Ku-ring-gai

Hannah Wilkinson

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Hannah grew up locally with a menagerie of animals including, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, mice, bees and more. She has a keen interest in exotic animals and in 2019 spent a month in Costa Rica volunteering at a Sloth & Wildlife Rescue Centre, providing care, enrichment, and rehabilitation.

This experience solidified her goal of working in the Veterinary industry, since then she has completed her Certificate II in Animal Studies and is currently studying a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.

Nicholas North

Veterinary Nurse

Nick grew up with a plethora of pets when he was young, from guinea pigs, budgies and fish to a big Border Collie named Jordan, and two rescue Staffy x Labs, Kiwi and Adonis.
Since then, Nick has studied Bachelor of Science, and joined our team to complete his Certificate II internship through Greencross Vets. Upon completion he joined the clinic in a full-time capacity and he looks forward to furthering his learning with animals. Nick is still looking for another dog to take home.

Julia Spiteri

Client Services

Julia performed clinical placement at Kuringgai in 2021 and became an employee in 2022 after her great work ethic and personality shone during her placement.
Julia’s love of animals can be attributed to her 3 childhood dogs she had while growing up. She is now a new mum to 2 rabbits Pepper and Paulie. She has recently begun her journey to becoming a veterinarian by starting the Doctor of Veterinary medicine, with special interests in small animal surgery and equine medicine.
Julia is a friendly and approachable person and you can find her mostly on reception. She’s very excited to be working with Greencross in client services to gain more experience in the personal aspect of this rewarding career.

Phillip Alonso

Veterinary Nurse

Phil has been part of the Greencross family for almost a decade and is currently progressing his professional education by completing further nursing qualifications. As a long standing member of this community and team, he knows many of you and your pets very well and we are so proud of the rapport he has built in our local community.
He has recently extended his family by adopting a little ginger tabby called Tails.

Dr. Bronwyn Walker

Veterinarian

Bronwyn is an experienced veterinarian who helps dogs and cats lead their best lives. With 18 years in practice, Bronwyn knows how important it is to support pet owners and provide them with the information they need to make decisions, both big and small. Bronwyn’s special interests are internal medicine, dermatology, anaesthesia, critical care and dentistry. She developed these interests and honed her skills while undertaking a Rotating Internship at a referral hospital. She then spent over a decade working closely with specialists as a general practice vet in another Sydney referral hospital. Bronwyn attained ANZCVSc membership by examination in the field of small animal medicine in 2006, and she is committed to providing her patients with exceptional and evidence-based veterinary care.

Bronwyn is enthusiastic about veterinary ethics and strives to practice with integrity and compassion. She believes every animal deserves understanding and care. In 2002, she spent 12 months working as a volunteer veterinarian in Samoa treating infectious diseases and traumatic injuries, and performing surgical sterilizations. She presently volunteers each week as a Primary Ethics teacher at her daughter’s school.
Away from the clinic, she loves to go swing dancing with her husband and their daughter keeps them busy building Lego and craft projects. The family is completed by a noisy young mixed breed pup named Michael and a geriatric rescued poodle named Duncan, whose anxiety has thankfully mellowed with age!

Dr Gareth Moss

Veterinary Director

Gareth is the practice Vet Director and has worked in the clinic since 2014. He graduated as a vet with honours from the University of Sydney in 2007 and since then, has worked in a variety of vet roles in Referral, Emergency, and General Practice. In 2012, Gareth attained Membership (by examination) of the Small Animal Surgery chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and he then attained membership of the Small Animal Medicine chapter of the college in 2018.

Gareth prides himself on the relationships he forms with his patients and their owners and he always strives to provide a personalised service, rather than adopt a “one-size-fits-all” approach. He and his family live in Wahroonga with their Italian Greyhound, Poppy.

Gareth is available in clinic for consultations from Wednesday – Friday.

Dr Jonathan Lewis

Veterinarian Director

Jonathan is co- Vet Director and has worked in the practice since July 2020. He graduated from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 2004, and then completed further part time post graduate training in internal medicine and pharmacology in 2009. From 2008 to 2020, he and his wife, a veterinary nurse, owned a practice in Shelly Beach, South Africa, which operated as both a general and emergency practice. He moved to Sydney with his family in June 2020.

Jonathan is experienced in medical case work ups and management, dentistry, soft tissue and general orthopedic surgery, imaging, and has a special interest in cytology. He aims to provide each patient with individualised care in a compassionate manner.

Outside of work, Jonathan enjoys hiking and nature, and photography. He shares his home with two Cattle Dogs, Popcorn and Marshmallow, two domestic cats (hand reared feral kittens), Silver and Moonlight, and two rats, Pipsqueak and Arsenic.

Dr Philippa Maclennan

Veterinarian

Philippa graduated from Glasgow Vet school, Scotland in 2002 and has since spent her time working between Australia and the UK. Philippa originally started as a mixed practice vet in Shakespeare’s Stratford Upon Avon before focusing solely on small animals . She also spent a short time working with horses and donkeys in Morocco for the charity SPANA where she performed surgery in Morocco’s fields and markets which was a challenging and interesting setting.

Philippa enjoys all aspects of life as a veterinary surgeon and finds complex internal medicine cases especially interesting. Philippa has returned to work at Ku-Ring-Gai in 2020 after first working at the practice from 2004 to 2008.

Outside of work, Philippa enjoys ocean swimming , walking her Kelpie cross Ash and spending time with her husband and three children. Completing her family is a black and white cat called Alfie and a chestnut pony called Ginger.

Alex Wanless

Veterinary Nurse

Alex grew up in Newcastle surrounded by animals from a very young age. She never grew out of the ‘pony phase’ of childhood, leading her to complete a Bachelor of Equine Science and Veterinary Technology and allowing her to work with animals in clinic.

Alex has been a part of the Greencross Vets team since 2018, enjoying all aspects of veterinary nursing with a particular interest in rabbits and horses. She is a proud mum of Collin the border collie, Bagheera the cat, Luna the rabbit and Livi the thoroughbred.

Louise Ireland

Practice Manager

Louise joined Greencross Vets Kuringgai in the role as Receptionist in 2019, after many years of being a Kuringgai client herself. Her love for animals started very young, growing up with several family pets including dogs, cats and rabbits.
Louise then moved into the role of Practice Manager in 2022. She believes in delivering a professional and personalised service to each and every client, and ensuring each Greencross experience is a meaningful one. Being surrounded by the lovely furry patients is the part of the job Louise especially adores!
Louise has grown up in the local area and now lives in Turramurra with her family, including her rescue dog Harry, and her very spoilt ragdoll cat Sebastian.