Dr Alan Mills Alan was raised on a mixed farm in the Mid North of S.A. and has always been interested in the variety a rural mixed practice offers.  After completing his studies at Murdoch University, Perth, his first position was at the Strathalbyn Vet Clinic in January 1991.  In 1993 he left for an extended working holiday based in England.  Rejoining the practice in 1995, then becoming a partner in 1999 has meant that Alan and his family are well settled in Strathalbyn.  His particular interests include cattle, horses and alpacas as well as small animal surgery and oncology.
	Dr Ross Lockwood Ross has been with the Strathalbyn Vet Clinic for 12 years now.  He has over 25 years experience including some time as a “flying” vet in the Northern Territory, large animal practice in NSW and mixed dairy practice in Northern Victoria.  He has a keen interest in small animal medicine and dermatology and has completed post graduate training in small animal internal medicine, dermatology, feline medicine and small animal endocrinology. His other interests include gardening and reading.
Dr Katrina Walker Katrina was born and bred in Melbourne and graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2001.  She spent 2 years in mixed practice in North-East Victoria dealing mostly with small animals and dairy cattle.  This was followed by 12 months in Sydney working for a large pharmaceutical company as a Veterinary Technical Advisor.  After running away from the city Katrina travelled around Canada and Eastern Europe before starting with us in May 2005.  Katrina’s main interests include small animal internal medicine and ultrasonography.
	Dr Rhys Hayward Rhys went to School in Adelaide before going across to Melbourne to study Veterinary Science, graduating in 2001.  He worked with Katrina in mixed practice in North-East Victoria for 2 years, and then spent a year locuming throughout South Australia and New South Wales.  After 3 months of travelling Rhys started at Strathalbyn and Riverport in May 2005.  Rhys’ main interests include small animal surgery and emergency medicine.
Dr Delwyn Bennett Delwyn is originally from Adelaide and trained at Murdoch Uni, graduating in 2002. She has been working as a small animal vet since and has gained a lot of knowledge and experience in that time. She started with us at the start of 2009. Her special interests include animal behaviour and internal medicine. In her spare time Delwyn enjoys horse riding and looking after her many pets.
	Dr Melissa Ford
Dr Hollie Hodgkinson Hollie joined our team in January 2010 as a graduate from the University of Queensland. She grew up in sunny Queensland and worked as a vet nurse while studying to become a vet. Hollie loves the variety of mixed practice and is enjoying getting to know the friendly locals.

Riverport Staff

Nicole Attenborough Nic has now been here for seven years. She is a fully qualified nurse and our head surgical nurse. Her special interest is orthopaedic surgery and she has just completed her Veterinary Nurse Technician certificate. Nic has a host of pets including two cats, a horse, a possum, snake and a lizard. She also enjoys fishing trips and horse riding.
	Louise McEwen Louise has worked and travelled around Australia before ending up here at Goolwa. She is a fully qualified nurse with lots of experience. Louise has a special interest in dog behaviour and is our puppy pre-school coordinator.
Helen Walker Helen has been a receptionist at Goolwa for one year now. She also enjoys spending time with her family, reading the latest novel and has an interest in travelling. Helen is also undertaking a graduate diploma in teaching and learning, which she hopes will enable her to teach English in the future.
	Dani Reimann Dani has been here since late 2008. She is a local girl and is training to become a fully qualified nurse. Dani has a special interest in our wildlife and has helped get some sick birds back to health.

Strathalbyn Staff

Chris would prefer not to have a photo on the website!	Chris Hemer Chris is our longest standing member having been here for sixteen years. She is originally from Sydney and has a vast experience of veterinary practice. Chris is our accounts manager and also deals with other business issues.
Stacey Young Stacey is a local girl and has been with us for four years. She is currently studying her certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing. Stacey is full of enthusiasm and has a knack of hand raising kittens. In her spare time she enjoys music festivals and road trips.
.	Amanda Nelson Amanda has recently finished her training and is now a fully qualified nurse. She has been with us for almost 5 years now. She has a special interest in behaviour and enjoys running her puppy pre-school classes. Amanda's many outside interests include camping, looking after her many pets and attending the occasional rodeo.
Kaya Moyse Kaya has been nursing for twelve years, she is fully qualified and has been at Strathalbyn for the last three. She is a born and bred South Aussie who loves spending time outdoors either riding her horses or in the garden. Kaya also enjoys caring for injured wildlife.
	Petria Janik   Petria has been working at Strathalbyn as a part time receptionist for three years. She is a fully qualified nurse and did work as a nurse for many years before slowing down to look after her two sons. Petria loves her horse, she has recently started breeding them and she also enjoys riding and dressage.
Jodie Richards
	Tayla Bowden Tayla is one of our newest members. She is one of our assistant nurses. Tayla is currently in year 11 and hopes to be a vet one day. She loves anything to do with water including knee boarding, skiing and being a swimming instructor. Tayla also plays netball and has many pets to take care of.
Ashlee Potter
Bill Bill is Strathalbyn's clinic cat. He came to us as a dumped kitten about 4 yrs ago. His name was pulled out of a hat in a competition and has stuck ever since. Bill enjoys champagne and chocolate so feel free to bring some in for him at any time.

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