Gary Ashton B.V.Sc. Dip. Appl. Sc.
Gary is the Principal Veterinarian. Born on a dairy farm at Dayboro, a one pub town 60km northwest of Brisbane. Loved life on the farm and was always a keen observer of animals, including the platypus in Terrors Creek. Moved to the outskirts of Brisbane for a high school education, but still kept returning to Dayboro, again on a dairy farm and working on the pineapples for some extra dollars. He has a broad love of agriculture in general. His thoughts were if you want to eat, have clothes on your back, then you have an interest in agriculture.
After high school took a scholarship to the Queensland Agricultural College (now part of University of Queensland) to study a general agriculture course. Learnt to study effectively there. Three years into the course (leaning towards animal production) realized would have to compete with veterinarians. Decided to apply and was accepted into Veterinary Science at University of Queensland. Gary graduated at the end of 1979 and took his first job at Numurkah near Shepparton Victoria in a dairy practice. Tough diagnosing diseases that don’t exist in Queensland first on clinical exposure.
Then worked at Kerang in mixed practice before taking up full time position at Mt. Gambier, South Australia in a dairy mixed practice. Gary did some goat embryo transfer work before taking up a position as a locum at Campbelltown Veterinary Hospital. He has not managed to make it back to Queensland yet.
Gary enjoys small animal medicine and surgery but loves farm animal work as he understands both the medical and financial sides of animal production.
Work is mostly fun, it is great to be able to help both the animals and their owners with their problems. Gary is still learning.
Current pets- ‘Lizard’ a 6yo Kelpie/Border Collie x working dog, plus her pup ‘Allie’ who is 2yo, plus a grey mare ‘Katie’ & her 5yo gelding foal ‘Kabbie’.
Lisa Henshaw B.V.Sc.
Lisa has worked here since 2002, when she moved here from Victoria after graduating in Veterinary Science from the University of Melbourne in 2001. She has an interest in animal behaviour and helps run our Puppy Preschool® classes. Her outside interests include fitness training, teaching and competing in dog agility.
Lisa represented Australia in the World Agility Championships in England in May 2010. She has two cats; ‘Millie’, a domestic longhair and ‘Hector’, a domestic shorthair adopted as a kitten from a stray brought into the clinic in 2005. Her two dogs are ‘Gidget’, a Miniature Poodle with an obedience title and agility championship, and ‘Chappie’, a Border Collie with agility titles.
Mina Ghaly B.V.Sc. Dip.Vet.Microbiology
Mina has recently joined our team in 2010. Mina was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. Mina completed the Bachelor Degree of Veterinary Science in 1999 and also a Diploma of Veterinary Microbiology in 2006.
Mina chose to move to Australia in 2006 and quickly fell in love with the wide variety of equine disciplinesand beautiful country side.
Mina worked at Gingin, Western Australia in a mixed practice and did some beef cattle and equine reproduction before taking up a position as a locum vet in Clarence Town, New South Wales.
Mina is looking forward to pursuing his interests. Some of which include equine dentistry, diagnostic imaging techniques, soft tissue surgery & orthopaedics.