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Vet Clinic Opening Hours
Mon–Fri: 7:30AM–6:30PM
Sat: 8AM–2PM
Vet Clinic Opening Hours
Mon–Fri: 7:30AM–6:30PM
Sat: 8AM–2PM
Head Veterinary Nurse
Cert III of Animal Studies, Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing
Mel has been an integral part of the nursing team since 2016, with extensive experience in animal welfare and rehoming in Darwin and Sydney. After completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, she became one of only a few Registered Veterinary Nurses in the NT. Deeply committed to ongoing education, she also balances motherhood and rural life, sharing her property with livestock, two dogs, a turtle, and a bearded dragon.

Mel has been an integral part of our nursing team since 2016, bringing with her a wealth of experience from the animal welfare and rehoming industry in both Darwin and her hometown of Sydney.

Since completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, Mel has become one of only a handful of Registered Veterinary Nurses in the Northern Territory. She is deeply committed to ongoing education—not only for herself but for the entire nursing team—ensuring that our standards of care continue to grow and evolve.

Outside the clinic, Mel balances her busy professional life with motherhood and rural living. She shares her property with an assortment of livestock, two dogs, a pet turtle, and a bearded dragon—with just enough room left for her enduring love of wildlife.