Kelly Jensen

Practice Manager

KKelly is our Practice Manager with over a decade of experience working as a Veterinary Nurse (Certificate IV) and is registered under the Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Registration Scheme.
Kelly is also our pet Nutritional Nurse Consultant having worked for Hill’s Pet Nutrition, completing numerous nutrition courses and attending conferences over the years.
In November 2022, Kelly travelled to South Africa to volunteer with lions and cheetahs. This experience confirmed Kelly’s passion for wildlife conservation and has led her to complete her Certificate III in Wildlife and Exhibited Animal Care through Taronga Training Institute, to qualify working with wildlife and zoo animals.
Outside of the clinic, Kelly has a flair for visual arts, enjoys listening to music and travelling.
At home, Kelly has a spoiled ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Lacey and one day hopes to add a British Short Hair to her fur family.

Jemma Hong

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Jemma joined the clinic in 2021 as an intern, and is now pursuing further studies in Vet Nursing. She has special interests in areas of pathology and radiology.

Outside of the clinic, Jemma is a voracious reader and a cat lover. Parent to two fur-babies Jerome and Beiga, siblings who are from the same litter. The trouble maker of the two Jerome is always curled up on her lap or getting into mischief knocking over the house plants or trying to eat his sisters food.

Celene Buttress

Veterinary Nurse

Celene started as a Veterinary Nurse with Greencross Vets Ferntree Gully in 2020 and works across two clinics. She has successfully completed her qualifications and continues to develop her professional learning. Celene has a passion for animal welfare and continues to enjoy learning about every aspect of animal care.

Tahlia Monlino

Veterinary Nurse

Tahlia started at Greencross Vets Ferntree Gully in November 2020 as a Trainee Nurse and is currently completing her qualification. She has a passion for animal welfare and would love to foster animals in the future. Before starting at Greencross Vets Tahlia worked at a Dog Daycare Centre for many years and gained lots of animal handling skills.

Grase Mutimer

Veterinary Nurse

Grase is one of our Veterinary Nurses (Certificate IV) having recently completed her qualification through Box Hill Institute. Grase has been with the Greencross Pet Wellness Company since 2019, starting as a sales assistant at Petbarn which sparked her love for the animal care industry. This then led her to complete the Greencross Vets’ Internship Program and progress to become a qualified vet nurse.

With her bubbly personality, Grase is also our fabulous Puppy Preschool Instructor and enjoys seeing her puppy graduates blossom into well-trained adults.

Outside of the clinic, Grase is a lover of all things Disney, Barbie and Dolly Parton. Growing up with dogs of all breeds and sizes, Grase is partial to Staffy hugs and kisses, being a dog mama to her Staffy x Bull Arab named Missy.

Madeleine Theodore

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Madi has been Vet Nursing since starting as a Trainee at Greencross Vets Ferntree Gully in early 2019. She is currently completing her further qualification in Veterinary Nursing. Madi has a special interest in animal behaviour is extremely passionate about animal welfare and has a big soft spot for our senior pets. She fosters greyhounds through GAP and grew up with large dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits and raising chickens.

Madi’s greatest love is her German Shepherd, Lexi, pictured here. Madi started her career in animal care in 2016 working at her local pet store, selling pet food and animal care products as well as helping with grooming, while completing her Certificate in Animal Studies at Box Hill TAFE in 2017. Madi has also been working at a Doggy day-care for some years and has developed amazing skills working with animals and making them feel happy and relaxed while being handled. Madi absolutely loves working with the team at Greencross and hopes to grow in her position here.

Dr. Helen Clyne

Veterinarian

Dr Helen graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1990 with 1st class Honors. In 1999 she gained membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Small Animal Medicine and in 2005 completed Certificate IV in Animal Behaviour and Training through Delta Institute.
Helen has worked in many small animal practices in both Australia and England over the last 30 years and still loves her job. Helen enjoys continuing education and aims to provide high quality patient care, making your pet’s visit as stress free as possible.
Outside of the clinic, Helen enjoys spending quality time with her daughter, cooking, reading, travelling, photography and keeping tropical fish.
At home, Helen’s fur and feathered family includes Buddy the Japanese Spitz, Stanley the cat and Kevin and Misty the cockatiels which have all been adopted from previous homes.

Dr Amy Freestone

Veterinary Director

Dr Amy graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2008 with First Class Honours and has been working in small animal practice ever since. She joined the team at Greencross Vets Kilsyth in 2015, then moved across to Greencross Vets Ferntree Gully when it opened in 2017 and has enjoyed watching the clinic grow into the busy, thriving clinic that it is today. Dr Amy has a keen interest in all aspects of small animal medicine and hopes to one day achieve her Memberships with the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Small Animal Medicine. Dr Amy took over the role of Veterinary Director in 2019.
In her spare time, Dr Amy enjoys spending time with her family, which consists of her husband, Kurt, and her two daughters, Mia and Charlotte. They also have a very loveable Golden Retriever called Summer, and a cheeky grey tabby cat called Sox.