Our Team

Veterinary Caring Of A Cute Cat

Meet Our Team

The North Bundaberg Vet Surgery team is a closely bonded team of animal lovers who happen to be Veterinarians, Nurses and Support Staff. We love what we do and pride ourselves on providing you and your pet with best available care. Below are some of our team members.

Our Vets

Rohan Miller – Principal Veterinarian

B.V.Sc

Rohan Miller is our Senior Veterinarian and has been with the North Bundaberg Vet Surgery since we opened our doors in 2007.

Rohan graduated from the University of Queensland 1985 and has travelled extensively throughout both Australia and overseas doing locum work, gaining extensive experience.

He enjoys all aspects of veterinary work. He has lots of pets and rescued animals at home, including dogs “Red” and “Chloe”, a couple of cats, birds – even a talking parrot!

Natalie Taggart – Senior Veterinarian

B.V.Sc.

Natalie graduated from Melbourne University in 2006 and has been working in the Bundaberg region since 2008.  Natalie has special interests in avian medicine, heart health, abdominal and thoracic ultrasound and surgery.  Natalie loves getting patients back to their best.

Derek Lamb – Senior Veterinarian

B.V.Sc

Derek joined our team in April, 2023 and brings with him a wealth of experience.  Since graduating as a veterinarian in South Africa, he has had 23 years of experience and loves working with animals.  When he is not working he enjoys snorkelling and playing with his pets.

Lachlan Meikle

B.V.Sc

Lachlan graduated from James Cook University in Townsville in 2016 and is passionate about practicing gold standard medicine. He enjoys taking time to build rapport with clients and fostering the human-animal bond.

Lachie lives and works most of the year in Agnes Waters, but luckily for us there are times when he returns and does some locum work.

His hobbies include gym, swimming, guitar, piano, camping, snorkelling and diving.

Our Veterinary Nurses

Helen Dawson – Head Nurse

Veterinary Nurse (Cert. IV)

Helen, who joined the team in 2012, is extremely dedicated to her life’s work in the veterinary industry. She has completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and is one of our most valued and experienced vet nurses.

She has lots of animals including 2 sheep, 2 birds, 2 dogs and a cat.

Zoe Vaughan

Veterinary Nurse

Zoe started vet nursing in 2024 after originally starting with us in  2021 as our resident animal groomer.  With seven years of grooming experience and working with animals, her passion for her work has only grown with time.  In particular, Zoe loves working with our clients to create a trusting and comfortable environment for their pets. She has 3 dogs of her own – “Lolli” the Cavalier and “Winnie” the Whippet and “Mako”, a rescue dog who is a Labrador Mix.

Natalia Chacon

Veterinary Nurse

Natalia joined our team in 2023 and is currently undergoing her Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing.  She loves camping, boating, travelling and also has a passion for wildlife.  She particularly loves horses as well and we absolutely love having her here with us.  She has 2 horses named  “Aussie” and “Dakoda”.  She moved to the Bundaberg area at the end of 2021 and is  looking forward to getting married at the end of the year.

Kirsty Woodall

Veterinary Nurse (Cert IV)

We have been very fortunate to have Kirsty join our team. She has been working in the veterinary industry since 1999 and has a Certificate IV in vet nursing. She has 2 boys and a wide variety of pets including dogs, cats, chickens and horses. She loves team penning and regularly travels to competitions on the weekends.

Bonnie Whalley Lownds

Vet Nurse

Bonnie is currently studying her Cert IV Vet Nursing and she enjoys all the aspects of being involved in the surgical and hospital rotations in clinic.

She also works at the front of the clinic as one of our knowledgeable and friendly reception staff .

Bon started working with us at the end of 2023 when she finished high school and she is the instigator of lots of laughs around the clinic.

 

Our Practice Staff

Chrissy Flett – Bookkeeper/Administrator

Cert IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Chrissy is also an original team member at our surgery, having started with us in 2007. She takes care of the administration side of the surgery. Having worked in the veterinary industry since 2000, Chrissy’s experience is invaluable to both our staff and our customers.

She lives at Innes Park with her husband and two sons.  Her pets include “Fairy” a rescue cat.  Her other main interests include gardening, camping, going to the beach and reading.

Luke Foley

Practice Manager

Luke joined our team in 2017 as our Practice Manager.  Born in North Queensland and raised in the Bundaberg area he is passionate about all kinds of animals and loves his job.  Luke and his family have two dogs – Summer and Patch.

Josh Flett – Reception

Reception/Admin

Josh originally started with us as a junior vet nurse in April of 2021 helping out  after school and Saturday morning hours.  He then worked with us during his gap year before heading off to QUT to do a Bachelor of  Engineering (Honours) degree.  Josh still works for us from time to time when he is home on uni break.

He has a cat named “Boingus” who he found near some cane fields  and was only around 4 weeks of age.  “Boingus” is now over two year old and is living a great life.

 

Ebony Knack

Receptionist

Ebony started with us a few years ago helping out of an afternoon after school and Saturday mornings.  Since that time, she has learned rapidly and now works part-time as a receptionist.  She is also currently undertaking a school-based traineeship as a groomer.

Update:  We are very happy that Ebony is now a full-time team member working as one of our friendly and experienced receptionists.  Ebony has a Doberman mix called “Nitro”.