Dr Jessica Farrow

Veterinarian & Practice Owner

Jessica moved to the area with her partner Dave, two young daughters and her dog called Penny for a short period.  They loved Horsham anf the friendly people so much they decided to stay.

Jessica received her Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Melbourne university in 2007.  Initially working in a mixed practice with all types of animals large and small but more recently focusing on small animal medicine and surgery.  Work interests include radiography, ultrasonography and critical care.  She would like to pursue more options in physiotherapy and rehab.

In her spare time, Jessica enjoys exploring new places, camping, 4 wheel driving, sports, horse riding and a good book.

Lauren Monaghan

Practice Owner/Manager

Originally from Brim, Lauren is our proud Practice Manager who recently purchased the clinic with Jessica. With aligned morals and values, they are dedicated to building a strong community connection with a unique veterinary clinic full of engaged, positive, fun-loving team members dedicated to following their passion in providing the best for all pets and their humans.  Lauren has just begun her third year of business leadership with the Lincoln Institute.

On top of nurturing the mental health of her team, Lauren enjoys playing netball, doing fun runs, catching up with friends (especially for winery/platter days) and exploring the outdoors.   

When she is home with her husband and sons, she enjoys hanging out with her cat Nimbles and pug pack.

Dr Samantha Stephens

Veterinarian

Sam, originally from Echuca, graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Melbourne in 2013.  She worked at Your Family Vet as a locum in 2014 before taking a full time position in North Eastern Victoria.  Having experienced a very busy mixed practice, Sam has returned to the Wimmera to concentrate on small animals and has a special interest in orthopaedic surgery and feline medicine.

When she's not at work, Sam enjoys riding bikes with her husband Tom, spending quality time with her daughters Isabelle and Eloise and playing with Rosie the beloved family cat.

Dr Jess Bammann

Veterinarian

Jess is originally from a cattle and hay farm in SA. She moved to Horsham three years ago after graduating from The University of Adelaide with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. 

She enjoys being a vet and getting to travel to other clinics in VIC and the NT to do locum work (when possible). However, due to recent changes and a good working relationship with Lauren and Jessica, she decided to return to Your Family Vet. 

Jess has particular interests in emergency medicine, surgery and dentistry. She hopes to one day do some work in aboriginal communities to help promote animal welfare. 

Jess and her partner, Ben, have three dogs. A naughty Cattle dog (Ned), a big friendly Staghound (Ace) and a speedy whippet (Indi). On her days off, she enjoys walking her dogs and drinking coffee. 

Dr Beth McGennisken

Veterinarian

Beth is a true local, returning to the family farm and sharing her time with us.  Beth is a fantastic animal advocate, having completed many positions offering her veterinary expertise all over the world.  Beth has worked the majority of her career doing locum veterinary work in numerous places, allowing for her love of travelling, and many volunteer placements, allowing for her desire to give back.

Beth enjoys varying her projects and is always researching anything she can to improve the wellbeing of all creatures great and small.  At home Beth has two rescue dogs and a small mob of pet sheep.

Cassie Dunlop

Veterinary Nurse

Cassie, with a farming background from Rupanyup, has loved being around animals her whole life.
She came to us in 2018 as a trainee nurse and has since become qualified and moved to Geelong.
However, due to recent changes here at YFV, she couldn’t help but join the team again!

She still works casually as a vet nurse at Geelong Animal Emergency where she loves the fast-pace environment and
nursing critical patients. Cassie is also studying a Bachelor of Science at Deakin University with hopes to one day become a veterinarian and continue advancing through this industry.

In her spare time, Cassie likes to cuddle as many dogs as possible, hang out with friends and play
netball.

Maddy Heard

Veterinary Nurse

Maddy is a local girl and has been a part of the team in a veterinary nursing role for years. As an experienced nurse Maddy has become an integral part of our team, teaching new nurses all that is included in fulfilling the role of a Veterinary Nurse.  Maddy's nursing skills include consult, medical and surgical nursing, dental scaling and polishing, placing catheters/IV fluids, collecting samples and running in house testing, cytology and many more! 

Maddy has a great passion for Staffies and currently owns two, Sasha anf Amarni.  She really enjoys taking them on walks and exploring the great outdoors along with hanging out with friends and socialising.  Maddy is now on maternity leave awaiting the arrival of her first child.

Nat Gruin

Veterinary Nurse

Nat grew up on the Mornington Peninsula and had lived and worked in Perth and Adelaide before returning to Victoria.  Her soul passion has always been with the advocacy, welfare, health and education of animals.

Nat qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 1995, had 13.5 extremely fulfilling years working in the profession before new adventures lead her to work in the sporting industry, train as a barista and eventually qualify as a Remedial Massage Therapist, before coming full circle back to her true passion of Veterinary Nursing.  Along the way she always stayed connected to her love of wildlife through volunteering at not-for-profit santuary Wild2Free, who's main focus is the rehabilitation and release of Eastern Grey Kangaroos, and animal shelters in Adelaide Hills.

Nat runs our Puppyschool program and just adores establishing connections for our clients and their new puppies. 

We are excited to have Nat in our team for a year now as she has proven to be a great asset!  Nat enjoys spending time with her furchild Morgan (a Border Collie puppy) who stole her heart the minute she met her. 

David Legg

Veterinary Nurse

Born on a dairy farm, David has been working with animals of all kinds from a very early age. Qualified and trained in both small and large animal nursing, David moved to the area last year from South Coast NSW to join our growing team and has shown his value. He is enjoying exploring The Grampians and surroundings. 

In his spare time David enjoys curling up with his cat Saffron and a good book.

Imogen Yates

Veterinary Nurse

Imogen moved to Horsham to join our team in March and has fast become such a valuable Veterinary Nurse.  Sharing her knowledge, ideas and experience we are grateful to have her!  Imogen runs our pet weight loss program and enjoys helping our clients to establish optimal pet health. 

In her spare time, Imogen loves heading home to help out on the farm.

Susie Relouw

Administration

Susie grew up in England and migrated to Australia as a 13 year old. She has lived in lots of different places before meeting her husband and settling in Horsham and raising her 5 children. Susie has recently sold her Insurance broking company and was looking for a total change of pace, something that would see her learn new things and an environment that was not routine.

Susie tells us that working at the clinic has filled her with a sense of purpose and makes her happy. She has always been an animal advocate, therefore feels that she has found the perfect fit.

Being a mum of 5 now successful adult children and of 3 little crazy pugs that bring her lots of laughs and snuggles, Susie is living a dream!

Nikita Bradshaw

Customer Service

Nikita moved to Horsham as a young girl and comes from a farming background.  She has always been around animals and is very excited to be able to pursue veterinary nursing.  As well as sharing her spare time with her husband Ben and young boys Cooper and Elijah, Nikita enjoys travelling, outdoors and catching up with family and friends.

Nikita has been a Veterinary Nurse with us for 4 years and has switched to Customer Service Assistant this year to enable her to work in kinder hours.

Nikita and family enjoy life with Jack who is a Seal Point Ragdoll and have recently adopted the gorgeous Sassi from Catnap Kitten Rescue!

Sarah Brady

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Sarah moved to Horsham after cementing her position with us as a Junior Veterinary Nurse in January and has begun her studies to become a qualified Veterinary Nurse.  Sarah is an extremely fast learner and has proven herself to be a very valuable part of the team, especially with her fun-loving antics and clever surprise drawings.

Sarah recently welcomed Joey, a sweet Whippet puppy, to her home.

More information to come...

Sheridan Baker

Customer Service

Sheridan joined our team as a Trainee Customer Service Assistant on a part time basis in March as she is also completing her university studies.  Sheridan enjoys seeing all of the different pets who come through our door and has a huge love for cats!

When she isn't working at Your Family Vet she is at home working as a part-time digital artist, taking on projects from clients all over the world.  She loves live-streaming her work each night on Twitch to teach others about the different areas of digital art.  Sheridan hopes to one day become a Veterinary Nurse or work as a Concept Artist at a large gaming studio!

Laetitia Schier

Kennel Hand

Laetitia strives to be a Veterinarian when she finishes school and is working 2 days a week after school with us as a Kennel Hand.  Stepping straight into the role with no fuss, we have no doubt she will achieve anything she puts her mind to!

Laetitia has grown up around dogs as her parents breed and show Siberian Huskies, which has led herself to develop a huge passion for dogs and dog training. Laetitia currently owns a Siberian husky (Ruby) and a Dobermann (Riley), who she spends most of her weekends with, either training or attending dog shows. When not with the dogs Laetitia enjoys hanging out with friends and going shopping.

Ruby Spasic

Kennel Hand

Ruby has been working with us after school 2 days a week and is a wonderful part of our team!  Ruby has a can do attitude and her work ethic is amazing! Ruby is working towards becoming a Veterinary Nurse after finishing school. Ruby loves to spend time with her animals in amongst running her own business, called Ruby’s Clay Earrings, which consists of handmade clay earrings which you will find on Instagram as well as at the local markets.

Briney Wright

Kennel Hand

Briney is our newest addition to the team, working as one of our fabulous Kennel Hands after school.  Briney wants to be a Veterinary Nurse when she finishes school and we have no doubt she will certainly be a fantastic one!  After recently completing work experience with us, Briney was offered the position as she fitted straight into our team.

On the weekends, Briney loves to go camping with friends and family.  She also enjoys clay shooting and going out to the farm helping her pop, including driving the header for him at harvest time.  During the week, when it is sunny days, Briney loves to take her dogs, Indi and Shelby, for a walk along the river and catch up with friends.

Penny Stemp

Financial Administrator

Penny has been part of the team right from the start, managing all things financial within the business.  Penny graduated with a Diploma of Accounting from Ballarat University and moved to Horsham with her family many years ago for a tree change. 

Penny's interests are her human family, husband Brendan and now grown up children Bec and Harry, and her extended fur family all being lucky rescues.  Penny was an integral volunteer with Horsham PAWS for many years, including spending time as the President of the association, and now has established her own rescue Catnap Kitten Rescue! 

As well as having her own luxurious boarding facility for cats, Catnap, quite simply she adores cats!  If she manages to find some free time she also enjoys reading and patchwork.