Compassionate care starts with the right people.
At Gawler Veterinary Services, our team is more than just qualified — we're kind, attentive, and genuinely love what we do. From our experienced vets to our friendly nurses and support crew (yes, even our clinic cats), we're here to make every visit feel safe, supported, and stress-free — for both you and your pet.
Our Team of Veterinarians
PRACTICE OWNER / PRINCIPAL VETERINARIAN
Tony completed his Bachelor of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney in 1972 then came to work at a little vet clinic in Gawler owned by Dr Bruce Eastick.
Now, with over 45 years of experience caring for your furry, feathered, scaled or tailed family members, Tony is the owner and Principal Veterinarian of that little clinic – Gawler Veterinary Services.
Tony has mentored students and graduates from all the Australian and New Zealand vet schools, and helped many new veterinarians get their start in the industry.
Tony lives in Willaston with his Poodle Ted and a pandemonium of rescued parrots.
VETERINARIAN
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Our Team of Vet Nurses
VETERINARY NURSE MANAGER
Casey, originally from Queensland, made the move to SA 10 years ago to follow her love of animals! Known as our Italian cook here at GVS, she has been nursing for us for 3 years. Casey founded Paws in a Pod in 2020 where she fosters kittens, leading to a little white kitten joining her family, Polly. Along with Polly she has her a little Chihuahua called Hero.
When Casey isn’t snuggling kittens or cooking up a storm, she loves a day at the beach or a good horror movie!
VETERINARY NURSE / RECEPTION
With a background in aged care, Kylie’s supportive and understanding nature have helped her become the smiling and caring face of our Smithfield Clinic.
Living locally in the Northern Suburbs with her family and beloved dog Ruby, Kylie joined the GVS team in 2010, fresh from completing her Veterinary Nursing studies, and over the last decade she has worked across our clinics dealing with unique situations and cases which have developed her nursing skills and experience.
Kylie gets enormous satisfaction from surgical nursing, but is also keenly interested in animal rehabilitation and wildlife care.
VETERINARY NURSE
Nurse Dani is one our friendly consult nurses you will likely see upon your visit with the Vet! With 19 years experience and previously working in an emergency clinic, she knows her stuff!
Dani recently built her forever home with her Hubby of 10 years and two children, 16 and 3 year old and is loving every second of making her new house a home! Between her children and her lovely Cavalier Lulu, she keeps her self busy!
Out of work Dani loves spending time with her family, the outdoors and bushwalking.
VETERINARY NURSE
A born and bred Barossa girl, Corrin’s nursing experience stretches right back to completing a school-based apprenticeship in year 12, and she has been nursing your pets ever since!
Corrin holds a Cert II in Animal studies, loves being part of the surgical team, but is also very interested in helping us understand the preventative power of nutrition on your pets’ overall health.
A long-term crazy horse gal, Corrin has a 35-year old welsh pony 'ET' and her 18-year old cat Andy.
Corrin lives in the heart of the Barossa with her Husband and two little girls Grace and Lilly. In Corrins spare time she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, as well as gardening and renovating her home!
VETERINARY NURSE
Tarsha has spent majority of her career life in hospitality but now is qualified in cert 4 in Veterinary Nursing and has a special interest in surgery nursing, with the possibility of more study in the future.
At home Tarsha and her husband have two cats “Castiel” and "Crowley" along with 2 Indian Ringneck parrots “Krypto” and “Spyro”.
She also has a bunch of tropical fish, which Tarsha’s favourite is a bristlenose catfish. Tarsha spends her spare time on her backyard renovations, gaming and watching her favourite TV shows. She really enjoys photography, she even owned her own business for a few years and hopes to one day be able to do pet photography.
VETERINARY NURSE
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Our Team of Support Staff
CLINIC 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.
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!!
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.
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.
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.
RECEPTIONIST
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CLINIC CAT
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