Nursing Team

Nicole started as a nurse here at Kippax Veterinary Hospital at the end of 2009 after previously working in a small clinic and boarding kennel. She completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2009 and loves all areas of her job.

Nicki is one of our senior nurses. She has been a qualified vet nurse for over 10 years now. Nicki started working at Kippax Veterinary Hospital in 2007 after a three-month adventure in South Africa.

Emma grew up in Sydney and Canberra and has a background of working in the hospitality industry but decided on a career change in 2016 when she began her vet nursing studies.

Originally from Wales, Bec moved to Australia in 2009. She joined the team at Kippax Vet in February 2015. Bec completed her Cert III in companion animal services in 2014 and gained her Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2016.

Vanessa is originally from South Australia and has joined us in Canberra after spending the last 3 years in Queensland, where she was lucky enough to be able to be able to help care for the beautiful sea turtles.

After starting at Kippax Vet in 2014 doing kennel hand shifts after school, Lauren went on to complete her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2018. 

In 2017 Lauren travelled to Thailand to volunteer with an elephant conservation and rescue dog program. 

When not working, Lauren enjoys going on walks, catching up with friends and hanging out with her pets Luna the Labrador and Gary the Turtle.

Maddie joined the team at Kippax Vet as a volunteer in 2018. She has a degree in Zoology and Ecology and prior to starting at Kippax, Maddie worked at the National Zoo & Aquarium for 8 years as a zookeeper and running educational programs. She completed her Certificate IV in Vet Nursing in 2020 and loves learning and experiencing new challenges. Maddie also runs puppy classes here at Kippax Vet. Away from work, you’ll find Maddie hanging out with her dog, Kayla the large cross breed and her cat Maurice.  In her spare time she enjoys competing in obstacle races such as Spartan and True Grit.  

Courtney grew up in Brisbane and got the chance to move to Canberra for volleyball in 2017. She studied exercise science for two years before realising it wasn’t the career path she wanted. Courtney then started studying cert IV Veterinary Nursing at the beginning of 2018 which lead to her getting a work experience position at Kippax Vet towards the end of 2018. After completing her Cert IV in September 2019, Courtney started working as a kennel hand/ nurse for Kippax Vet. 

Chloe joined the team here at Kippax Vet in 2020 after moving from Griffith. She completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2018. She is currently working part-time whilst studying a Bachelor of early childhood and primary education

She has two dogs - Mea (a Cocker Spaniel) and Oscar (an Australian Silky Terrier) and Dennis the Cat that live back home in Griffith with her family. She enjoys her job as she learns new things every day and giving love to all our patients.

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