked for over 12 years in veterinary practice and has extensive experience in all aspects of nursing. Anaesthesia and intensive care are her particular areas of interest, although she loves to continually update her knowledge and regularly attends continuing education seminars. Her calm manner and common sense approach to everything she does are a huge asset to the practice.
 
Since mid 2011 Kay has been organising and running our popular puppy classes of an evening at the surgery. These classes provide important socialisation opportunities for new pups as well as covering behavioural, nutritional and grooming topics.
 
Away from work Kay enjoys renovating her old farmhouse and spending time with her husband and two grown up boys, as well as her many four legged family members including dogs, horses, and a cat.

Jaimee completed the certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at the Canberra Institute of Technology in 2005.  She has been working as a vet nurse in a small animal practice in Deakin, ACT since early in 2005 and commenced working at Bungendore Veterinary Surgery in August that year.  Jaimee attends many conferences and workshops to further her knowledge and skills as a veterinary nurse.  She is a keen rider, attending pony club from a young age and has gone on to spend many weekends at horse shows with her Australian Stock Horse.  During high school, Jaimee was part of the agriculture class, which took her to many local shows exhibiting the schools poultry and dairy goats, as well as participating in junior judging competitions.  Jaimee is now studying Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney but still comes back to Bungendore to work occasionally.

Kara started work with us in September 2007 and graduated from CIT in December 2008 with a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.  Kara grew up in this area, then moved around from Malaysia, Melbourne, Sydney and Wagga before returning.  She graduated from Charles Sturt University, Wagga, in 1995 with a Bachelor of Equine Science (picking up the Dean's Award for Excellence for good measure).  Kara is also teaching future vet nurses at CIT Equine Nursing and Husbandry.
 
In the little spare time Kara has she enjoys gardening and reading.

Paula has been a veterinary nurse for 16 years, initially in a mixed animal practice similar to BVS, then moving into small animal practice. For many years she was a theatre nurse assisting Dr Sarah Webb, a small animal specialist surgeon in Canberra. She started with us part-time in March 2010 and is a huge asset to our clinic, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and experience. Paula was born and bred on a grazing farm in the Upper Murray Region, over looking the mighty Murray River and whenever she gets the chance she loves to go back there and help her Dad out with the cattle. Her main interest at the present time is to get fit and keep up with her two gorgeous active boys, the eldest having started 'big school' in 2011.

Nancy grew up in Monterey, California and has worked in the veterinary industry since 1993. After many years as a hands-on veterinary technician she later worked as the practice manager for a large small animal clinic and loved her role there. She met and married an Australian and moved to Wamboin in 2005. In 2006 her husband's work then took them to Exmouth, WA for 2 years, where she worked in a remote veterinary clinic. They settled back in the Bungendore region in early 2008 and Nancy started working with us in early 2010. With two young girls Nancy now works part-time, mainly on Saturdays, and spends the rest of the week with her daughters and renovating her home. Nancy loves windsurfing and surfing and hopes in the future she will find more time to pursue her passions.

After obtaining her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing with the very first intake of students at CIT Canberra in 1995, Anne has worked in the Veterinary industry for over 20 years, mainly in small animal practices. After joining us in early 2011 she works predominantly in reception and enjoys staying in contact with the many clients and pets she has met in the region over the years.
 
Anne has spent a lot of time in New Zealand as her husband is from the Mahoenui King Country region on the north island and so, as you may have guessed, they are mad keen All Blacks fans! She loves spending her free time with her dogs, gardening and riding her horses.

Jill was born in the Uk and moved to Australia with her new Australian husband in 2000. In her previous life in the England she worked as an enrolled nurse, but in recent years her focus has been on customer service, administration and management. Her most recent role prior to joining BVS in May 2011 was with the Australian Medical Council. Jill believes her role at BVS is her perfect job, combining customer service and interaction with the opportunity to “meet all the lovely animals that come in to the surgery”. Jill has always been an animal lover having looked after 3 rescue dogs, an RSPCA cat, a yabbie, a galah and numerous wildlife rescue cases as a previous member of Wildcare. Jill’s “spare time” is spent raising her two young boys, scrap booking, beading and attempting to attend Zumba classes on a regular basis.

Shae is currently in her senior years at Braidwood High School and after completing a couple of work experience placements with us now works part-time, mainly after school and on Saturday mornings. She loves all aspects of veterinary work and is endlessly enthusiastic about all there is to learn. In 2010, as part of her Year 10 coursework, Shae attended CIT part-time and completed the first part of her Certificate III in Companion Animal Services. She lives with her family and a menagerie of pets just outside Bungendore.

Trapa came to our clinic as a stray in early 2004 with a nasty injury to his left front leg (caused by a rabbit trap). Due to his fantastic temperament, the decision was made to amputate the leg and keep him as our clinic cat. Trapa spends most of his time eating and sleeping and enjoys daily visits to the feed shed across at Bungendore Rural "looking for mice" (getting fed again). He loves overseeing veterinary procedures, in particular horse work and also keeping an eye on the day to day running of the practice from his favourite vantage point, the front counter. Trapa thoroughly enjoys antagonising large dogs and has a special interest in extracting the greatest amount of sympathy from clients possible.