Our Team

Spearwood Veterinary Hospital is staffed with qualified, caring and dedicated professionals.

Our 7 experienced veterinarians include:

Dr George Jackson (Principal veterinarian and practice owner)

lives on a farm with wife Jenny and daughter Sophie, Lewis the Labrador, Olivia, Sparky and Moo; cats Tammy and Stevie as well as an assortment of peacocks, chooks, horses and donkeys not to mention alpacas.

Dr Lucy Wearne (Senior Veterinarian)

Dr Wearne graduated from Murdoch Vet School in 2012 then gathered valuable experience working at quality hospitals before joining the team at Spearwood Vet in 2018 as a full time veterinarian. Lucy enjoys competitive rowing and spending time with friends and her dog “Ivy” a whippet cross and her cat “Annie”

Dr Caroline O’Dea (Senior Veterinarian)

Dr O’Dea is a very experienced Veterinarian who graduated from Murdoch Vet School in 1996. Caroline works part time now after many years of working fulltime. Caroline is married with children which keeps her very busy but she always finds time to enjoy a trip to the park or beach with her dog “Lenny” a Terrier – X

Dr Graham Miller (Senior Veterinarian)

Dr Miller graduated from Murdoch Vet School in 1988. Graham is a very experienced veterinarian who works part time as a vet and part time as a photographer and artist. He has been a member of the Spearwood Vet Hospital for over 10 years. Graham lives in Fremantle with his wife and son. They have a very relaxed Border Terrier called “Murphy”

Dr Jessica Dufty (Senior Veterinarian)

Dr Dufty graduated from Murdoch Vet School in 2000. Jessica has had extensive experience with emergency care and currently works part time at Murdoch University and some weekends at Spearwood Vet. Although married she still finds time to grow butterflies and enjoy time with her pets.

Dr Tamsin Read (Senior Veterinarian)

Dr Read graduated from Murdoch Vet School in 1991. Tamsin is a very experienced vet who has worked overseas, recently spending a year living in Peru with her family. Tamsin enjoys sailing and outdoor activities such as hiking and bush walking.

Dr Terk Pang (Veterinarian)

Our team of veterinary nurses include:

Michelle (Practice Manager)

Michelle graduated as a Vet Nurse in 2002 and has been with us since 2006. She works part-time as Accounts Manager. She has a special interest in animal behaviour and ran our puppy preschool classes for many years. She lives with her husband and 3 boys, and has a dog named Sind, a cat named Missi and a turtle named Guido.

Christine (Senior Veterinary Nurse & Grooming Manager)

Chris has been with us for 18 years, as a Vet Nurse and Groomer. She now manages the grooming department. She has worked as a nurse in Sydney, Melbourne and here in Perth and has an interest in hands on patient care as well as diagnostic medicine. She lives with her husband and they have Archie the maltese cross, who you may see around the clinic. They also have 2 cats Cairo, who was the first Egyptian Mau to come to Perth, and Albert the rag doll cross. She enjoys walking, fitness, music, wine and gardening, as well as travelling to Bali for holidays.

Rozanne (Senior Veterinary Nurse)

Rozanne is originally from South Africa and has been with us since 2015. Enjoys surgical nursing and enjoys being able to send pets home feeling better. She loves cats in particular and has a large tabby cat called George. She also lives with her Boerboel (South African Mastiff), Juba. She loves reading books, painting works of art and gardening.

Leachelle (Senior Veterinary Nurse)

Leachelle has been a Vet Nurse at Spearwood Vet Hospital for 15 years. She has a dog Dexter works mainly on the weekends now, as she is raising her 3 children as well. She loves spending time with her husband and kids, going out bush in Jarrahdale, swimming at Coogee Beach and strolling through Fremantle. She has 2 a dog Dexter, and a cat Luna.

Mady (Qualified Veterinary Nurse)

Qualified Vet Nurse. Mady completed her work experience training with us at the end of 2018, we were so impressed with her passion and commitment that we offered her a job with us.

Training Nurses

We have a number of trainee nurses who work alongside our experience nurse team. While attending TAFE or Applied Vocational Training these nurses attend Spearwood Vet one day a week for six months as part of their training.

Nikki Spencer (Qualified Veterinary Nurse and Puppy Preschool trainer)

Julia Hahn (Qualified Veterinary Nurse and Puppy Preschool trainer)

Shanae Errington (Qualified Veterinary Nurse)

Dodi Harp (Trainee Veterinary Nurse)

Groomers

Christine (Senior Veterinary Nurse & Grooming Manager)

Chris has been with us for 18 years, as a Vet Nurse and Groomer. She now manages the grooming department. She has worked as a nurse in Sydney, Melbourne and here in Perth and has an interest in hands on patient care as well as diagnostic medicine. She lives with her husband and they have Archie the maltese cross, who you may see around the clinic. They also have 2 cats Cairo, who was the first Egyptian Mau to come to Perth, and Albert the rag doll cross. She enjoys walking, fitness, music, wine and gardening, as well as travelling to Bali for holidays.

Bec

A very experienced groomer who has been operating her own grooming salon in Mandurah as well as working at Spearwood Vets “Furry Friends” Grooming since 2012. Bec has a dog called “Rocky the ridge” because of the unusual ridge of hair down his back because he is a Terrier Ridgeback Cross. You may see him around as Rocky frequently comes to work.

Nicole

Nicole has worked here since 2016 as a groomer and has an interest in learning and perfecting stylised clips. She enjoys building lasting relationships with clients and their dogs. Although she works hard to enhance her skill set, she also loves playing with all of the dogs that come to us. her special interest is in schnauzers and poodle clips. She has a dog named Edda, she is a miniature schnauzer. She does enjoy caring for her mothers dog, Lottie in the meantime. She loves reading, swimming and making cosplay costumes.