The Team

Michelle Piccini BVSc

Michelle is the Director of The Mobile Vet Team and has more than 25 years of veterinary experience. After graduating from The University of Queensland in 1999 and joining a local veterinary practice, Michelle married Simon Piccini in August 2000. They traveled together to the United Kingdom in 2003 where Michelle worked at a busy mixed animal practice in Nottinghamshire. A few short years after their return to Tenterfield, the couple bought a property at Sunnyside and started their cattery ‘Just Cats’. Their children were born in 2008 and 2010. In 2016 in response to a growing need for more convenient and personalised veterinary care Michelle started The Mobile Veterinary Team. The practice now caters to the veterinary needs of clients from Texas to Tenterfield, Drake to Deepwater and many small communities in the wider region.

Over the years The Mobile Vet Team has been fortunate to attract many dedicated team members. It has been a great privilege to share the veterinary career of some extremely talented veterinarians, veterinary students, nurses and other support staff.

Dianne Johnston

Dianne is a Tenterfield local and her and husband Grant, own and run a beef cattle farm on the outskirts of Tenterfield where her three children grew up and enjoyed the benefits of a farming lifestyle. Her children, and now her five granddaughters and one grandson all enjoy visiting and spending time on the farm.

Dianne has been with The Mobile Vet Team since July 2016. Her employment started not long after the inception of The Mobile Vet Team and involved travelling with Michelle and assisting her when required. She is now Practice Manager and together with our team of vet nurses, supports our vet Michelle so that she is available to provide quality care for your animals. Dianne is the voice at the other end of the phone and looks forward to speaking with you to arrange a visit from our vet or to answer your enquiries and she enjoys getting to meet clients as they need to visit us at The Mobile Vet Team. She is committed to building a relationship with you, our clients, which will allow us to ensure your pets have a long and happy life with you.

Dianne is looking forward to travelling in their caravan and exploring our beautiful country with her husband during her holiday periods.

Shania Moore

Shania completed her Bachelor of Agriculture in 2019 majoring in Animal Production. Shania, a Tenterfield local and her husband live west of Tenterfield on Clifton Station with their two young children. Shania joined The Mobile Vet Team in March 2018 as a Veterinary Assistant before moving to Central West QLD in 2019 to gain experience in Ruminant Nutrition. Having a keen interest in horses and livestock production, she spent a lot of her childhood competing at Pony Club and Campdrafting events. These skills are still tapped into during mustering and livestock handling activities.

While spending time with Shania, it is easy to see her passion for working with animals both large and small and her primary focus has always been our clients and patients and helping to truly fulfil their needs,

Shania now supports The Mobile Vet Team in a remote role where she works from home assisting with livestock programs and paperwork, when her busy role on the station allows.

Bronte Sharpe

Bronte grew up on the family cattle property ‘Applebutt’, east of Tenterfield. She enjoys finding time to help her father on the property and has learnt valuable cattle handling techniques doing this. Bronte spent her childhood riding horses, having 12 years’ experience competing in pony club. In her spare time, she loves to connect with friends, go riding and enjoy all aspects of rural life. Bronte completed Year 12 in 2021 earning an Atar in addition to a Certificate II in Agriculture. Having a keen interest in agricultural and animal handling techniques has led Bronte to study further in these areas through TAFE having completed a Certificate II in Animal Studies and has recently started a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. Bronte has a collection of dachshunds that provide entertainment and adventure to the Sharpe family. While not working with TMVT or furthering her education, Bronte can be found enjoying good food, friendship and fun.

Carla Gilhooley

Carla is originally from the North West of England where she completed her Bachelor of Science in Adult Nursing in 2008. In 2009, she relocated to the Gold Coast with her husband Rob, where she lived for 12 years working as a Registered Nurse at a busy Private hospital. Carla specialised in cardiac nursing, completing her post graduate certificate before attaining a number of promotions in quick succession. Carla held the management position of Hospital Coordinator before deciding on a tree change. Carla moved to the shire in November 2021 and, with her partner Rob, have built their dream home in the country. Carla has often wondered whether vet nursing should have been her chosen vocation, so to be able to fulfil this dream has further enriched the country experience. She is embracing the transition from health care to animal care and has completed her Certificate II in Animal Studies. Carla is adoring her new lifestyle change by happily spending more time with her 2 dogs, raising chickens, growing veggie’s and enjoying all that Tenterfield has to offer.

Patricia Hannan

After commencing full time work with us in April 2023, Trisha went on with her studies completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. These qualifications have been an addition to a lifetime spent attaining knowledge in areas including equine studies, organic farming and a sideways move to hairdressing.

Trisha decided in April 2025 to reduce her hours and concentrate on her lifetime passion of classic dressage. With training, working and helping run a small farm, Trisha has no idea of how she fitted in full time hours.

Meghan Maloney

In 2017, Meg relocated to Tenterfield with her husband and their boys to own and operate Rover Park. Coming from a background in banking and finance, stepping into the world of business and land ownership brought a steep learning curve - managing finances and insurances, Council DA's, livestock, caring for the land and guiding the property through the challenges of drought, fires, relentless rain and the impacts of COVID.

After years of resilience and hands-on experience, Meg felt the pull toward a new chapter. Driven by her lifelong passion for animals of all kinds, she returned to the workforce as a Veterinary Assistant with The Mobile Vet Team in October 2024. Her unique blend of business experience, adaptability and genuine care for animals shapes the compassionate , capable approach she brings to the role.

Meg has discovered strengths and skills she never imagined she possessed, embracing every new challenge with confidence and curiosity. She loves the adventure each day brings, whether it's in clinic or travelling on the road to support clients and their pets and finds working with the Team rewarding.

Jasmine Finnerty

Jasmine Finnerty was born and raised in the Tenterfield district. Since childhood, she has always loved being around animals especially horses and dogs. Jasmine is currently undertaking a school based traineeship with The Mobile Vet Team and looks forward to completing a Certificate II in Animal Studies at the end of 2026. Since starting with The Mobile Vet Team in mid 2025, Jasmine has made herself a very valuable member of the Team thriving within the varied caseload of pets and clientele.

When not studying hard as part of her final school year, Jasmine enjoys playing soccer, leather work and helping out with farm duties and riding horses. Jasmine also has multiple part time jobs including barista training and current hospitality roles where she loves connecting with locals and tourists alike. The Mobile Vet Team feels privileged to be sharing Jasmine’s journey into the world of veterinary science and we love having her expertise and enthusiasm as part of our week.