Lauren graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2008. She started at Camperdown Veterinary Centre in 2011 and became a practice owner in 2012. Lauren became the sole owner of the CVC in January 2017.

Lauren grew up on a sheep and cropping family farm at Willaura and her passion for animals came from helping her Great Grandfather with sheep husbandry. Residing now in Camperdown, she has a young family with Annabel and Georgie and one Wirehaired Hungarian Vizsla, Peggy. Lauren and her husband Scott have a crop and sheep farm at Vite Vite.

Lauren enjoys small animal surgery and has a keen interest in small ruminants such as sheep and goats, but also loves getting out on farm for a good prolapse or calving. In 2020 she undertook a course on ruminant nutrition.

As a practice owner, her focus is on making the vet industry a more sustainable workplace environment. Lauren takes pride in looking after her staff’s mental health and wellbeing as well as providing great patient advocacy. Lauren is passionate about assisting farmers to having greater economical farming benefits through supporting their animal’s welfare. Lauren gained a masters in Veterinary Leadership in 2024.

In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her family and socialise with friends, especially at her monthly book club. She enjoys eating and cooking good food. She is a passionate Melbourne Demons supporter and relishes a good bush walk.

Kathy graduated with a veterinary degree from the University of Queensland in 1997 and commenced work at the Camperdown Veterinary Centre in January 1998.

Initially, Kathy performed both large and small animal work but now focuses on working part time in the companion animal side of the practice. She has completed further studies in Emergency and Small Animal Medicine, Ultrasonography, and Radiology.

Kathy’s favourite part of the job is getting to know both you and your pets and being part of your life journey. She is very passionate about the care and compassion extended to you are your pets throughout their lifetimes.

In 2001, Kathy married a local dairy farmer, Malcolm and they now have 4 children: Kayla, James, Alice and Nathan and one grandchild.

Outside of the CVC, Kathy has a lot of involvement in the local community and her children’s sporting activities. Kathy has a sweet tooth for anything chocolate and enjoys spending time relaxing with family by the beach.

Gemma Came to Camperdown Veterinary Centre after working predominantly across south-western Victoria in mixed practice, with experience also gained in Tasmania and New Zealand. She is passionate about developing relationships with farmers and pet owners, with the focus on preventative healthcare. Gemma enjoys being on-farm with livestock producers, with an interest in reproduction and nutrition.

In the clinic, Gemma has a broad skill set that comes from treating small companion animals in regional areas. Outside of veterinary work, Gemma is often out in nature, bushwalking, exercising, or spending time with her dog Tia and cat Henry.

Maddy is one of our mixed practice veterinarians. She came to Camperdown Veterinary Centre in 2021 after graduating from Charles Sturt University.

Maddy has always been passionate about the care and welfare of animals. Growing up she often found herself taking after her veterinarian father, helping him care for a range of animals.  Maddy also had a very tolerant mother, letting Maddy take on caring for many orphaned or injured animals. It is rumoured there was even a lamb living in the loungeroom at one stage.

In her veterinary career, Maddy is passionate about both small and large animal medicine and preventative health. She has a special interest in dairy medicine and enjoys assisting farmers with improvement in herd reproductive rates as well as implementing strategies to decrease calf illness.

Maddy calls a local dairy farm home where she lives with her partner Brendan. In her free time, you can often find Maddy in the veggie garden, at the gym, walking/ exploring the countryside, hanging out with her (energetic and slightly crazy) cat, Flora, or of course, helping with milking and rearing calves.

Caitlin grew up on a small farm on the south coast of NSW where she developed her passion for working with animals. Caitlin joined CVC in 2023 after graduating from Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga. Caitlin has a passion for cattle medicine and surgery, but also enjoys small animal surgery.

She has moved to Camperdown with her partner Riley and their two dogs (a Greyhound Bilby and a Labrador named Theodore). In her free time Caitlin enjoys running, taking the dogs on adventures and loves a Sunday afternoon nap.

Sarah is a UK import. After 12 years travelling around the world as a Polo groom, she ended up in Australia and the rest, as they say, is history!

After having children, she commenced working at CVC in 2007 in a receptionist role. After a stint working for another local business, in 2018 Sarah saw sense and returned to CVC where she is now the practice manager. Her role includes keeping our vets and vet nurses in line, ensuring safety in the clinic and ensuring a positive relationship between the CVC staff and our beautiful clients.

Sarah has two daughters, Eve and Pippa who both share her passion for horses and commitment to volunteering in the community. If you see Sarah and her Husband, Pete, out walking their 3 dogs down the rail trail, be sure to stop and say hello!

Jennifer (Jenn) is our resident Canadian.  Before coming to Camperdown, Jenn worked in a “full on” corporate finance role in Melbourne for 28 years before retiring in 2009 to a small farm just out of Camperdown with her husband Philip and son, Kirk, so that Philip could persue his interest in his beloved Hereford cattle.

In 2010, realising that retirement wasn’t all it was cracked up to be, Jenn joined the ranks of CVC, leaving again in 2015 to do some extensive travel and have a lifestyle readjustment.  Jenn re-joined the team in 2018 in a casual role, because she could, and just loves working with the team and helping the others in the practice concentrate on what hey do best…. “being great vets”

When not in the office, Jenn loves to travel and spend time with friends and family (including 3 dogs), and is likely to be seen at the gym or shopping in town.

Suzanne was born and bred in Camperdown and has always had a great love for animals. She grew up with a menagerie of animals including dogs, cats and birds in her family home.

Suz started her career as a veterinary nurse and wildlife carer in 1996. This has lead her to care for a range of animals including possums, echidnas and a variety of birds.

In 1998 Suz moved to the Central Coast in NSW, where she gained her Cert IV in vet nursing and worked for Doyalson Animal Hospital for 6 years. Moving to a 25 acre property in 2008, the menagerie continued with the addition of 3 horses, 2 pet sheep, chooks and 3 dogs (2 rescue dogs) and a variety of aviary birds. Suz was  a stay at home mum for 11 years, during which she found time to foster and care for dogs and horses, finding great reward in helping save the lives of so many animals needing a second chance.

In 2021 Suz and her two kids moved back home to Camperdown to be close to family. In 2022 we found the match made in heaven when Suz joined the CVC team as our receptionist.

You can probably guess how Suz spends her free time. If she is not busy loving on her pets (and other peoples) you can find her enjoying delicious vegetarian food with a great cup of coffee, playing tennis or riverside camping with a G&T around the camp fire.

Jess is also a Camperdown local. Growing up on a beef farm fuelled her love of all animals, big and small throughout her childhood.

Jess started working as our Saturday helper at Camperdown Veterinary Centre in 2011 which led to a full-time position in 2013 after finishing school. In 2016, Jess completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and since then has been a powerhouse of our experienced nursing team. During her career, Jess has developed a passion for surgical and medical nursing and enjoys nothing more than a brilliant anaesthetic and recovery.

Jess has been working in a part-time role within the clinic since having her daughter Oakley in 2019.  Jess and her husband now have 2 more children.

When not on ‘Mum duty’ Jess enjoys singing (and we enjoy listening!), playing guitar and spending time with her cats (Fergus and Franklin) and her goofy dogs, Ike and Indie.

Jacqui is a Terang girl who has grown up in an animal-loving home.  Her farrier father instilled in Jacqui a knowledge of horses and a hard-working ethic which led her initially into the harness racing industry.

After two years, a career change was imminent – this led her to investigating a future in vet nursing which brought Jacqui to our doorstep! She started at CVC in March 2019 as a trainee vet nurse and completed her studies in 2021 and has been with us ever since.

Jacqui is our netballer, playing for Terang-Mortlake, but in her spare time she still helps working the horses, goes to the gym and loves going on walks with Winnie her golden child Golden Retriever and partner Charlie.

Ange has been a vet nurse for over 18 years, 6 of these at CVC. Ange enjoys all aspects of nursing, particularly assisting with radiology and ultrasound. She also has a keen interest in animal behaviour.
Outside of work Ange lives with Husband Damo and daughter Emma on their sheep and cattle property. In her spare time, she competes in Showjumping and Dressage with her horses as well as coordinating competitions for the Caramut Riding Club.

Nikita grew up on a sheep and cropping farm just North of Lismore, Victoria.

Since she was very young, Nikita has always loved animals. After a few years of working on the family farm in 2020, Nikita decided to follow her passion and completed her certificate in Animal Studies. After undertaking placement at CVC as part of her certificate IV in Vet Nursing, she found the practice and team to be extremely supportive, engaging and loved the variety in tasks and clientele. Nikita completed her studies and began her Vet Nursing career here at CVC in July of 2022.

Outside of work, you’ll find Nikita attempting to become a green thumb in her and her partner Tom’s garden at their new home (even though it mostly entails pulling things out.) You will also find Nikita, Tom and their fat cat Sammy travelling the countryside exploring, visiting family spending time at her favourite place on earth, the home farm.

Charlie is the youngest member of our team, who started working as our Saturday morning helper in 2021. This led Charlie to a part time position in 2022 after he completed year 12. Charlie is now a fully qualified Veterinary Nurse and is keen on continuing his studies in Veterinary Technology.

Outside of work, Charlie enjoys travelling, spending time outdoors with his family and friends as well as running his own Miniature Goat stud.

Jessica is from Kongorong, South Australia, and has grown up on her family’s beef and sheep farm. Being surrounded by animals her whole life and riding horses before she could walk started her love for working with animals of all sizes. Jess joined the CVC team in June 2023 as a Veterinary Nurse. She has been involved in the industry for 5 years and enjoys all aspects of working at CVC including getting outdoors with the vets. Her main interests are small animal surgery, and she is also keen to focus on livestock in the future. When Jess is not working, she spends most of her time riding her horses, walking her dog Max, and getting back to her favourite place, the farm to help.

Rhianna spent most of her childhood helping her Dad and Grandad on their family dairy farm in Boorcan. Her passion for animals came from being surrounded by cows, cats and dogs as far back as she can remember.

Rhianna moved back to Camperdown in 2018 after living in Geelong for the previous three years working in Beauty Therapy. When she realised Beauty was no longer her passion she enrolled in Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing. After a stint of volunteering at CVC, she jumped at the opportunity of a full time position starting in August 2018, and hasn’t looked back. Rhi’s personality compliments our strong team work-ethic and she is thriving in our industry.

Her other interests include her beautiful dogs Tevez and Blitz. She also helps look after her brother’s dogs Nacho and Benson. Rhi now has the travel bug after visiting the USA and hopes to continue with further overseas adventures. Closer to home, she loves taking Tev and Blitz for walks up Mt. Leura, being an awesome auntie and spending time with her family and friends.