Joanne Spalding

Practice Manager

If Jo was a book she would be the encyclopaedia of WVH containing all equipment manuals, a compendium of clients and pets past and present, building plans, history and legal proceedings of any vet or vet nurse who has even considered applying for a Veterinary job within a 50km radius. 

Jo qualified in Midsommer as an amateur sleuth and there is nothing that happens at Warnbro Vet Hospital that Jo doesn’t know about. This is partly also because in her spare time Jo is the staff psychologist but without a legal requirement for any confidentiality. 

As a former accountant Jo keeps the finances balanced and having watched 3 decades of Antiques Roadshow will be able to equate your invoice with the jewellery you are wearing should you be unable to pay by more usual means. 

Jo could persuade a feline-allergic Ailurophobe who has recently been hospitalised with cat scratch disease to rescue a homeless cat.

Danniell

Head Nurse

Dani has been a qualified vet nurse for the past 10 years, she has been at Warnbro vets since 2020, after returning from maternity leave. She lives at home with her husband Dyllan, their two children, two cats and one very crazy dog. When she isn't working or wrangling children, she usually has her nose in a book or is taking photographs. She can confidently say there is nothing 'too disgusting' for her to handle and is insanely organised. Both good qualities to being a vet nurse. Her favourite part of the job is caring for hospital patients and monitoring anaesthetics.

If she had one superpower, it would be the ability to turn invisible. 

Daryl

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Daryl qualified with his Certificate IV in Veterinary Nurse in July 2022 from SMTafe Bentley.

He has two cats and a pair of Shetland Sheepdogs who volunteer as Visiting Therapy Dogs to long-term hospitalised patients and he has a keen interest in dog behaviour and training.

There isn't anything at the practice that Daryl doesn't know how to go about finding or fixing and, because of this, I might at one point have called him "Irreplaceable" and given him a five-star rating. He has never let me (or anyone) forget this. 

Kayla

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Kayla was born in Darwin but came to Rockingham when she was 3 years old.

She became a vet nurse because she’s always loved every animal whether it is cute and fluffy, scaley or down right as gross as a slater. She has always enjoyed being around animals and helping them.

Kayla first came to Warnbro Vet Hospital in 2016 for a work placement for her Cert III Companion Animal Services. She returned in June 2018 as a work experience student, and six months later was hired as a trainee nurse! Kayla qualified as a Cert IV Vet Nurse in June 2019 from South Metro Tafe, Bentley.

Before Vet Nursing, she was a Store Manager in a big retailer here in Rockingham/Mandurah.

Kayla says her proudest moment as a vet nurse is helping an extremely sick animal being admitted into hospital.. and the few days later (after treatment, successfully) walk out, tail wagging with their owner’s. “I think there are too many proud moments to nail down to one”.

When she’s not at work she is caring for her menagerie of pets: Free range rabbit "Moira", weiro "Roberta", Irish Red and White Setter "Erin" and little Staffy baby "Evie". She has recently started a home business doing Eyelash extensions and when she gets a chance enjoys going to the beach for a swim.

Just for fun: If you could be a superhero what superpower would you have?“I think invisibility would be super cool!”

If you could invite anyone (dead or alive) who would you invite to a party? “I think I would invite Hamish Blake.... I think I would invite him as I've listened to most of their podcasts since leaving Radio. I think he is one of the most funniest people with bold ideas. He would be the life of the party and there would not be a dull moment. If he could bring his long time friend Andy Lee that would be awesome!”

Jodie

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Jess

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Jess grew up down south in Harvey then moved to Perth for high school. 

She wanted to become a Vet Nurse because a family friend was one of the local vets in town and Jess always loved visiting the animals in hospital and found everything about it fascinating

Jess did her Animal Care certificate prior to moving on to become qualified as a Cert IV Vet Nurse in 2006 at Swan TAFE (south metropolitan TAFE now). Jess worked for over a decade in a Veterinary Hospital in Perth before moving to work at a Veterinary wholesalers but returned to Vet Nursing in at Warnbro Veterinary Hospital in September 2020.

Jess has a 13 year old Maltese X named Albert who was left behind by a previous house mate,  a 2 year old white and tabby kitty named Nautilus (although we call him Fatty or Meow Meow) and a 5 month old red cloud kelpie named Rusty, who she calls their little wrecking ball!

In her spare time Jess enjoys going out fishing on the boat, going to the beach, hanging out with her step daughter and trying to catch up on sleep!

Just for fun: If you could be a superhero what superpower would you have? “Flying, it would be a lot more fun way to travel and the view would be awesome!”