Dr Ele Hunt - Veterinarian
Dr. Ele graduated from Sydney University in 1989. After graduating Ele worked in a Dairy practice in South Australia before moving to England to work in mixed practice. Ele later obtained her membership from the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in small animal medicine in 1998. Ele returned to Australia's warmer weather in 1995, working in small animal practices in Sydney. In 2002 she and her family moved to Melbourne where she worked in small animal practices before joining the Manningham team in early 2004.
Ele and Rod have two energetic boys, Ben and Ethan, 4 chickens and 2 guinea pigs. Ele enjoys swimming, reading and cross-stitch.
Dr Helen Orbell - Veterinarian
Helen has recently joined the team at Manningham Vet Clinic starting in March 2009. Helen graduated from the University of Queensland in 2001 and has only just returned to Australia after working overseas since graduating. Helen has worked in mixed practice in rural New Zealand for 12 months and then in the UK in mixed and small animal practice. She then returned to New Zealand where she worked at Massey University Veterinary Teaching Hospital as a small animal veterinarian. In 2008 she worked in the US at Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital and completed qualifications for Membership of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in small animal medicine.
Helen is married to Geoff who is also a vet and they live with 2 Hungarian Vizsla's - Finn and Sika - and cat Harris. Helen comes from a rural background with a family sheep farm in Wedderburn, Victoria. Her interests outside work include travel, photography,scuba diving, gardening and cooking. Helen's family are based around Melbourne and she is enjoying being back home close to family and friends.
Jacqui - Veterinarian
Jacqui joined the team at Manningham Veterinary Clinic in June 2010. She completed her veterinary studies at the University of Melbourne in 2005.
Jacqui is from Gippsland where she has worked on large animals for several years. She has also worked in Melbourne doing emergency work. She has done a lot of work overseas with wildlife including zoos and parks in South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and England.
Jacqui is a very keen outdoor adventurist. Her time off is either spent white water kayaking, surfing, deep sea diving, sky diving, camping or horse riding. She has dived all over the world including Egypt, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and even Australia! White water kayaking is her recently found passion and so far she has paddled in Nepal, Tibet, Thailand, New Zealand and yes, Australia! Jacqui is very excited about her new vocation with the team at Manningham and looks forward to many more adventures.
Carly Wilby CVN - Nursing Manager
Carly starting nursing in 1998 and joined the Manningham team in November 2008. She began as a trainee veterinary nurse in her home town Finley NSW, before working in a mixed practice (small/large animal) in Shepparton. She moved to Melbourne in 2001 where she worked as a senior nurse at a clinic in the North Eastern suburbs. Carly is married to her childhood sweetheart Bradley and they live together with Diesel the Staffy (pictured) and Austin the cat. Carly's areas of interest include client communications, emergency nursing and critical patient care. Carly is also a keen Hawthorn supporter.
Miranda KC - Veterinary Nurse
Miranda Knur joined the Manningham Clinic in March 2009 after completing part of her Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2008. She has experience with both large and small animals, previous to joining the Manningham team. Her menagerie of pets consist of Rhana the Staffy cross, Patrick and Ruby, the smooth haired fox terriers (or terrorists, as they are also known), and Saffy her part bred Arab. Miranda enjoys all aspects of working in the veterinary practice and is very excited to have joined the Manningham team. She is looking forward to meeting you and your special friends.
Jessica Sonnerveld - Veterinary Nurse / Cattery Manager
Jess is one of our veterinary nurses and is currently completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at Box Hill tafe. She is also our Puppy Pre-School Teacher and our new Cattery Manager. Jess loves spending time with her dog Cayse, playing with her cheeky kitten named Tiger and riding through the bush on Kaiyah, her beautiful new horse.
Emma - Veterinary Nurse
Emma joined our team in July 2010. After working as a veterinary nurse for 8 years progressing from a trainee to a senior team member at a Bayside veterinary hospital, she spent the next 3 years specialising as a health nutrition adviser for pets. Emma decided to return to veterinary nursing to fulfill her love for animals in her originally chosen field.
In her spare time, Emma plays bass guitar in a rock band and enjoys looking after her mischevious French Bulldog named Wilbur and her very naughty Mastiff x American Bulldog puppy Lucille.
Mikala Smith - Trainee Veterinary Nurse
Mikala joins our team as our newest Trainee Veterinary Nurse. She has been in the nursing industry since October 2009 and is enjoying every aspect of her job. Mikala has just begun studying for her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at Box Hill Tafe. She likes to spend her free time watching movies and going out with friends. Mikala is the proud owner of her lazy ginger cat Pumpkin and naughty kitten Pancakes.
