Meet the Team
Meet the amazing team at The Vet & Co
Our team is dedicated to providing the best veterinary care for you and your family
Dr Sin McGuane BVSc BVMS
Director/Veterinarian
Sin graduated from Murdoch University, Perth in 2018. As well as her veterinary degree she also has a degree in animal & veterinary bioscience and a post grad certificate in business administration. Sin’s main interests are surgery, and in production animal work. Sin purchased Snowy River Vet Clinic in 2023 and re-branded, bringing to life The Vet & Co. Orbost. Sin’s fur family currently consists of two energetic border collies and four indoor cats. During her downtime, Sin enjoys getting out in the bush for a hike, exploring the gorgeous coastline with her dogs and riding motorbikes.
Dr David Mitchell BVSc
Veterinarian
Dave has been working in veterinary practice since 1987 across a variety of locations: from the UK to the NSW South Coast, he has also done locums throughout Australia as part of an 18 month trip with his young family. A true general practitioner, he has undertaken extra study in diverse areas including ruminant nutrition, small animal ultrasound, gross pathology and avian medicine! At the start of this century Dave became a partner in the Orbost Vet Practice which he subsequently owned and managed until 2023. He is now enjoying being an employed vet, and doing as he's told!
Outside work he enjoys managing a small beef cattle farm, his garden, cycling, and keeping in touch with the rest of his family.
Dr Talia Joy Peachey BVSc (Hons)
Veterinarian
Talia graduated from the University of Queensland, Gatton in 2023. Talia grew up in Queensland, spending her teenage years working with the agriculture program and the beef cattle show team at her high school. She has moved to the area for her first job here at The Vet & Co, and is planning on staying for a few years. She has a special interest in production animal medicine and management. But in saying this, she would also like to increase her knowledge base for both small and production animal practice to become a true general practitioner. In her down time, she likes to get out and walk along the trails, stay home with a book and play videogames with friends
Nickie
Receptionist
Nickie made the big move to Orbost after living in Brisbane and raising her two beautiful boys for the past 30 years. She has a background in animal retail and she has been a fantastic asset to The Vet & Co. team. Nickie is always happy to see clients and their beautiful fur kids and she always has a sneaky treat on hand. At home Nickie has two beautiful and boisterous bull terriers.
Karly Turner
Nurse
Karly joined the team in 2021 after working in various vet clinics over the years. She and her family moved to East Gippsland in 2018, from a cattle station in the high country where she furthered her studies in agriculture and artificial insemination in cattle. Karly is currently broadening her skills through veterinary nursing training with Crampton University. In her downtime, Karly is busy managing her farm or getting out in the bush for a hunt.
Bree Hamilton
Nurse
Bree is a Lakes Entrance local and loves working as a vet nurse. She enjoys all things cat & dog and is a fabulous surgery nurse. Bree has a large family and two wonderful dogs at home. In her downtime, she not only works at Animal Aid but enjoys family trips with her husband and kids.
Kim Robertson
Nurse
Kim grew up in East Gippsland and is currently studying Certificate IV in veterinary nursing. She also works at PETstock and in her spare time she volunteers at Animal Aid. At home she has two dogs. Kim has not been working in the veterinary industry for very long, but could not imagine doing anything else now!
Sophie Farley
Kennel hand
Sophie is currently in year 12 and she has big aspirations to become a veterinarian. She is currently balancing school and working at The Vet & Co. to get some awesome experience in the industry. Sophie is a fantastic all rounder and is certainly not lacking motivation!
Adele
Bookkeeper
Adele is the bookkeeper for The Vet & Co. She has been providing bookkeeping services since 2019, with prior experience in property valuing and financial planning. Adele specialises in providing accounting services to farming and agricultural businesses.
Adele grew up in Gippsland and currently lives in Lakes Entrance with her two dogs, three rabbits and five guinea pigs.
