I lived in Derby and Broome as a kid though I was away at high school and university. I used to work on the wharf in Broome and Derby.
We (my wife, Helen and our 6 month old son Boaz) came back to Broome in '78. At that time the population was about 3,000. We decided to stay and establish a veterinary service for the area as there was no vet in Broome.

We initially lived in a caravan and I remember operating at night with Helen holding a torch so that I could see. I used to go to people's houses and operate on their kitchen tables as I had no proper surgery.
The government campaign to eradicate Tuberculosis in cattle gave me a lot of work on cattle stations and I had to juggle that with the small animal work in town. The first few years were very hectic but 33 years later the business has grown into a first class practice of which we are proud.
I continue to work with cattle on the stations, the work now being pregnancy testing, speying cattle and the veterinary supervision of the live shipment of cattle to Indonesia and some other countries.
We  have 4 children. I still work 60 to 70 hours per week and remain committed to the cattle industry and supplying a first class veterinary service to the West Kimberley area.
I am very fortunate that in recent years, May and Colin(left Jan 2012) and more recently Scott have come along and been very committed and dedicated to continue to offer that level of service to the people of Broome and the West Kimberley. May has also developed a  programme to supply veterinary assistance to outlying Aboriginal communities.

May qualified from The University of Liverpool in 1999 and worked in various vet clinics in the UK prior to traveling around Australia in 2004.
May started work in Broome Veterinary Hospital in 2005 after falling in love with Broome lifestyle and hot weather!
May has selection of rescued animals at home including, 2 dogs, 1 cat and one husband!

Scott graduated from the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006, then went on to complete 18 months of advanced training in small animal surgery at the Massey University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in New Zealand. After completing his internship there in 2008, Scott joined the Broome Veterinary Hospital as a locum veterinarian and has since become so enamored with Broome that he has stayed on permanently. Scott enjoys kayaking, free-diving, and cycling in his free time.