Albion Park & Gerringong

Our Nurses &
Support Staff

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Tess Kennedy

Practice Manager
Tess has been our Practice Manager since 2010, bringing with her vast experience as both a Veterinary Nurse and Pharmaceutical Representative. Tess has completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and Human Resources, an Advanced Diploma of Management and most recently a Bachelor of Business in 2014.

​Tess has a husband and two children who share their home with three furry children, “Angus” a 2 year old Border Collie, “Pip” a 3 year old Jack Russell Terrier, and “Marlie” a 3 month old DSH kitten. When she is not at work, Tess enjoys gardening, mosaicing, fitness training and health.
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Shanti Wale

Veterinary Nurse/ Nurse Coordinator
Shanti joined our team in 2018 taking on a maternity leave position, becoming our permanent nurse coordinator shortly afterwards. After completing her certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2008, she has gained extensive experience having worked at several clinics including RSPCA Katoomba and Yagoona.

Shanti is particularly interested in anaesthetics, radiology, cat behaviour and rabbit medicine.​In her spare time Shanti enjoys horse riding, going for walks with her rescue dog Chloe and spending time with her family.​
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Kit Lace

Veterinary Nurse
Kit has been part of our nursing team since 2005. She completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2007 through a traineeship with the Albion Park Veterinary Hospital before becoming our Nurse Coordinator in 2009. Kit is interested in dentistry and surgical nursing, and has completed continuing education courses in pathology and infectious diseases. Kate is our resident techno-wiz and is always looking to incorporate new technologies into the practice.​

Kit shares her life with her husband, 2 sons and ‘Titus’ a Cavalier with attitude. When she is not working, Kit enjoys gaming, cosplay, tabletop hobbies, comic books, conventions and tattoo art.
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Kylie Rowlan

Veterinary Nurse

Kylie has been with the Albion Park Veterinary Hospital since 2005, having completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at TAFE Ultimo in 2000. She is interested in radiology, medical and emergency nursing and brings a wealth of experience from working as a critical care nurse at the Animal Referral Hospital in Homebush.

Kylie shares her home with “Moo Moo” a DLH kitty that Kylie rescued from the clinic, “Marvel” a DSH kitty, and “Mac” a boisterous Labrador puppy that’s keeping everyone on their toes. She also has a flock of chickens at home.

Kylie shares her life with her husband, two step-sons and daughter Libby. When she is not busy working, she enjoys travelling, being outdoors in the sunshine. ​

Katelyn Cable

Katelyn Cable

Veterinary Nurse
Katelyn joined our team in 2015 after working with several clinics in the Illawarra and the RSPCA Yagoona. She completed her Certificate II in Animal Studies in 2011 and Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2013. She has an interest in orthopaedic surgery and a passion for pugs.

Katelyn shares her home with her husband, young daughter and fur babies Layla and Brutus.

When Katelyn is not working she enjoys crocheting, going for long walks and spending time with her family.
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Andrew March

Veterinary Nurse
Andrew joined our team in 2019, after working in multiple hospitals around Sydney.Drew graduated from Bankstown TAFE in 2014, jumping in to Veterinary Nursing around Sydney, including the RSPCA and Emergency Specialist Centres.

​Andrew has a particular interest in surgical nursing, analgesia and anaesthesia, and clinical pathology.​

Andrew shares his home with his beautiful wife, one fur baby and one human baby, both of which take up much of his spare time.
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Emma Ward

Veterinary Nurse

Emma joined our team in early 2020 after completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2019. She became a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2022.

Emma was a late comer to the veterinary world, but hasn’t regretted the career change for a single second. Her main areas of interest are surgical nursing and pathology.

When she isn’t working, she’s trying to win over her dog Tippy (who definitely likes her partner more), playing board games and living up to her title of clinic bird nerd.

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Melanie Puggioni

Veterinary Nurse

Melanie has been a part of our team since early 2020, completing her certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at Yallah Tafe in 2019.

Melanie loves all aspects of Veterinary nursing, having a particular interest in medical and surgical nursing, radiology and pathology.

When Mel isn’t working, she enjoys going to the beach, playing soccer, and spending time with friends and family.

Melanie shares her home with Zola, a happy rescue Sharpei x, and a Central bearded dragon named “Nora”.

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Rhiannan Robinson

Veterinary Nurse

Rhiannan started with our clinic as a work experience student in 2019. After gaining her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing through Tafe in 2020 she started working as a qualified Nurse full-time at both our clinics.

Her main interests in the clinic are surgical nursing and pathology and anything to do with puppies!

Outside of work she enjoys watching netflix, walking her furbabies and spending time with friends and family.

Rhiannan shares her home with her dog named Storm, and her cats named Mia and Binx.

 

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Taylah Mathews

Veterinary Nurse

Taylah has been with us since 2016, starting as a kennel hand, and progressing through the ranks towards becoming a fully-qualified Veterinary Nurse in 2021.

Taylah has a broad interest in many aspects of Veterinary Nursing, but particularly enjoys surgical and medical nursing, anaesthesia and pathology.

She shares her home with two fur babies (Cooper and Ruby), and a feathered friend named Jax. When Taylah isn’t working she enjoys spending time with friends, shopping, watching Netflix and being with her loved ones.

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Mollie Urquhart

Veterinary Nurse

Mollie joined our team in May 2022. After completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2018, she went on to work in the industry for 4 years whilst having her own dog treat business!

In the clinic Mollies interest lies in medical nursing, behaviour, reptiles/exotics and lab work and she hopes to study canine behaviour in the future.

When she is not working she enjoys being social with friends and family, baking, camping, spending time with her fur-babies and watching Netflix.

Mollie shares her home with her 2 Cavaliers (Margo + Mabel), 3 cats (Pearl, Shirley, Percy), 2 rabbits (Mike + Mr T) and 2 Guinea Pigs (Ness + Chubbs).

Isabelle Ryan

Veterinary Nurse

Isabelle (Izzy) joined our team in 2023. After completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2020, she went on to work at another local clinic until joining our team!

In the clinic Izzy is interested in all things surgery and medical nursing, but particularly enjoys pathology and anaesthesia.

When she is not working she enjoys spending time with family and friends and watching Netflix.

 

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Cara Langridge

Receptionist
Cara joined our team in November 2021 as our receptionist with previous Veterinary Nursing experience in the Illawarra. She completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2007.​

Cara shares her home with her husband, two children, two cats and a naughty standard poodle named Doug.

​In her spare time Cara enjoys reading, doing puzzles and sitting in her garden watching the native birds (or watching a science fiction movie from the lounge).

Paige Rudland

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Paige joined our team in June 2022, working as a Trainee Veterinary Nurse, aiming to become a qualified Vet Nurse in the near future!

In clinic, Paige is mostly interested in all things surgical and medical nursing.

Paige grew up locally and loves spending time with her friends, partner and family. She enjoys watching Netflix and spending time outdoors.

Paige shares her home with her 2 dogs, Lego and Pepper and her 2 cats, Ivy and Poppy. She also owns a horse named Bobby.