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Our Team

Veterinarians

Nina James

Dr Alan Mills

Senior Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central
With over 30 years experience in practice including 2 years working in England, Alan still loves helping animals and their owners.  Always up for a chat, and never short of a story. Alan is very proud of the evolution of our practice and the standard of care we offer.

Alan has two beautiful dogs, Bella and Darcy, and two feline friends Pearl and Edward
Nina James

Dr Rhys Hayward

Senior Veterinarian
Riverport Vet Hospital
With an interest in orthopedics,  Rhys just loves a challenging surgical case! Rhys's main interests include small animal surgery and emergency medicine.  When he’s not helping sick pets, Rhys enjoys cycling, golf and surfing.

Rhys is the proud owner of Wallenby - a handsome Cavalier and a cat called Rosie.
Dr Katrina Walker

Dr Katrina Walker

Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central
Katrina's main interests include small animal internal medicine and ultrasonography. Having worked and studied in Melbourne, North-East Victoria, and Sydney, Katrina is well travelled and very experienced. In her spare time, Katrina enjoys cooking, camping, travelling and spending time with her two daughters.

Katrina loves her little troublemaker Wally, and their cat Rosie who loves a good cuddle.
Dr Ashley Graham

Dr Ashley Graham

Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central
Ashley has experience of working with a variety of animals in Adelaide and the Riverland, and she has been with Vets First for more than three years. Having grown up in NSW on the mid-north coast, Ashley moved to the area after she graduated in 2009.

Ashley lives with her husband, two kids and four cats: Poppy, Steven, Mouse and Willow.
Dr Tina Blom

Dr Anna Potts

Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central
Anna is a wealth of knowledge, with a special interest in animal behaviour. She’s a local to the area, and has been a vet for over 10 years!

Along with being a self-professed ‘crazy sheep lady’, Anna loves all animals large and small. She has two dogs (Mr Fox and Henny), 2 cats, many sheep (including Lobster the 3-legged sheep), goats, ducks, cows and a horse.
Nina James

Dr Tracey Henderson

Veterinarian
Riverport Veterinary Hospital
Coming soon!
Nina James

Dr Emma Liebich

Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central
Bio coming soon!

Veterinarians

Dr Alan Mills
Senior Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central

Dr Mills loves a good surgical, ophthalmology or oncology case. With over 30 years experience in practice, including 2 years working in England, Alan still loves helping animals and their owners. Alan and his wife share their lives with 2 dogs (Bella and Darcy) and 2 cats (Edward and Pearl). Always up for a chat, and never short of a story, Alan is very proud of the evolution of our practice and the standard of care we offer.

Dr Mills has two beautiful dogs, Bella and Darcy, and two feline friends Pearl and Edward.

Dr Alan Mills

Dr Rhys Hayward
Senior Veterinarian
Riverport Vet Hospital

With an interest in orthopedics, Dr Hayward just loves a challenging surgical case! Dr Hayward is also a small animal surgeon and deals with emergency medicine. No wonder he needs to unwind; when he’s not helping sick pets, Dr Hayward enjoys cycling, golf and surfing.

Dr Hayward is the proud owner of Wallenby (Wally), the adorable cavie, and a cat called Rosie.

Dr Rhys Hayward

Dr Katrina Walker
Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central

Dr Walker’s main interests include small animal internal medicine and ultrasonography. Having worked and studied in Melbourne, North-East Victoria, and Sydney, Dr Walker is well travelled and very experienced. In her spare time, Dr Walker enjoys cooking, camping, travelling and spending time with her two daughters.

Dr Walker loves her little troublemaker Wally, and their cat Rosie who loves a good cuddle.

Dr Katrina Walker

Dr Ashley Graham
Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central

Dr Graham has experience of working with a variety of animals in Adelaide and the Riverland, and she has been with Vets First for more than three years. Having grown up in NSW on the mid-north coast, Dr Graham moved to the area after she graduated in 2009.

Dr Graham lives with her husband, two kids and three cats: Poppy, Cheezel and Willow.

Dr Ashley Graham

Dr Tina Blom
Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central

With experience of working with animals in Adelaide, New Zealand, South Africa and India, Vets First is extremely lucky to be able to benefit from Dr Blom’s expertise. Dr Blom is now settled in the area where she and her husband enjoy camping, hiking, and exploring our beautiful beaches.

Dr Blom’s furred and feathered family includes her two staghound x dogs, Ted and Samantha, and an albino magpie named Arty.

Dr Tina Blom

Dr Anna Potts
Veterinarian
Riverport Veterinary Hospital

Dr Anna is a wealth of knowledge, with a special interest in animal behaviour. She’s a local to the area, and has been a vet for over 10 years!

Along with being a self-professed ‘crazy sheep lady’, Dr Anna loves all animals large and small. She has two dogs (Mr Fox and Pi), 2 cats, many sheep (including Lobster the 3-legged sheep), goats, ducks, cows and a horse.

Dr Anna Potts

Dr Andri Lleshi
Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central

Dr Andri joined the team early this year after graduating from the University of Adelaide in 2020. Her passions are internal medicine and emergency medicine. When she has time, she loves drawing, reading big chunky sci-fi or fantasy books and finding the yummiest places to eat around SA

Andri has a beautiful, smiling staffy named Sunni.

Dr Andri Lleshi

Dr Nina James
Veterinarian
Riverport & Victor Central

Nina grew up in the Adelaide Hills and has spent the last 4 years working in mixed practice on the Fleurieu after graduating from the University of Adelaide in 2017. She has an interest in small animal surgery and internal medicine.

In her spare time she likes to spend time with her 3 dogs; Captain, Cooper and Zoe, working in the garden, and sewing.

Dr Nina James

Manager

Nina James

Milly Trowse

Practice Manager
Riverport & Victor Central
Milly's journey with us began in 2013 as a kennel hand while still in school. Since then, she's become a certified veterinary nurse and completed a certificate in feline behaviour.  Milly's passion for animals, educating clients and supporting our team led her to transition into our Practice Management in 2023.

Milly lives with her boyfriend and their Staffy x - Rigby and two super cuddly cats - Reed and Diego.

Receptionists

Amelia Trowse

Jenna Lewis

Veterinary Receptionist 
Jenna joined our team is 2019 as our receptionist at our Victor Central Clinic. Her favourite thing is feeding treats to all of our patients over the reception counter. Jenna enjoys traveling, watching crime documentaries and spending time with family and friends. 

Jenna has a beautiful golden retriever called Kali, a handsome German shepherd named Jetta and two rascally ginger cats called Bubbles and Tiger. 
Jenna

Kim Casey

Veterinary Receptionist
Kim joined our team in 2023. A proud mother of three, including spirited twins, Kim's nurturing nature extends to our clients and their pets. Kim loves the outdoors, regularly going on camping adventures and participating in all kinds of sport. 
Kim and her family have a playful border collie named Tillie.
Nina James

Tess Weir

Veterinary Nurse / Veterinary Receptionist
Tess emigrated from the UK to study Veterinary Science when she was 18, and along the way fell in love with nursing. Her passsion is for customer service and client education so you will find her on reception happy to answer any questions you have. 

At home she lives with her husband Ben who is a large animal veterinarian and their border collie Indy (Iandiana Bones) and 2 rescue cats Bill and Lupin.  

Nurses

Louise McEwen

Louise McEwen

Veterinary Nurse / Puppy Preschool Educator
Riverport & Victor Central
With a particular interest in dog behaviour and surgery, Louise loves looking after all types of animals. A fully qualified veterinary nurse, Louise has worked in clinics across Adelaide and Coffs Harbour. She is currently studying her Certificate 4 in Animal Behaviour. 

 Lou is one of our wonderful puppy preschool demonstrators and has her work cut out with her young labrador called Ella.
Dani Reimann

Dani Higgins

Veterinary Nurse 
Riverport & Victor Central
Multi-skilled and a true animal lover, Dani is a certified veterinary nurse and puppy expert.
 Dani likes looking for gemstones and is also keen on travelling and exploring.

Dani is the proud owner of Polly, the very unique Frenchie x Golden Retriever/Kelpie, and her two cats Bowie and Major Tom!

Keziah Lindschau

Stephanie Blackwell

Veterinary Nurse
Riverport Vet Hospital
Steph joined the team in 2016 and has since become a veterinary nurse. She has lived on a farm locally her whole life and has loved animals ever since she can remember!

Steph has a horse called Ace, a kelpie called Archie, and a very affectionate cat called Drew.
Nina James

Nic Hearse

Veterinary Nurse
Victor Central
Nic joined our team in 2019 and is an avid animal lover. Nic also has plenty of experience in the animal care industry and has a passion for patient care and wellbeing. 

Nic lives with her husband and their 9 dogs, 2 macaws, a little corella, 21 chickens, and 3 pet cows.

Nic is currently on maternity leave.
Heidi

Heidi Callins 

Veterinary Nurse 
Riverport & Victor Central
Heidi joined our team in 2020 as one of our traineenurses when wanting a career change - electing to pursue her passion for animal care. Heidi loves taking care of all the animals that come to see us, offering them all the extra love and treats!

Heidi has a Cocker Spaniel named Tahi Tou, a cat named Sooky and two birds - Remi and Donald. 
Nina James

Kristin Pearce

Veterinary Nurse / Receptionist / Puppy Preschool Educator
Riverport & Victor Central
Kristin is a registered veterinary nurse who joined our team in 2021. Kristin is passionate about wildlife and enjoys learning and understanding animal behaviour.

Kristin has a menagerie of pets at home
including a parrot named Wasabi, and three golden retrievers. 

Cheri Bentley

Veterinary Nurse

Riverport & Victor Central

Cheri joined our team in 2023 while studying her Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing, which she went on to complete in 2024! She brings a deep affection for animals to our team.  A goolwa local for over two decades, Cheri finds joy in dancing, baking, and exploring new destinations.


Cheri’s household includes Milo the family cat, and mischievous Marcel the rabbit.

Nina James

Katie Wilson

Veterinary Nurse 
Riverport & Victor Central

Katie first joined our team in 2014, becoming a qualified nurse, before spending a couple of years interstate with her family. We welcome her return to SA in 2024! Katie enjoys assisting in surgery and loves nursing our hospitalised patients.


Katie lives with her husband and two kids, their cat - Sylvia and lots of chickens.

Nina James

Beck Robertson

Veterinary Nurse 
Riverport & Victor Central
Coming soon!

Manager

Kendall Porteous
Practice Manager
Riverport & Victor Central

Kendall is our fabulous Practice Manager that joined the team early in 2020. Bringing with her a wealth of knowledge from her Senior Vet Nurse days, Kendall has been a wonderfully supportive member of the team.

Kendall brings her border collie Winston to work regularly for cuddles. She also has two cats named Pickles and Napoleon.

Kendall Porteous

Reception

Jessica Miller
Receptionist
Riverport & Victor Central

A talented and knowledgeable member of our team, Jessica has a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Plant Science and Animal Science, and a Certificate in Biotechnology. We’re very happy to welcome Jess to Vets First!

At home, Jess has a daughter called Clara, a King Charles Spaniel called Ellie, and a cattle dog cross named Blue.

Jessica Miller

Milly Trowse
Veterinary Nurse,
Riverport & Victor Central

Luckily for us, Millie decided to stay with us to train as a veterinary nurse after working with us as a kennel hand in 2013. Milly is aiming to study animal behaviour and animal nutrition in more detail, and we can’t wait to watch her excel!

Milly has two cats called Reed and Diego, a Maltese x Shih Tsu called Lilly and the biggest, beautiful boofhead Rigby.

Milly Trowse

Jenna Lewis
Trainee Veterinary Nurse
Riverport & Victor Central

Jenna initially joined our team as a part-time receptionist but has eagerly started her training as a vet nurse. Her enthusiasm to learn is infectious and we are very lucky to have her.

Jenna has a golden retriever (with the prettiest smile) named Kali, a German shepherd named Jetta and two cats; Bubbles and Tiger.

Jenna Lewis

Tess Richardson
Veterinary Nurse / Veterinary Receptionist
Riverport Vet Hospital

Tess emigrated from the UK to study Veterinary Science when she was 18, and along the way fell in love with nursing. She has since worked full time in veterinary clinics as a veterinary nurse and receptionist for over 6 years. Tess has experience working with a whole range of animals from cattle and horses to cats, dogs, exotic pets, and wildlife! Her passion is for customer service and client education so you will find her on reception happy to answer any questions you have.

At home she lives with her fiancé Ben who is a large animal veterinarian and their border collie Indy (Indiana Bones) and 2 rescue cats Bill and Lupin, a ragdoll. She enjoys spending the weekends eating good food and socialising with friends.

Tess Richardson

Nurses

Dani Higgins
Veterinary Nurse / Puppy Preschool Educator
Riverport & Victor Central

Multi-skilled and a true animal lover, Dani is our veterinary nurse and puppy expert. She runs our puppy preschool classes helping dog-owners to get the well-trained dog they want from an early age. Dani likes looking for gemstones and is also keep on travelling and exploring.

Dani has two dogs, Polly the very unique Frenchie x Golden Retriever/Kelpie, and Jim the pugalier. Her two cats are called Bowie and Major Tom!

Dani Higgins

Louise McEwen
Veterinary Nurse / Puppy Preschool Educator
Riverport & Victor Central

With a particular interest in dog behaviour and surgery, Louise loves looking after all types of animals. A fully qualified veterinary nurse, Louise has worked in clinics across Adelaide and Coffs Harbour. She is currently studying her Certificate 4 in Animal Behaviour. /new line/ Lou is one of our wonderful puppy preschool demonstrators and has her work cut out with her young labrador called Ella.

Louise McEwen

Katie Wilson
Veterinary Nurse
Riverport & Victor Central

Thanks to her past career in real estate, Katie is a fantastic administrator and excels at customer service. Born right here in Victor Harbor, Katie is now a qualified veterinary nurse and a real asset to the Vets First team.

Katie is mum to two young children, a black Labrador called Trevor, multiple chickens and a pray mantis named Tina.

Katie Wilson

Keziah Lindschau
Veterinary Nurse
Riverport Vet Hospital

Keziah has been training at Vets First since 2015 and has successfully completed Certificate 1 in Animal Studies. She’s now working towards her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. As well as spending time with her gorgeous family, Keziah’s hobbies and interests include craft, cooking, and baking.

Keziah has a big, bouncy German Shepherd named Ash, two Rabbits (Oreo and Cinnamon) and the cutest cat Avarlo.

Keziah Lindschau

Stephanie Blackwell
Veterinary Nurse
Riverport & Victor Central

Having lived on a farm and being surrounded by animals her whole life, Steph has always known she loves animals. She joined us a trainee veterinary nurse in 2016 and is doing brilliantly!

Steph has a horse called Ace, a kelpie called Archie, and three cats called Drew, Kitty and Barney.

Stephanie Blackwell

Nic Hearse
Veterinary Nurse
Riverport & Victor Central

Nic joined our team in 2019 she is an avid animal lover and a professional dog trainer, Nic also has plenty of experience in the animal care industry. We’re really excited to have Nic on our team and watching her excel at running puppy preschools.

Nic has quite a menagerie of animals, including six dogs, three cats, a macaw, a corella, a rabbit, 12 chickens, a horse, a snake and a cow named Maple.

Nic Hearse

Heidi Callins
Trainee Veterinary Nurse + Receptionist
Riverport & Victor Central

Heidi is a kind, calming and gentle presence at our clinics. She joined our team recently as a career change; electing to pursue her passion for animal health. She has a beautiful family, complete with a Cocker Spaniel named Tahi Tou and a little cat named Sooky.

Heidi Callins

Kristin Pearce
Veterinary Nurse / Puppy Preschool Educator
Riverport & Victor Central

Kristin is a certificate 4 qualified nurse that we
have been lucky enough to have join our team
in 2021. She is passionate about wildlife and
animal behaviour. Kristin is a local and enjoys
her spare time watching her 3 children play
various sports.

Kristin has a menagerie of pets at home
including a parrot named Wasabi, and two
golden retrievers.

Kristin Pearce

Kennel Hands

Nina James

Skye Hayward

Kennel Hand
Riverport & Victor Central
A genuine animal lover, Skye is one of our fantastic kennel hands. Here at Vets First, we really couldn’t provide our dogs with the level of care they need and deserve without people like Skye!


Kennel Hands

Daisy Blencowe
Kennel Hand
Riverport & Victor Central
A genuine animal lover, Daisy is one of our fantastic kennel hands. Here at Vets First, we really couldn’t provide our dogs with the level of care they need and deserve without people like Daisy!

Daisy has a horse called Fin with whom she likes to compete. Another two horses, a pony, two dogs, two cats, two alpacas, two goats and two sheep make up Daisy’s impressive menagerie.

Daisy Blencowe

Nikki Wenham
Kennel Hand
Riverport & Victor Central
One of our most reliable kernel hands, Nikki has a real passion for all animals, not just dogs. Currently studying to be a veterinarian at the University of Adelaide, we’re really lucky to have Nikki helping out at the clinic.

Nikki’s dog Mia is an Australian cattle dog, and she also owns birds, chicken and three cats called Molly, Bella and Shelby.

Nikki Wenham

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