Louise Lehmann

Practice Owner/Manager

Dr Helen Lehmann hails from Scotland and came to Australia in 1997. Dr Louise has been vetting her whole life and she and her husband Jason (hot fireman) purchased the Clare Valley Veterinary Services Clinic back in April 2007 (April 1st to be precise - no fools). Never one to shy away from a challenge, Dr Louise took on the business with a 1 year old (Rebecca) in tow and pregnant with Number 2 child (Sam), and Archibald (Archie) came along 3 years later. Dr Louise and Jason have created a highly skilled passionate team of Veterinarians, Nurses and Staff. Constantly striving to provide expert care for our patients and clients. Don't let that lilting Scottish accent fool you, Dr Louise can wrangle a cow (or coo if you are Scottish), soothe a stroppy mare and calm the most nervous of pets.

Jason Lehmann

Practice Owner

Jason assists Louise in managing the business whilst juggling his career in the South Australian Fire Department. He's yet to feature in any calendars. Jason is in the background doing the work to keep the business running smoothly. Jason is a terrifically organised person with a penchant for order and tidiness (he has an affinity with his labeller), this trait comes from his time in the Navy being a Submariner (Hello Sailor).

Johanna Mitchell

Veterinarian

Dr Jo has returned to the Clinic after the birth of her gorgeous little boy Hugo, now aged 2. Dr Jo obtained her Veterinarian Degree from the University of Adelaide in 2016, she joined us back in 2017. Dr Jo is a veterinarian who thinks outside the square with the trickiest of cases. Her determination and tenacity is second to none, even though she is in our clinics 3 days a week, she doesn't let that stop her from contemplating these cases in the wee hours of the morning on her days away from the clinic.

Eleanor Choy

Veterinarian

Dr Ellie as she is known as another of our vets from lands far away. Dr Ellie was born in Hong Kong, educated in the UK and completed her Veterinary Degree in Sydney, came to us as a freshly graduated Veterinarian in the middle of a pandemic. Dr Ellie has worked tirelessly to keep improving her knowledge and experience, always is the first to put her hand up to work the extra hours. Her interests in Veterinary skills is leaning more towards to the larger animal work, however Dr Ellie certainly has an affinity with all animals that come into our clinic due to her kind sweet nature.

Hannah Hogg

Veterinarian

Our newly minted recently betrothed Veterinarian Dr Hannah Hogg was born in the Mid North and has lived here for most of her life, her parents own a successful cattle stud here in Clare. Dr Hannah has a voice of an angel which is apt as she sings in the local Church on Sunday. Dr Hannah has spent the past 6 years studying at Adelaide University and has commenced her career with us. An incredibly thorough Veterinarian, as her study notes will attest as they are highly coveted by the junior staff for their organisation and information.

Nicole Blackwell

Veterinarian

Taryn Baker

Practice Manager

Erin Watkin-Blaser

Veterinary Nurse

Shemia Daniel

Veterinary Nurse

Shemia started with us in 2019, coming from the Roseworthy Equine Clinic, and we are super pleased that we have this dynamic veterinary nurse on our team. Her wonderful gentle nature with animals and people is certainly a joy to behold. Kind and sweet and incredibly clever, you almost expect to see blue birds and forest animals following her around. Shemia is a whizz with practical advice for your pets and can explain the most difficult of cases with ease that you can fully understand.

Caitlin Parsons

Veterinary Nurse

We need to thank Caitlin's school teacher who encouraged her to look into a career with animals in particular the veterinary field. Caitlin came to us in 2018 and immediately commenced her Vet nursing studies whilst working full time. Her quiet determination has made her one of the top notch vet nurse she is today, and she is highly regarded amongst the team. She initially wanted to become a Vet, however she enjoys the vet nursing side of experiencing lots of different things each day, she has a particular interest in orthopaedics,ex/lap surgeries and working with large animals and isn't afraid of guts and gore.

Rasika Rathnayaka

Veterinary Nurse

Rasika joined us in 2019 after arriving in Australia in 2015 with her beautiful family from Sri Lanka. When in her home country, Rasika is a qualified vet with her own practice. She has recently sat her exams to have these qualifications recognised her in Australia and we can't wait for her to start practicing with us.

Australian citizen Rasika is a breath of fresh air with her beautiful smile and infectious laughter along with her gentle caring nature. All of our clients warm to this lovely woman.

Tammi Mullins

Veterinary Nurse

Tammi has returned to the Clinic after maternity leave for her second child Sully. Tammi has been with us since 2016, and we welcome her return with open arms. She is such a relaxed and confident vet nurse, Tammi is brilliant with clients and their pets, although according to Practice Manager Taryn, you do need to lock away your food, as our resident forager, Tammi loves to eat!

Fabian Yunda

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Fabian is our newest recruit, joining us in 2022. Originally from Colombia, Fabian dedicated 6 years to become a Veterinarian graduating from the National University of Colombia. There were 10,000 applicants for the Veterinary course and only 46 were chosen. Fabian came to Australia with a plan to improve his English, he started working at veterinary clinics in Victoria before coming across to Clare. Both Fabian and Rasika have just sat for their Australian Veterinary Licence exams and soon they will be practicing vets. With his sultry Colombian accent and deep dark eyes he certainly is a hit in Clare.

Lauren Fielding

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Lauren is a former Army brat who has lived in various places and now resides in the Mid North. Lauren is a bit of a Science Boffin having completed her Certificate 3 in Companion Animal Services  - Diploma in Animal Tech. Her previous roles have been in laboratories working with IMVS and CSIRO, however her cross over to the vet nursing side has been seamless. Her aim is to also try and maintain a work life balance with her young family, once she has achieved this she will let us know the answer!

Brigid Connelly

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

The delightful Brigid came to work at CVVS in 2021, with her beautiful golden locks, crystal blue eyes and dewy porcelain skin you can certainly see her Irish roots. Brigid is currently training to become a Vet Nurse and she also heads up our Kitten Adoption Program, her careful thorough nature ensures that these delightful creatures go to the right forever homes. She also is our resident Social Media Coordinator and she does a magnificent job at this too.

Brigid was initially looking to go into Registered Nursing when she saw the Vet Nursing options, and thank goodness she chose Vet nursing. Her favourite part of her learning is being the consult nurse for the day supporting the Veterinarians.

Rachel Slusser

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Rachel came to us in 2021 for Year 12 work experience, we loved having Rachel on the team so much that we asked her to come back when she'd completed her schooling. Bright and breezy this statuesque brunette is the Edward Sissorhands of the grooming business pampering our clients with the utmost care. Rachel is also studying for her Vet Nurse certificate, she and Brigid are study mates in the quest for their qualifications.

Liz Callary

Receptionist

Sarah Fuller

Receptionist

Having spent the majority of her working life in the wine industry working in marketing and events, Sarah jumped at the opportunity to join the CVVS team as a receptionist. Turning 50 years of age does that to you. Sarah still generously supports the wine industry and shares her home with a variety of pets and human animals!

She brings her fantastic personality, questionable jokes and her best singing voice to work each and every day.