Charters Towers Veterinary Service

Meet our Expert Team of Veterinarians around Charters Towers, specialising in horses, cattle, and small animals.
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We are Charters Towers Veterinary Service, offering equine, bovine, and small animal care in and around Charters Towers.

You have enough on your plate. Let us take care of the things that matter to you – including the health of your animals and pets.

Contact us today to get a head start in your animals’ optimal wellbeing. We are located in Charters Towers, QLD.

Call (07) 4754 7400

Phone Number

(07) 4054 7400

Address:

177 Gill St
Charters Towers, QLD 4820

Opening Hours:

Mon – Fri: 8am – 5pm
Sat: 9am – 12pm

The Charters Towers clinic became part of Tableland Veterinary Service in 2012.

Prior to this it has had a long and successful history as a mixed practice, servicing both the extensive beef industry throughout Northern Australia and the local horse and small animal clientele. The mission statement of Charters Towers Veterinary Service is “caring for the needs of all animals”.

Former principle, Denise Wilson, has helped with the transition of Charters Towers Veterinary Service to become part of Tableland Veterinary Service. She has completed extra training in small animal surgery (having completed her membership of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists) and also spends a part of each week helping to tutor and train veterinary students at James Cook University.  She continues to assist the veterinarians at Charters Towers Veterinary Service with surgical cases.

Shannon Malone (nee Atkinson) started work at Charters Towers Veterinary Service in 2017.  She is a local to the Charters Towers region coming from a nearby property. Shannon is a mixed practice veterinarian who enjoys working with cattle and spending time outdoors.

 

Yvette (Evie)  Jarman joined our team in 2017 after graduating from JCU. Evie has found her interests lies with small animal surgery and medicine, but remains an enthusiastic mixed practice vet and is quite comfortable with horses. Evie spends her time away from work, entertaining her dog Cody, her cat Ellie, her bird Sunny and catching up with her fiancee.

Lee Kolfen joined Charters Towers Veterinary Service in 2018 as a recent graduate of James Cook University.  She is a keen mixed practitioner but is enthusiastically embracing cattle practice.

Services we offer

Small Animal Services

Cattle Services

Equine Services

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"Always helpful do their best to help your pets in their time of need."

Christine

Google Review, Charters Towers

"Excellant Had our Dachshund in for day care they really looked after him."

Glenys

Google Review, Charters Towers

"Great service, staff were very friendly and helpful and kept me well informed."

Tracy

Google Review, Charters Towers

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Meet our Charters Towers team

Sam Graham

Practice Manager

 
Bio
Sam moved to Charters Towers in 2012 and has been with the clinic ever since. Leaving behind her nurse position at Moranbah she has brought more than a decades worth of experience to the clinic whilst making a welcome addition to her family two years ago. Sam has completed her Certificate IV in veterinary nursing and has particular interest in reptiles, small animals and cattle. Sam is the Practice Manager at the Charters Towers clinic. On her days off Sam enjoys spending time with her family and training for her next half marathon.

Leah Atkinson

Veterinary Nurse

 
Bio
Leah has completed her Certificate IV in veterinary nursing and has been working at CTVS since 2014. She relocated to Charters Towers from Mt Isa, exchanging trucks and heavy machinery for her new love of macropods, dogs and horses. Leah is also the driving force behind our puppy preschool classes. Outside of work Leah competes in bow hunting, enjoys riding her two horses and cares for a number of orphaned joeys.

Dr Yvette (Evie) Jarman

Veterinarian

 
Bio
Yvette, also known as Evie, has joined our team in 2017 from Townsville, after graduating from JCU. Having spent the last few years between Townsville and the Atherton Tablelands, Evie worked at a local dairy and exhibited ed cattle at various shows. At CTVS she has found her interest lies with birds, pocket pets and small animal surgery and medicine, but remains an enthusiastic mixed practice vet. Evie spends her time away from the clinic mustering, riding horses, playing futsal and entertaining her dog Cody, her cat Ellie and her bird Sunny.

Tammy Welsh

Veterinary Nurse

 
Bio
Tammy joined CTVS in 2010. She is an experienced veterinary nurse, having started nursing in 1994 in Mt Isa. After nursing she spent 5 years travelling and completing a beauty therapy course before returning to Mt Isa to nurse for a further 5 years. She left Mt Isa in 2007 to pursue further studies in beauty therapy in Townsville. Since joining us here, she has balanced being a wonderful asset to the team and running her own business. Outside of work Tammy spends time with her two young daughters and caring for her fur family.

Dr Shannon Malone

Veterinarian

 
Bio
Shannon is a local to the Charters Towers region and started working for Charters Towers Veterinary Service in 2017. Shannon is a mixed practice veterinarian who enjoys working with cattle and spending time outdoors.

Justine Walsh

Veterinary Nurse

 
Bio
Justine grew up on a cattle station called Soda Creek, just outside the very small township of Einasleigh. She completed her secondary schooling as a border at All souls St Gabriels school in Charters Towers, where she was school captain in year 12.
Then Justine travelled through out Canada and the United States of America with now husband., where she worked as a trail guide on horseback in Banff, the Canadian Rocky Mountains! She have worked for the Tableland Veterinary Service in Charters Towers as a veterinary nurse and receptionist since 2014. Justine really enjoys working with animals, with a particular interest in critical care nursing and large animals.

Dr Lee Kolfen

Veterinarian

 
Bio
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Katelyn Walsh

Veterinary Nurse

 
Bio
Katelyn is from a cattle property near Charters Towers and went to school locally. She studied Sports Science at James Cook University, before working for three years with cattle and horses on a local cattle station. Katelyn is passionate about sport and animal. In her role with Charters Towers Veterinary Service, she really enjoys the contact with the public, working in a supportive team and helping animals on their road to recovery.

(07) 4054 7400

Mon – Fri: 8am – 5pm

Sat: 9am – 12pm

Address

177 Gill St
Charters Towers
QLD 4820

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