Cleveland

Dr Lara Brits

Veterinarian

Dr Lara Brits has lived the majority of her life in the Redlands, and has practiced in both Australia and England over her 20+ year career. She finds purpose and meaning in her veterinary profession, and loves to work closely with owners to give their beloved pets the best life possible. She is particularly interested in geriatric medicine and soft tissue surgery.

With a keen interest in permaculture and photography, you will often find her out in her bushy productive garden photographing all kinds of creepy crawlies, flowers and fungi. She shares her life with her husband, a bunch of kids, a cat named Rupee, 3 fancy rats and 6 chickens.

Dr Kirsten Nash

Veterinarian

Dr Kirsten graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honours from the University of Queensland in 2022.

Kirsten joined the Greencross Cleveland team in 2024 after working at a clinic on the Northside of Brisbane for the past year. She is excited to be working as a veterinarian and is eager to further her experience in medicine and surgery. She enjoys routine surgical procedures, especially desexing, dentistry, preventative healthcare and many other aspects of small animal general practice!

Outside of work, Kirsten enjoys taking her beautiful rescue Border Collie x Kelpie, Molly, to the beach as well as catching up with friends and travelling.

Dr Kirsten is excited to be working at Greencross Vets Cleveland and can’t wait to meet all of your fur babies!

Sarah Ellis

Veterinary Nurse

Terry Chen

Veterinary Nurse

Dr Natasha Wilks

Veterinary Director

Christine Harvey

Veterinary Nurse

Christine has always had a passion for animals growing up, so getting to work with them is a dream come true. After volunteering at an animal shelter during her studies, her passion for animal care guided her to a career in Veterinary Nursing. She joined the Greencross Cleveland team in early 2020, while at the clinic she graduated with her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. Christine has interests in all areas of nursing, from theatre and patient care to the personal interactions with the clinics wonderful clientele.
Away from the clinic Christines interests consist of caring for her own pets. She has an old rescue dog named Rosie, two rescue cats; Esme and Archie and birds. Aside from her animals she enjoys acrylic painting in the outdoors, particularly pet portraits, playing with makeup and spending time with her friends and family.

Tahlia Nichols

Practice manager

Tahlia has always had a love and passion for animals. She has two little Bichon X Poodles named Dexter and Charlie, and a Domestic Long Hair cat named Whitey. In her spare time you will find her out in the paddocks with her two horses, Barney and Cuba.
Tahlia started her vet nursing journey doing year 11 work experience. She was then accepted into a school-based traineeship studying Certificate 2 in Animal studies. After school she started small animal nursing part time, leading onto a position at Greencross Cleveland team from 2019. In October 2022 Tahlia accepted the Practice Manager position at Greencross Cleveland. She is passionate about her team’s culture and always striving for a positive environment which encourages learning and developing, whilst ensuring the best outcome for our clients and furry friends.