Our Brilliant
Support Staff
Toni Katzorke
Client Relations/ Assistant Practice Manager
The owner of the friendly smile that greets you at our Gawler Clinic belongs to our receptionist and Assistant Practice Manager, Toni.
With her Cert 2 and 3 in human disability care, Toni now focuses her caring attitude towards our patients and owners, and as someone who’s never been able to walk past a pet without giving them a pat or a cuddle, Toni’s ready to make you and your fur babies feel happy and comfortable when you arrive.
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Toni loves to paint pictures, play netball and basketball for fun and is in the middle of renovating her 2nd home in the Barossa Valley.
A Barossa local, Toni lives with her tiny chihuahua/shitzu cross Daisy – an attention seeking little ball of energy that just loves a cuddle as well as her ratbag cat Pudding and gang of chickens and ducks!!
Toni also holds reputation as our professional Cuddler!!
Ebony Perry
Veterinary Assistant
With a love of all things with feathers, fur and scales, Ebony decided early that she wanted to become a Vet. In year 10 she completed a week of work experience at a vet clinic and was offered part time work as a Junior Vet nurse.
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Ebony has a passion for science and maths and with all of her subjects picked for her final year of school, Ebony plans to enrol at the University of Adelaide.
Ebony has 2 dogs, Mack (an American Staffordshire Terrier), and Millie (a Beagle crossed with Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Jack Russell) and has 3 tropical fish named Vader, Skillet and Wilbur.
Ebony is passionate about what she does and looks forward to learning more from the team at the practice and is as equally passionate to care for your pet in any way she can.
Lily Martin
Veterinary Assistant
From a young girl Lily has always seen herself working with animals, however she wasn't quite set on becoming a vet until she was halfway through a Zoology degree in her home state of Tasmania. After finishing that off, she moved up to SA and started vet school in what became the year of the pandemic!
It's been a whirlwind of a time but she Is still so keen to be here and expanding her skills in the industry!
She has a passion for being outdoors and has loved exploring all the great places SA has to offer, both on land and in the water.
At home, you'll find her caring for a large collection of house plants, her 2 guinea pigs Merlin & Candy, alongside the ruler of the house - her Burmese cat, Toffee.
Odette Applebee
Reception
Odette is our afternoon receptionist!
She has lived in Gawler for over 30 years and in that time has worked in equine and small animal practice as a veterinary nurse.
She has also with her husband been self employed in the wholesale and retail industries owning delis, milk rounds and newsagents.
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With many years in the customer service field she jumped at the chance to become part of the GVS team as afternoon receptionist.
Out of clinic she loves to cook, craft of any type, and being outdoors.
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Oh, and the magnificent plants in the reception area? That is all thanks to her!
Clinic Kitty
Edna (Eddie)
Clinic Kitty
Lewis Jack
