Natalia

Natalia was born in Santiago, Chile and grew up surrounded by dogs and cats which triggered her passion for small animals. She graduated as a Vet from the University of Chile in 2013 and continued her studies of Small Animal Medicine in 2014. She worked as Veterinarian for 2 years before deciding to move to Sydney in 2016. Upon arrival to Australia, Natalia started working as a Veterinary Nurse while preparing for the Australian Veterinary Association exam to obtain her qualification here. As a result, if she’s not at work she spends more of her free time studying or hanging out with her recently adopted cat named Banjo, who’s also her unconditional study buddy.

Tate

Tate graduated in December 2019 with his Certificate IV in veterinary nursing and joined the team at Five Dock in March 2020 where he enjoys working as a part time nurse. Tate became a Vet Nurse as he has always loved animals and wanted to be able to care for them and be able to take care of all of their needs. During his time he has found that he is most interested in anesthetics and surgeries. In his spare time he loves to look after his two cats Toby and Ash as well as a German Shepard named Vegas.

Maxine McLaughlin

Maxine has been working as Veterinary Nurse since 2015. Prior to this she had traveled across the USA helping multiple small zoo’s upgrade their standards of husbandry for Australian Native animals. After working at Greencross Fairy Meadow for a few years, Maxine took a break to work in Hawaii and across the Caribbean, returning to Australia to join the Five Dock team as the Practice Manager. She is passionate about supporting the team and encouraging them to learn new skills and expand their nursing knowledge. With experience working in Emergency, she is currently studying the Diploma of Veterinary Nursing in Emergency in Critical Care to expand her own knowledge and skill set.
You will often find her winding down on the beach with her love-able old Rottweiler X.

Dr Polly Wang

Dr Joanna Macolm

Joanna grew up on a farm surrounded by animals so was destined to head into the veterinary field. She graduated from the University of Sydney and began practicing in Camden. After two years in small animal practice, the lure of travel took her to the UK for 7 years where she worked as a locum, explored Europe and settled in a busy practice in Kent. There Joanna completed a General Practitioner Certificate in Feline Practice. In 2008 Joanna returned to practice in Sydney, joining the Five Dock team in 2014. She enjoys meeting clients and all aspects of small animal medicine and routine surgery. When not at work Joanna is kept very busy running around after two young children. If she gets a spare moment, she likes to relax by reading, playing the guitar and visiting the countryside.

Rhiannon

Rhiannon had a passion for animals at a young age as she grew up on a farm surrounded by animals. After finishing school she completed her bachelor degree in animal science so she could work in the animal industry. While at university she worked at a clinic as an animal attendant and really enjoyed the veterinary environment. After finishing her degree she decided to enrol in cert 4 for vet nursing and is currently studying while working at Greencross. She has a Russian blue cat named Cornelius and a white, giant Flemish rabbit named Jasper that she decided to adopt when he was brought into the clinic as a stray