Dr Anna Manning

Practice Owner

Anna is Delatite Veterinary Services' founder, owner and Large Animal Senior Clinician.  She has developed the clinic from a mobile livestock and equine business, into a progressive mixed practice with hospital facilities offering high standard care to all species.

Anna hails from Bristol, South West England and first visited Australia, and Mansfield, in 2001 on a gap year. After 12 months of rural farm work in Mansfield and Northern Territory she went home to the UK study Veterinary Medicine. She then returned to Australia for work, initially at Ballarat Veterinary Practice and then Benalla Veterinary Clinic. She established Delatite Veterinary Services in Mansfield in 2011.

Education and Training: 

• Graduated from Royal Veterinary College, London with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine in 2007.
• Further training in:
  - Cattle Medicine
  - Sheep Reproduction
  - Alpaca Medicine
  - Equine Dentistry. 
• Various seminarss and conferences, then most recent of which was the Annual Cattle Vet Conference, Perth 2018.
• Is accredited Bull Tester under the scheme set by the Australian Cattle Veterinarians

Professional Interests:

• Beef production and herd health.
• Small ruminant medicine
• Equine dentistry

Pets: Rosie a very cute Border Terrier and 2 working dogs. 2 Shetlands (Little Man and Buster) for the kids and a stock horse cross

Personal Interests: Spending time my husband and 3 young kids. Travel and all sports.

Dr Jess Metcalfe

Senior Clinic Veterinarian

Jess is out Senior Small Animal Veterinarian with advanced training in various areas of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, she is leading the way in providing our small animal patients with progressive, caring and professional care. She moved to Mansfield in 2012 and has developed a love for the area so much, that her and her husband have bought a property to farm together. 

Education and Training:

• - Graduated with a Bachelor Of Veterinary Science with Honours from the Univeristy of Melbourne in 2009
  - Several Year working in various locations around Australia including remote Western Australia, Stawell Victoria, Darwin, and the Specialist Emergency Centre (AEC). 

• Further training in:
  - Ultrasonography
  - Emergency and critical care
  - Abdominal surgery
  - Orthopedic surgery
  - Internal medicine (dogs and cats)
  - Opthalmology

• Has attended a range of conferences including Science Week, Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conferences, Federation of Australiasian Small Animal Veterinary Association Conference 2017

Professional Interests:

• Emergency and Critical Care
  Ultrasonography
  Internal Medicine
  Surgery (Soft tissue and Orthopaedic)
  Reproduction (Canine)

Pets: Penny a 9 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback, Lara a 9 year Kelpie Dingo X, the cats, Bootsy and Ginny and Bert the Cockatoo. Jess and her husband also have a around 200 merinos and three horses (Chloe, Reba and Archie)

Personal Interests:

Horse riding, netball, coffee dates and skiing.

Dr Matthew Boon

Veterinarian

Although a Queensland Native, Dr. Boon has been drawn to the Mansfield area through a love of snowboarding, beef cows and mountain ranges.

Education and Training: 

• Graduated from James Cook University in Townsville with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2015
• Has worked at in Mansfield since 2016.
• Has completed additional training in Cattle Medicine, Calf Medicine and Bird Medicine.
• Is an accredited Bull Tester under the scheme set by the Australian Cattle Veterinarians

Professional Interests:

• Production Medicine
• Bird Medicine

Pets: Ed, a terrier cross rescued from the clinic in 2017.

Personal Interests:

Snowboarding, tennis, kayaking

Dr. Katherine Adams

Veterinarian

A returning Mansfield local, Katherine returned to the High Country in 2017 after a 13 year period of educational and travel pursuits. 

Education and Training: 

• Graduated from The University Of Melbourne with a  Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honors in 2011
• Worked in mixed practice in Tasmania, the UK and Denmark for several years 
• Started at Delatite Vet Services in 2017
• Australian Veterinary Association Conference 2012, World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress Copenhagen 2017
• Further training in Anaesthesia, Clinical Pathology, Dentistry and Opthalmology.
• Currently studying a Masters of Veterinary Medicine through Massey University in New Zealand.

Professional Interests:

• Dentistry
• Dermatology
• Surgery

Pets: Nova, 1 year old Border Collie x Kelpie and a rescue kitten Wesley 
 

Personal Interests:

Bush walking, camping, snorkeling, skiing, all things community based!

Dr. Hannah Kent

Veterinarian

Hannah is a South Australian from an extensive beef property where her family still resides, a Queensland graduate and now Victorian local. After practicing for a number of years in Northern Victoria at a dairy mixed practice, she has relocated to the area and is excited to explore more beef cattle work as well as expanding her small animal skills.
 

Education and Training: 

• Graduated from James Cook in Townsvillie in 2016 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science.
• 3 years working in mixed dairy practice in Cobram.
• Attended Australian Veterinary Association conference 2018

Professional Interests:

• Small Animal Surgery
• Cattle Medicine
• Canine Reproduction

Pets: Dora and Maggie, 2 year old Kelpies, hand raised by Hannah.

Dr. Lauren Pfitzner

Veterinarian

Lauren is an Adelaide Hills local that has moved to the Mansfield area to help out the DVS team. She has worked in a number of clinics over the past 12 months, collecting work experience including a 6 week placement in the Cook Islands. She is excited to explore the region while on deck at Delatite.
 

Education and Training:

• Graduated from The University Of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Bioscience)  2013
• Graduated from The University Of Adelaide with a Doctor Of Veterinary Medicine 2016
• Worked in mixed practice in South Australia for 3 years
• Has worked on volunteer veterinary projects in the Cook Islands in 2019
• Australian Veterinary Association Conference 2018

Professional Interests:

• Small Animal Medicine
• Individual large Animal Medicine
• Soft Tissue Surgery

Pets: Betty, a 7 year old Patterdal Terrier
 

Personal Interests:

Travel, Reading, Thermomix cooking and hanging out with Betty!

Emily Humphrey

Senior Vet Nurse

Emily is our head Veterinary Nurse with over 20 years experience and advanced training. She manages and teaches vets and nurses alike, keeping the patient care to an incredibly high standard, and generally maks sure the clinic runs smoothly. She lives with her husband Paul and 3 kids Toby, Sarah and Ebony.

Education and Training:

• Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing completed 1996
• Certificate Advanced Veterinary Nursing 2010

Professional Interests:

• Critical Care patient
• Medical nursing
• Anesthesia

Pets: Charlie a 3 year old red Kelpie, Mr. Freckles a rescue lamb, and her children's menagerie including 3 more Kelpies (Tig, Joey and Spooky), 3 horses (Allegra / "Legs", Peppy and Gemma), and a guinea pig called Peaches.

Personal Interests:

Coffee dates, exercise regimes, camping, horseriding and hanging with her beautiful family. 

Tayla Costigan

Veterinary Nurse

Tayla moved to Mansfield in 2017 to join the Delatite team, since then her family has followed her to the area with great success. 

Education and Training: 

• Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing completed 2017
• Puppy Preschool Behavior course in 2018 

Professional Interests:

• Critical Care patient
• Anesthesia 

Pets: Cooper, 7 yo Kelpie, Evie 1 year old Collie Cross, both of whom have a dabble on the farm working. Caddi a 3 year old Quarter horse.

Personal Interests:

Snowboarding, river handouts, drafting and horse riding. 

Kate Berg

Veterinary Nurse

Kate moved to Jamieson in 2017 with her husband and 3 boys.

Education and Training: 

• Currently completing a diploma in Canine Myofunctional Therapy
• Certificate in Physical Therapy
• Over 15 years experience as a Veterinary nurse working in the fields of emergency, surgical, animal physiotherapy and rehabilitation and general practice.

Professional Interests:

• Canine Rehabilitation
• Physical therapy
• Arthritis management

Pets: 

Molly 15yr old Maltese x

Dusty 6yr old Australia stumpy tail x

Tommy 12yr old DSH

JoJo 7yr old ASH x QH

3 chickens

Various poddy calves

Personal Interests:

Horse riding, camping and working on the farm.

Cherrilyn Creighton

Veterinary Nurse

• Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing completed 2006
• 14 years in Veterinary Practice
• Barefoot hoof trimming course 2009
• Previous Wildlife Carer registration NSW
• Previously a Human Dental Nurse with 5 years experience.

• Dentistry (Veterinary!)
• A budding interest in critical care patients

Cathy Tzanopoulos

Veterinary Nurse

Cathy has recently relocated from the Mornington Peninsula as she has always felt herself to be a country girl living in the city. She has family in the area and excited to seek all that the area has to offer including her first golf lession!

Education and Training: 

• Certifcate IV Veterinary Nursing 2004

• Australian Veterinary Nursing Conferences including Perth 2016.

Professional Interests:

• Emergency and Critical Care Nursing

• Animal Welfare 

Pets: Quarter Horse called 'Bob', a lovely American Bulldog called 'Layla' Several cats (all rescues) And a Pet Pig called 'Boston'

Personal Interests: Horse riding, gardening, cooking, keeping fit and, hopefully golf!

Margie Miekle

Veterinary Nurse

I grew up in Mansfield and would be a familiar face to many as I have been nursing in the area for more than 10 years. I joined the team at Delatite Veterinary Services in early 2015 and have a strong interest in all aspects of veterinary nursing including emergency and critical care, surgery and dentals.

Outside of work, I like horse riding, cooking, gardening and spending time with my beautiful family and beloved pets Alf, PJ & Magic.

Meagan Thorburn

Receptionist

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Lily Godson

Trainee Nurse

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