Current Professional Activities

• Owner and Veterinarian of Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Services, Queensland, Australia
• Policy Councillor, Unusual Pets and Avian Veterinarians, Special Interest Group of Australian Veterinary Association
• Committee Member, International Committee of Association of Avian Veterinarians
• Scientific Committee, European College of Zoological Medicine

Children

• Only ones with fur!

Pets

• Bear, a Standard Poodle/Golden Retriever cross
• Licorice, a 15 year old Red Tailed Black Cockatoo
• Petey, an adult Moustache Parrot
• Wasp and Beetle, female Hahn’s Macaws
• Lyra, a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
• Beckham, a Central Netted Dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis)
• Diesel, a Black headed Python (Aspidites melanocephala)

Hobbies

• With all of these pets, who has time? :)
• Like science fiction/fantasy books and movies
• Rowing
• Candle and Soap making

Favorite Quote

"I'd stop eating chocolate, but I'm no quitter."

What I Like Most About VIN

The sense of community and the variety – of cases, of approaches and of VINners!