Forest Lake Village

Dr. Rachel Stevens

Veterinarian

Rachel graduated from James Cook University in Townsville in 2017. Her first year of practice was spent in the Whitsundays working with large and small animals before moving home to South-East Queensland and focusing on small animal practice. She has been working with Greencross since the start of 2022 as a part-time veterinarian. She spends her time at both Forest Lake Village and Jindalee Greencross teams and particularly enjoys dentistry and cat medicine. Rachel has two female cats at home, Fizz and Maud, and a conure, Mork, who she loves doting on with her fiancé.

Dr. Kirstin Fulker

Veterinarian

Kirstin graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Queensland in 2008. She then worked in mixed practice in Roma for 18 months before moving to the UK for two years. While there she enjoyed travelling when she wasn’t working as a locum in various clinics through the UK. The dreary weather sent her home in 2012, where she has since been working at Forest Lake Village. In her time here she has met and married her husband Jake and had 2 children. As well as the kids, Kirstin is kept bust at home with her two cavalier fur-babies and chickens when she isn’t working part time with the amazing team of vets and nurses at the Village. Kirstin has an interest in small animal surgery and ultrasonography.

Dr. Alicia Alberts

Veterinarian

Alicia graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Queensland in 2015. For the first few years she worked in mixed practice. She then went to the UK for 10 months to work as a locum veterinarian where she loved travelling and learning about different cultures. Alicia first worked at the Forest Lake Village team as a locum in 2020, and now works there part time as she loves the friendly team of vets and nurses. In her free time, Alicia enjoys cycling, hiking, stand up paddle boarding and spending time with her family doggo, Luka (pictured).

Meghan Waite

Veterinary Nurse

Meghan joined Greencross Vets team in 2020, when she began her Certificate II In Animal Studies as an Intern and was offered a role upon completion of her internship and she was over the moon. It goes without saying, Meghan has always loved being in the company of animals and people, meaning this is the purrr-fect career for her. She is the proud “mum” to several pets, 2 dogs – Axel and Tia, 2 cats – Harlee Rose and Cleo, 4 Budgies and 4 recently adopted Cockatiels, not to mention the 3 fish tanks. In her spare time she enjoys the company of her besties in both the animal and human world.

Madeline Winwood

Madeline (Maddy) grew up around horses, cats, dogs, chickens and birds and has always known that she would become animal advocate and work in this industry. Currently, at home she has a zoo of animals, her beautiful boy Zuko (featured), a cheeky English Staffy, 3 cats and 2 Hanhs Macaws. They all get along perfectly and fill her life with so much love and excitement. Maddy has been at Greencross Vets since 2011. She started her career off as a school base trainee completing her Certificate II. Over the course of her journey with Greencross Vets she has had the opportunity to contribute to the team as a Veterinary Nurse and Practice Manager, all whilst completing her Certificate IV in Vet Nursing.

Dr Caroline Hecker

Graduating in 1986 from UQ Veterinary School and celebrating 30 years of Veterinary work in 2016- spread worldwide from Australia, UK and Singapore; mostly involving small animal work, Caroline is keen to continue working with pets and their owners to help them all achieve the best human to animal bond possible in the future. Working as Veterinary Director at Forest Lake Village for the last 7 years, together with a great supportive and caring team of vets and vet nurses, she is committed to care for all her patients the same as for her very friendly 8-year-old Golden Retriever Jazz and her 4-year-old Domestic Shorthair cat Minette.