Rob graduated at the University of Melbourne and has been in the veterinary profession for over 30 years. His early years began in small animal practice. After a short period working overseas, Rob came back to Australia and took up rural mixed animal practice working from Gippsland to Wodonga to the Grampians. Rob's animal menagerie include "Soda" the mischievous ginger cat, "Lovey" the dove that couldn't find its way home, "Smokey" the early morning alarm clock Cockatiel and the latest addition "Gracie" the energetic English Staffordshire Terrier.
Louisa graduated at the University of Melbourne in 2003 and started her first job at Heritage Vet Clinic. She left Heritage Vet in late 2004 to do locum work at RSPCA and the Lort Smith and returned after 6 months. Her "furry" adoptee is a black-and-white cat called "Mila" who was found as a scruffy looking kitten stray at the Werribee campus of the Veterinary School.
Angie started vet nursing at Heritage Vet Clinic in 2003. Before vet nursing, Angie spent her time breeding and showing Champion Bull Terriers. Although she no longer actively breeds Bull Terriers, she is still a member of the VCA (Victorian Canine Association). Angie's loving pets include 19-year-old Jack Russell x Chihuahua "Spotty", "Holly" the Bull Terrier and the loud-mouthed Cockatoo named "Cocky".
Nat has completed Certificate IV of veterinary nursing at NMIT and started vet nursing at Heritage Vet Clinic in 2003. She has also worked at other practices and at the pound for several years where she has adopted several four-legged friends. Nat runs the puppy pre-school at Heritage Vet and has currently finished the Alpha Professional Dog Training Course and is now a qualified dog trainer and behaviouralist. Nat's farm includes "Pluto" the Ridgeback X, "Pebbles" and "Bam Bam" the two Great Danes, "Gumby" a Quaker parrot, and a naughty fluffy feline "Frankie".
Rini has been at Heritage Vet Clinic since 2009. Rini completed a Bachelor of Animal Science and Management in 2007. After graduation, the travel bug took over and she travelled over to Europe, Africa and Asia. She started the Alpha Professional Dog Training Course in 2011, using her skills to train her disobedient Rottweiler pup, Fritz.
"Knox" came to us in May 2006. She originally was a cat boarder, but her owner never picked her up. Instead of sending her to the shelter, Knox has taken up residence on the staffroom chairs and the front desk. In the winter mornings she is usually curled up on her bed in front of the heater. As it warms up in the afternoon you may see her sprawled in the middle of reception or jammed on the window ledge catching some sun rays. She will occasionally tease the dogs and cats that come into the clinic but will give them a bop on the nose if they get too close. She also enjoys the occasional pat from our clients but being 17 years old will prefer to curl up on her bed at the reception desk.