Michael is the owner of Hurlstone Park Veterinary Hospital and has worked here continuously since the 1980s. He enjoys all aspects of veterinary practice and has a lot of experience and expertise in surgery and medicine. Michael has a special interest in animal acupuncture and has treated a vast number of patients over the past 20 years, offering another option for most muscular-skeletal conditions including arthritis, degenerative joint disease etc. On days off he is usually involved in the teaching and workplace assessment of student veterinary nurses in the Sydney metropolitan area. Michael was also a honorary committee member of the NSW Canine Research Foundation for twenty years, including eight years as vice president. He is an Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) Committee Member and he was the 2017 NSW AVA president.

Michael’s outside interests include rugby, surfing, skiing, squash, and of course his animals. He has a delightful Great Dane named Elsa who can barely fit in his car and a happy Labrador named Wally. Wally looks up to Elsa as his big sister and follows her everywhere. Elsa enjoys Wally’s company but occasionally reminds him she is the “top dog”.

She has an interest in dermatology, but is eager to expand her knowledge in all areas of veterinary medicine.

At home, Christabel has a naughty rescue cat Pickle, named as he was found in a ‘pickle’ with cat flu, ringworm and fleas. Outside of work, her interests include baking, crochet and bringing Pickle for adventures.

After this she moved to London where she worked in several practices and gained a wide range of experience. After enjoying life overseas Belinda decided to return home to be closer to her family. Belinda could not resist coming back to Hurlstone Park and has been with us since July 2013.

Belinda has two delightful Cavalier King Charles Spaniels called Ninja and Panda who are her pride and joy. These two get into a lot of mischief and love coming to work with Belinda and their sweet natures charm everyone they meet.

Kate graduated from the University of Sydney with first class honours in 2013. She enjoys consulting, working on medical cases and behavioural medicine. She worked for several years at the RSPCA and remains passionate about animal welfare and rescue. Prior to studying veterinary science, Kate was a corporate lawyer (but don’t hold that against her!). She loves to ride horses, visit the beach and run in her free time. She shares her home with a very noisy tuxedo cat called Billie-Jean, a fiery fluffball called Amy Winehouse and an incredibly sweet but very nervous rescue Great Dane X called Archer (oh, and her husband and two small human children as well).

Edelicia has been casually working at Hurlstone Park Vet Hospital for 25 years.  She recently sold her own Veterinary practice after 24 years of business.

Edelicia has two cats, a male named Hernandez who is three years old, and Queenie who is four.

She is a facilitator at Sydney University helping to conduct clinical consultation skills with Veterinary students.

Edelicia is also studying Certificate IV in Teaching & Assessment at TAFE, in order to eventually teach veterinary nursing students next year.

Edelicia’s other little side venture is her floristry business called Petals fur Pets. A sustainably-minded floral business catering to pets and pet lovers. All her floral designs feature animals or are designed for animals (you can follow her on Instagram at Petals_fur_Pets).

Ben has worked at Hurlstone Park on a part time basis since 1997. He regularly consults on Mondays. Ben enjoys performing surgery and has an interest in orthopaedics. Ben has travelled extensively overseas through Europe, Africa and the Middle East where he was working as a vet.  Ben has Holly (full name: “Holy Moly Supa Holly”) who he describes as the most astounding Burmese cat he has ever known.

He has an interest in education and works at TAFE, teaching veterinary nurses the skills and knowledge required for their qualifications. Ben is a keen golfer and tries to play the guitar when he has time.

Yvonne has an interest in small animal medicine and is looking forward to complete a one-year distance education on medicine in 2022. She believes that client education is important in establishing and maintaining the human-animal bond that benefits the wellbeing of both.

Yvonne has three cheeky rescue cats at home: Luna the tabby that loves to push things off the ledge, and the ginger brothers that take turn to cause mischief, Jelly and Bean.

Amanda completed Certificate II in Animal Studies and Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at Bankstown TAFE and has been working at Hurlstone Park vets since 2011. Amanda has a soft spot for ginger cats and raised her cat Harlem from a baby.  Amanda also recently got her first puppy named Watson. Watson is a very cheeky Cocker Spaniel cross Cavalier King Charles who loves to come to work and join in on all the fun and dog treats!

Sweetlana has soft spot for small white fluffy dogs. Her last dog was a Maltese Shihtzu dog named “Jessie” who often came to work and loved hogging her favourite chair. Sweetlana’s main interests are surgical nursing and intensive care. In her spare time she enjoys catching up with friends and having a laugh.

Erica has been bringing her little dog Julia to Hurlstone Park Vet for a few years now and started working here in 2020. Erica completed Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at Bankstown Tafe in 2021 and has always wanted to work with animals since she was a little girl. Erica especially loves working with dogs and birds and has a soft spot for elephants. Her favourite part of working at Hurlstone Park Vet is everyone working together like one big family.

Bernadette loves all animals big and small, and has worked casually at Hurlstone Park since 2014, completing her certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2018. She has a fluffy 3 legged cat named Lee who she rescued off the street. She has previously travelled to South Africa to work at a predator sanctuary with tigers, lions, leopards and cheetahs – and would love to travel for this again in the future. Bernadette also holds a Bachelor of Design in Fashion and textiles from UTS – sewing and embroidering in her spare time, as well as being an avid book lover.

She has always loved animals and after working in the hospitality industry for over 16 years she felt it was time for a career change.

She has completed her Certificate II in Animal Studies and plans to continue her studies in Veterinary Nursing.

We will always remember our beautiful clinic cat, Nummy. You may have noticed him walking through the consult rooms or sitting on our reception desk. Prior to moving in to Hurlstone Park Vet, Nummy lived with Nurse Louise’s mother, Fay. He was rescued as a kitten and had been mistreated but luckily Fay took him under her wing. He lived 5 happy years here at Hurlstone Park Vet and sadly passed away shy of turning 20 years old in 2020. We miss him terribly but he will never be forgotten