Alison Cooper

Alison recently joined the team , she started her career at a large shelter hospital in Sydney and qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2011 through Animal Industries Resource Centre. After 12 years of general practice and overnight emergency nursing she moved to the Port Macquarie area in November 2017 with her young family. Alison has achieved accreditation through the Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia and is currently working toward voluntary registration. She has a passion for further education and is currently volunteering on the NSW VNCA committee.
Alison loves gardening, crafting and travelling the world and occasionally hanging out with her husband.

Dr Sarah Bennett

Sarah Bennett graduated from Sydney University in 2008. Sarah moved to the area after graduation and loved it so much she has been here ever since! She has an interest in exotics, birds, reptiles and wildlife. In 2017 she achieved her memberships in Veterinary Behaviour. Sarah currently has two kelpies and a number of cats that keep her on her toes.

Gemma Rheinberger

Gemma has always had a love for animals and considers herself very lucky to be able to work with them everyday. Gemma is originally from Sydney and has been a vet nurse for almost 10 years. She worked and studied in Sydney before moving to the mid north coast to live on her family farm earlier this year.
Gemma has a special interest in behavior and runs our Puppy Preschool program. Gemma loves every aspect of vet nursing and has a keen interest in animal welfare and rescue.
Gemma has many fur babies of her own including 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 horses and 2 rabbits. In her free time she loves spending time with them on the family property.

Nikki Gibbs

Nikki is a local girl through and through. Growing up in the nearby community of Wauchope, she has always had a true passion for the land and for animal care. Nikki completed her Certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing in 2015, via distance education through the New England Tafe campus at Tamworth. Nikki is involved with various community volunteer organisations and is the current Land Sydney Royal Showgirl for 2018. Throughout her time as a Vet Nurse, she has adopted a few fur children of her own including four cats and her dog Stevie. In her spare time, you will find Nikki either travelling around the state attending country shows or at home on the farm with her family and animals.

Dr Isabel Ling

Dr Isabel was born in Malaysia but completed her veterinary studies in University of Queensland, Australia. She then worked in a clinic in the lower blue mountains for 3 years before moving back to Malaysia to have her two children. She is now living in Port Macquarie her with family including a little Spoodle named Kinoko. She is looking forward to meeting you and your family and helping keep them healthy.

Dr Joyce Wong

Dr Joyce Wong studied Veterinary Science in New Zealand at Massey University Graduating in 2016. Joyce is originally from Hong Kong, grew up with many animal friends and enjoyed volunteering with Hong Kong Dog Rescue. She has set a goal to put a smile on all animals and people faces around her. After graduating from Massey she has started to fulfil this goal in Port Macquarie and is enjoying the sunshine and beautiful scenery. Joyce is currently interested in and fascinated by all aspects of the veterinary world. She is looking forward to meeting you and your pets, and putting smiles on all your faces.

Dr Vivien Lance

Dr Vivien is a born and bred local, having grown up in Comboyne and attended school here in Port Macquarie. After graduating from The University of Sydney in 2008, Dr Vivien worked in Gloucester for 5 years as well as travelling to India and Sri Lanka, with Vets Beyond Borders and The Tsunami Animal People doing volunteer work. She has also worked for the RSPCA at Rutherford and Tighes Hill and the Newcastle Animal Referral and Emergency Centre. Vivien has a special interest in soft tissue surgery, she is accredited to radiograph pets for PennHIP scoring and enjoys working with a variety of patients. She has a spoilt cat named Austin and 2 dogs named Zara and George who regularly donate blood for sick pets. She is looking forward to meeting your family and helping you with all your pets health needs.

Jessica Donohoe

Jessica grew up in a small town in Sydney and has always had an interest in wanting to work with animals. Jessica studied her certificate 4 in veterinary nursing in Sydney and then moved to port Macquarie to pursue her career as a veterinary nurse. Jessica enjoys caring for animals of all types and spends her weekends at home with her playful Labrador Bella.

Jodie Scaysbrook

Jodie has a Science degree and is very experienced in Vet Nursing. She has completed advanced training in her chosen fields.

Samantha Turner

Sam is an incredible example of enthusiasm in action. Bright and keen, Sam is currently completing her Nursing qualification.

Sarah Henry

Sarah is from a country background, off a family-owned cattle station in far north Queensland. She has also worked on a cattle station in the Northern Territory. She moved to Port Macquarie to pursue her career in veterinary nursing. Sarah has great passion and love for all animals, great and small, and she enjoys being a part of the Greencross family.

Sarah has been at this clinic for over 4.5 years. She completed her Veterinary Nurse qualifications and workplacment at the clinic when it was Animal Doctors. Sarah has now been employed by Greencross for over 2.5 years. Since moving to Port Macquarie she has adopted 2 fur babies, a Ragdoll x cat from the RSPCA named Jet and recently a Greatdane x puppy named Harley from Wally’s doggie rescue.

Looking to the future Sarah is looking to complete a diploma in veterinary nursing.