Southport

Samantha Barnes

Veterinary Nurse

Sam is originally from New South Wales and moved to the Gold Coast in 2024 to begin her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. She started her journey working with animals in 2019, whilst working with an animal welfare and conservation charity in Borneo, where she also co-parented two rescue dogs (Skippy and Lola). Sam looks forward to developing her skills and knowledge in all aspects of animal care and hopes to continue working in  conservation and animal welfare roles in the future.

Jessica

Veterinary Nurse

Jess’s lifelong love of animals began at a young age while living in the Solomon Islands. She started her nursing career in 2017 with Greencross Gold Coast, working as a locum across various clinics. After taking some time off to focus on her family, Jess was excited to return to working in the clinic. She has a three-legged cat named Mortimor, who is known for being a very cool cat.

Dr Taylor Armstrong DVM

Originally from Alaska, Taylor grew up on a small hobby farm. Where she raised a variety of animals from chickens to reindeers. Taylor practiced as an emergency veterinary nurse before making the move to Australia to study for her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.
She loves the Australian life style and her favourite dogs are Labradors. When she is not at work Taylor likes to spend time with her friends and practice her ukulele.

Kirra

Veterinary Nurse

Kirra started her journey in the industry when she was in high school, working as a kennel hand in a Townsville based vet clinic. She made the move to the Gold Coast in 2021 and shortly after that she began her studies to become a vet nurse. She is now a Certificate IV Veterinary Nurse and loves all aspects of surgical nursing. When not at the clinic you can find her at the beach or on a long walk with her fur-baby Ruby (Jack Russel). She also loves travelling and exploring the Gold Coast.

Dr. John Morton

Veterinary Director

Dr. John made the permanent move to the Gold Coast from Durban in South Africa during April 2021 after many years in canine and feline practice. He has a special interest in soft tissue surgery, dentistry, dermatology, pain management and all other aspects of medicine.
Dr. John is married to Mareuil and also brought Leah (greyhound cross) and Shimano (whippet) with to the Gold Coast.
When not working, he enjoys spending time with family (he has 2 young grandsons) and mountain biking. He appreciates “all things nature” and enjoys birdwatching, hiking, camping and time on the beach.
He enjoys being part of the caring Greencross and Southport Team and providing quality care to pets.

Anita

Veterinary Nurse

Anita holds a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and loves all aspects of her job, especially surgical nursing and being an advocate for all fur babies while they stay are patients at Greencross Vets. She likes to keep up to date with best medical practices to ensure that she is always learning and able to provide our patients with exceptional care.

When Anita isn’t in clinic, she is busy being a wife and mum to her son, as well as enjoying the company of her fur babies; Eleanor and Shelby.

Naomi

Practice Manager

Naomi has been working within the Greencross Vets network for a number of years and brings with her a wealth of knowledge about the community.

Although she now spends much of her time in an admin and reception role, she continues to love assisting on nursing tasks whenever possible. She especially loves seeing patients go home to their owners after a stay in the clinic.

Naomi’s life is filled with animals, her dog Teddy the Staffy who loves to go for walks at the beach, and her two horses Stoka and Sharma.

Montana Gruber

Veterinary Nurse

Montana began her career at Greencross Vets at the age of 15 years old while completing her school -based traineeship. She has a strong passion for high standards of care within the clinic for all patients and holds a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.
When Montana is not in clinic, she spends her time with her two cats, two dogs and two snakes. Montana has a special interest in exotic pets and marine animals.

Chloe Beattie

Veterinary Nurse

Chloe began her Vet Nurse training at the young age of 14 through Greencross Vets as school-based trainee and absolutely fell in love with the industry. She has a very strong passion for all aspects of her job, including preventative medicine and having a soft spot for the geriatric patients we see in clinic. Chloe has an older Burmese cat named Leo who loves swimming at the beach with her on the weekends. She currently holds a certificate IV in Veterinary nursing and when she is not in clinic, you can find her surfing, or placed at SeaWorld or Paradise country working with the animals.