Meet Our Nurses & Support Staff

Carri Murray Green

Our practice manager, Carri Murray Green, as you might guess by the surname is Dr Kristi Green’s sister. Carri has lived in Wyndham all her life and is married to Shayne and has two gorgeous children, Lachie and Georgia, as well as Bear, their five-year-old Poodle X.

Carri has a Diploma in Administration and has worked in healthcare for the past 30 years as a surgical medical secretary and practice manager. She’s excited to be swapping her focus and experience from human clients to cute furry ones. Carri loves to travel and spending time with her family and friends.

Rebecca O’Brien

Rebecca is one of our senior nurses having completed her veterinary nursing certificate IV in 2006. After a short period working as a flight attendant Rebecca returned to veterinary nursing realising that her love for animals was too strong. She has been part of our nursing team since 2001. Many of our staff attended her wedding to Simon on Hamilton Island in 2004. They are proud parents to two teenagers Joel and Ava. Rebecca has a beautiful lovebird called Fanta a budgie called Bob and a gorgeous poodle x Gigi. Rebecca is a local resident of Wyndham and enjoys living and working in the Wyndham community.

Andrea Morley

Andrea started nursing in February 1977 at the age of … let’s just say as a very young child! After establishing a reputation as a very knowledgeable veterinary nurse, she eventually ended up working here a few months after Joe opened the clinic.

Andrea is proficient in all areas of nursing and cannot choose which area she likes most. In all her years of nursing she has never contemplated changing careers and loves the challenge and social aspect of her veterinary career. She is also a qualified animal groomer.

Andrea enjoys spending time with her family including 7 beautiful grandchildren and caravanning with her partner. She currently has 1 gorgeous French bulldog Vue du and 1 crazy Parson Russell Terrier  Norman which keeps them on their toes as he is a very loving but energetic boy

Kylie Trigg

Kylie joined our team as a trainee nurse back in 2004, after deciding the time was right to fulfil her dream of working with animals and completed her certificate in nursing in 2006.

Kylie is an avid animal lover whose fur kids include Memphis the Rottweiler, Zero the Greyhound, a Donkey named Waffles & Honey the Shetland pony!

Kylie enjoys attending tracking trials with Memphis.

Kylie is a country girl at heart having competed in mountain racing throughout country Victoria with her beloved horses.

Kylie looks after our promotional displays, does the pet pharmacy orders, is the training supervisor for our student & junior nurses and is also a registered microchip implanter.

Kylie is married to Paul and has 2 daughters, 3 step children & twin granddaughters.

Sophie

Sophie started with us in December 2021 after completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in the same year.  Sophie has always had a passion for animals and worked at a Cattery in Geelong before starting here. She has also completed her Certificate in Companion Animal Services and Wildlife Triage and First Aid. At home she has her two adorable cavalier x poodles, Pippa and Daisy and a turtle named Franklin. Sophie also looks after our pet food ordering and would like to further add to her knowledge in pet nutrition. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her dogs, playing softball and going to AFL games to support her favourite team, the Geelong Cats.

Ashleigh

Ashleigh was born at the old Werribee Hospital and has remained living in Hoppers Crossing. After completing Year 12, Ashleigh began working as an early childhood educator, however her passion has always been with animals.

Early in 2013, Ashleigh began her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and commenced her training here at HCVC, which she completed in 2014. Upon graduating in March 2015, Ashleigh began working at a large and busy inner city animal hospital where she was exposed to various surgeries and treatments.

Ashleigh then returned to HCVC in 2017 and enjoys all aspects of nursing and interacting with our clients and their pets.

Ashleigh is currently our puppy preschool trainer at the clinic.

She has a keen interest in geriatric care, and reducing anxiety in cats and minimising stress in general with all animals in a veterinary clinic environment. Ashleigh has also worked as a cattery attendant which she credits to her becoming quite skilled at handling cats of various temperaments.

Ashleigh currently has 4 cats Malone a Devon Rex, Aggie a Domestic Short Hair, Alley a Domestic Short Hair and Samantha a Turkish Van X.

Roberta

Roberta began her career as a trainee veterinary nurse with us in 1996. After a few years she left to pursue other interests including a science degree and a series of uninspiring jobs. She eventually returned to her love of animals and the clinic and is a skilled and passionate addition to our team.

Her other calling is writing and Roberta is a published author of numerous fantasy and horror short stories as well as her own collection, and a fantasy novella.

Her fur-baby loves include her two cats, Pandora and Tyrion, and a mischievous Chihuahua named Ren.

Paige Matthews

Paige is currently studying for her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and Fear Free animal handling. She started out with us during her Certificate III placement and has since been a member of our team.

She has a love for all animals big and small.

She has a beloved dog Sandy, fat cat Freckle and Sassy the ferret.

April

April is our clinic cat who presented to us as a stray in April of 2015. We all fell in love with her from the day she arrived and after Frazer’s approval we decided to keep her as another clinic cat. She loves to meet other pets out in the waiting room. She can be found at the front desk snoozing in her basket or snacking on treats and her name-tag reads “Queen Bee”.

Gus

Gus is the latest addition to our team, joining the clinic in 2020 after being found as a stray as a teeny tiny kitten. He is super photogenic and a very funny character. He loves to help out in surgery and check on all our patients. When he is not following April around the clinic Gus will be playing with his toys or helping the nurses with their jobs. On the weekends he often has sleepovers for the weekend with Dr Kristi or nurse Rebecca and their families.