Our Team

Dr Helen Robinson

BVSc (Melb), MSusAg(Syd)

Helen Robinson has been working as a country vet for over 30 years. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, she was determined to leave the city so she could pursue her interests in farm animal medicine and enjoy the country life. She started her veterinary career in a sheep and beef cattle practice in Kingston SE, in South Australia. Keen to see more of Australia, she then moved to north Queensland, doing locum work in coastal and outback veterinary clinics, before settling in Sarina, south of Mackay. Tropical veterinary medicine provided many new challenges in her work with both cattle and pets.

In 1996, Helen embarked on her most exciting and satisfying challenge, travelling to Guatemala with Australian Volunteers International, where she spent two years training Guatemalan villagers, mostly indigenous Mayan women and men, in the care of their chickens and pigs and other livestock. While there, she wrote six manuals in Spanish to illustrate her training classes.

Upon her return to Australia, Dr Robinson settled back in Tallangatta in Northeast Victoria, working in a mixed and dairy practice, followed by several years of locum work around southern Australia.  While working at the Beechworth Vet Clinic, then owned by Ovens and Kiewa Veterinary Services, Helen recognised the great potential for developing a business in such a beautiful part of Victoria. She purchased the Beechworth practice in November 2011, established Indigo Veterinary Services and has nurtured the clinic into a busy full time practice.

When not at work, Helen enjoys mostly outdoors pursuits including bushwalking, cycling, gardening, orienteering, and the slightly obscure sport of Rogaining, a long distance cross country navigation sport. She is a graduate of the Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program and has stood as a candidate for Victorian and Federal parliament on several occasions. Helen is actively involved in the Beechworth Urban Landcare and Sustainability Group, as well as the Veterinarians for Climate Action.

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Ruth Webb

Veterinary Nurse, Cert IV

Ruth has been at Indigo Veterinary Services since 2012 and is a certified Veterinary Nurse.

When she's not working at the vet clinic she is caring for her young daughters, Amber and Morgan with her husband Pete, and her menagerie of pets, which includes 2 dogs, chooks, a Guinea pig, 4 different bird species, 1 horse and a miniature pony.

Ruth also enjoys dog grooming when time allows between caring for the family and building a new home in Barnawartha.

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Kylie Heiner

Veterinary Nurse, Cert IV

Kylie has been in the veterinary industry for 14 years and is a certified Veterinary Nurse. Kylie lives her Husband Darrel in Dederang and together have had 3 children and 2 beautiful grandchildren.

While Kylie is not in the clinic she is doting after her grandchildren and is currently training for a half marathon.

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Grace Way

Veterinary Nurse

Grace is currently a Trainee Nurse at Indigo Veterinary Services. She completed her Certificate III in Companion Animal Services in 2022 and is excited to undertake her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.

She lives with her partner Andrew and their beloved German Shepherd called Max. Grace has always loved the country life in North East Victoria and calls Whorouly home.

When Grace isn’t at the clinic you will find her at the Whorouly Football Netball Club playing the sport she loves which is netball. Her other hobbies include any water boating activities such as wake surfing, wake boarding and enjoys going camping with her partner and our friends.

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Emily O'Sullivan

Veterinary Nurse

Emily started her career in Veterinary Nursing in 2018 after she completed her VCE.

She grew up in Myrtleford with her family and was surrounded with both small and large animals. Emily is now based in Porepunkah with her beautiful Vizsla, Atlas.

She is passionate about providing the highest level of care for animals and has a special interest in anaesthetics and pathology.

Emily is keen to further her knowledge on these areas with the team at Indigo Veterinary Services.

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Renae Walsh

Veterinary Nurse

Renae initially started at the clinic with placement and has now joined the team as a qualified vet nurse. She is soon to complete a Bachelor of Veterinary Technology. Renae is a Yackandandah local, where she has an ever-growing collection of animals including her horse, Grace.

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Resi Tomat

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Resi moved to Australia in 2015 from the UK. A year later, when she got together with her husband Vince, they bought a lifestyle block near Beechworth.

This unleashed her passion for chickens (especially silkies) as well as plenty of opportunity to tap into her Italian background exploring growing, cooking and preserving the harvest.

As a big dog lover, she runs a boutique dog boarding facility and is expanding her skills in dog training. Resi has now joined Indigo Vets as a trainee Veterinary Nurse, with her goal to complete her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.

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Gillian Steen

Kennel Hand

Gill is our wonderful kennel hand that has been with us since we first moved into our new clinic in Harper Avenue.

Gill lives in Chiltern with her husband Pete and a lovely Cattle Dog called Sally (pictured above). She has raised 3 children and now is blessed with 8 grandchildren.

When Gill isn’t at the clinic she is enjoying some of her hobbies at home which include knitting, crochet and loves to get outdoors in the garden.

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