LARA PET HOSPITAL - Key Persons
Christie's passion for horses took her into the horse racing industry from 2004 - 2010 where she completed her Certificate III in racing. But as much as she enjoyed working with these majestic animals, it was not enough so she decided to follow her dream of veterinary nursing.
After completeing her course in animal studies in 2009 she was lucky enough to get a job in a local Geelong Vet clinic which is where she spent the next 6 and 1/2 years developing her nursing skills. In this time she also completed her Certificate IV in veterinary in 2011.
Christie's spare time away from the clinic is spent enjoying the outdoors with her somewhat stubborn, yet full of life boxer Bentleigh.
Taylor's love for animals cemented her desire to become a vet from a very young age. She completed a Bachelor of Science before continuing into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Taylor joined the team at Lara Pet Hospital at the start of 2023, and hasn't looked back since!
Taylor enjoys the variety that comes with working in general practice, with an interest in both medicine and surgery. She also loves that this allows her to contribute to the wellbeing of pets in all stages of life; from their first vaccination right through to their senior years. She is passionate about trying to make vet visits as stress-free as possible for both pets and their owners, and utilises a fear-free approach with patients.
She spends most of her spare time keeping busy with her dogs - Coco, a Husky, and Obie, a Jack Russel cross.
Job Titles:
- Veterinarian
- Veterinarian ( BVSc MANZCVS )
Julia knew what she wanted to do from an early age. Her mother claims 'Vicki the Vet' from 'A Country Practice' was the inspiration for her chosen career. Julia has always had pets of her own, from dogs and cats to horses, and currently she has two cats. She spent much of her time with her dogs and at pony club and always loved being around animals. Julia is proud to be able to now help her own pets and others to have happy and healthy lives. She is passionate about her work as a veterinarian and dedicates time and effort to ensuring that her patients receive the best care available. Read More...
Julia grew up in the suburbs of Melbourne, and moved to Lara in 1998, a few years after graduation. She moved away again in 2002 and spent 5 years living and working in Amsterdam and another 5 years in Sydney. She and her husband returned to Lara in 2012.
Meg
Veterinary Nurse
Meg lives just outside Ballarat in the Moorobool Valley with her husband,
daughter and their menagerie of animals!
They share their property, with their gorgeous Labradors, 3 beautiful horses, 2
rescue cats, friendly chickens, and 2 hand reared sheep (who think that they
are dogs!! ) … Not to mention the loads of native Aussie wildlife species that
call their ‘Conservation Green Zone' ribbon along the Moorobool River ‘Home.'
(Yes, even some resident platypus!)
Meg has worked in the industry nearly 25 years as a Veterinary Nurse,
Emergency Centre Nurse, Practice Manager, and Instructor. She has been lucky
enough to work with animals as small as mice, as tall as giraffes, as cheeky as
monkeys, and everything in between.
In 2012 she went on to complete her teaching qualifications and went into
teaching vet nursing, developing and coordinating veterinary and animal
related courses and also running programs for workplace trainees. She has
been involved with Zoos based conservation education and owned her own
business in Animal Behaviour and Psychology.
She has a keen interest in emergency and surgical nursing and also takes
special concern with ‘end of life' journey support for the animals and their
loving families.
She absolutely loves working with horses and farm animals and even after all
these years, still gets excited about cuddling puppies and kittens!
When Meg isn't working in clinic she can be found riding her quarter horse
mare ‘Tess', her big Standardbred ‘Enzo,' or, out volunteering as a rural 1st
responder through Ambulance Victoria.