TORENBEEK VET CLINIC - Key Persons
Alyce has recently joined our team and is studying her Certificate II in Animal Studies with an aim to complete her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in the future. She lives on a property just outside of town and enjoys playing with her families Labradors, competitive netball and motorbike riding.
Caitlin started off volunteering with us whilst undertaking a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. She impressed us with her work ethic and was soon offered a position on our nursing team. Caitlin continued to work hard, completing her Certificate IV in early 2021. She has a passion for educating others, and along with our Practice Manager Christie, has been working hard to start a Puppy Preschool at the clinic. Caitlin loves all animals, but is particularly fond of cats often fostering stray cats and kittens until they find new homes. She also has two adopted dogs name 'Kenny' and 'Percival'.
Job Titles:
- Practice Manager
- Practice Manager / Vet Nurse
Christie joined the team in January 2015. She has been working as a Vet Nurse since 2008 and has completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. In 2017 she took on the Practice Manager role. Christie has a variety of fur kids and is a keen wildlife carer; birds are her particular favourites. We are lucky to have her to identify all the different species for us! Her time outside of work is spent doing activities with her husband and two children who also share her love for animals.
Before joining our team Adam worked as both a small and large animal vet in the local area for 13 years. He has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team. He always has a joke to share, often lightening the mood at the end of a tough day. He is a keen fisherman and cook, spending his spare time braving all manner of waterways fishing from his kayak, and cooking what he catches for his wife Emily and their four children. His culinary delights often make our mouths water at lunchtime, when he is eating his latest catch. Adam and his family also have two feathered friends 'Hip Hop' (duck) and 'Holly'(chicken), as well as two Schnauzers, 'Ned' and 'Rowdy'.
Dr Cay Alles has been practising for 5 years. She has worked at our clinic since graduating with a small stint away closer to home before returning to work at Torenbeek in 2018. Cay has a special interest in orthopaedic surgery and hopes to hone these skills over the coming years. She has a number of fur children being dogs and cats and takes on many stray kittens until they are old enough to be rehomed.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Owner
- Veterinarian
- Veterinarian and Director / Veterinarian BVSc
David graduated from James Cook University twice - in 2004 with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science and with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2010 and actually started practicing in the Torenbeek Vet Clinic immediately after.
In 2016 David became a part owner of Torenbeek Vet Clinic and sole director in 2022.
David and his wife Eloise are kept busy with their three daughters.
His interests are in small animal medicine and surgery as well as diagnostic imaging and canine reproductive techniques.
Dr Eloise Skilling has been practising as a veterinarian since 2011. She also completed a Biomedical degree and has a passion for medicine, especially feline medicine, Eloise works part-time at the clinic spending the rest of her time looking after her and her husband David's three gorgeous daughters. They have a kitten named 'Thomas O'Malley'.
Sahra-Lee did placement with us whilst studying at JCU, she impressed us so much that we offered her a job upon graduation, joining the team in 2021. Sahra-Lee spent her high school years locally in Yeppoon. She has two cats, 'Smokey' and 'Bambi' and a dog called 'Rosie'. She has a keen interest in feline medicine. When she is not helping our furry friends she spends her time soaking in the sun at the beach and loves to paddle board with 'Rosie'.
Jamie joined the Torenbeek Team in September 2014. She began her career as a Vet Nurse back in 2009 through a school based traineeship at a vet clinic in Townsville; during which she completed her Certificate II in Animal Studies. Jamie moved to Rockhampton in 2013 to live with her partner Cameron and is currently completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. When Jamie's not at the Clinic she is working on her partner's family property where she helps train racehorses as well as her own competitive rodeo horses. Most weekends Jamie and Cameron travel across Australia competing in the sport of Rodeo. Jamie rides two horses 'Movin' for the barrel racing event and 'Hank Man' for the roping events. Along with her horses, Jamie also has a dachshund 'Snags', a cattle dog 'Jessie' and two cats 'Vegas' and 'Cheezels.
Lana joined our team in early 2020. Fondly known as 'Vet-lana', she always greets our clients with a friendly smile and is ready to help with all your pets needs. She makes the clinic bright and welcoming and her love of plants has added a nice green feel. She is always thinking of others and goes out of her way to make people and their pets feel special. Her kind, caring and compassionate personality makes her role on our team invaluable. Along with her husband and three children, Lana loves spending time at the park or the beach with their Labradoodle 'Mavis'.
Lauren began working at Torenbeek Vet Clinic in July 2013. She considers herself one of the lucky ones to land her dream job so early in life. Outside of work Lauren spends her time horse riding and training her three dogs; Jack, Marni and Vader. Lauren and her husband Steve have recently celebrated the birth of their first child, a gorgeous baby girl named Aubrey. After enjoying her maternity leave with her beautiful new bub, Lauren is now back working with us a couple of days a week.
Natasha is is a Certificate IV Qualified nurse. She has been nursing for 11years. She started her career in Bundaberg working with both large and small animals. Known as the crazy bird lady, Natasha has a tonne of birds, she also has horses, dogs, and a cat. Natasha breeds a range of parrots and is very knowledgable on their care and wellbeing. She is also passionate about rescuing and rehoming parrots.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Torenbeek Team
- Vet Nurse
Sandra has been a valuable member of the Torenbeek Team since May 2014. She first started at the clinic on a work experience basis whilst studying her Certificate III in Companion Animal Services and has now completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. Hobbies outside of work include dog obedience, showing and track and search. Two of her Labrador's 'Hamish' and 'Clancy' both achieved their grand champion track and search title. They were the first two dogs in Queensland to achieve this title.
Tina started working here in 2016. She grew up in the local country and always had a passion for caring for animals and nursing injured birds back to health. She loves all animals but prefers cats. She has a cat named Dozer and a dozen fish and occasionally breeds and sells guppies. Tina does a lot of volunteer work, on the weekends Tina volunteers as a scout leader and she recently participated in 'Shave for a Cure'-shaving her whole head.