Dr Darryl Bates – BVSc

Darryl graduated in December 1987 and started working at Boondall Vet the week between Christmas and New Year. He became the sole owner in 1991.

Over the thirty odd years he has had short sabbaticals working in other practices including an after hour’s emergency service and specialist hospital but always returned to work at Boondall. He still enjoys seeing owners with their new puppies and kittens for their vaccinations.

Darryl has a partner of 30 years, three children (all young adults now), a mature aged Abyssinian called Jack and Archie (a regular visitor into the consult room to say hello to clients) a long haired Miniature Dachshund.

Dr Tony Nahrung

Dr Tony isn’t a full time member of the team but you will see him around here fairly regularly. He’s been helping Darryl out for about 10 years now.

Tony developed an affinity with animals while growing up on a dairy farm near Kenilworth. Dogs, cats, cows, pigs and chickens were his constant companions.

Since graduating from University of Queensland, his veterinary career has spanned 25 years and taken him around the world. He spent 10 years working in small animal practice in the UK as well as completing volunteer projects in the Galapagos Islands, South Africa and Fiji. He has a special interest in surgery.

Tony has now settled locally in Brighton with his wife, daughter and a miniature wolfhound called Roxy the Wonderdog – who is without doubt the most handsome dog in the entire history of dogs.
In his spare time he enjoys camping, surfing, wingfoiling, mountain biking, boardgames and the occasional triathlon.

Emma Johnson

Emma started working at the clinic in 1999 as a school based trainee. Over the next four years she completed her certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing and a Business Diploma in Veterinary Management.

After working at the surgery for 8 years she took on a surgical nursing position at the University of Queensland Veterinary Teaching Hospital where she then completed her Diplomas in Surgery and Orthopaedic Procedures and Emergency and Critical Care Patients. She worked at UQ for 10 years taking one year off to work overseas in London.

In 2011 Emma took time off to start a family. She now has three children, two boys and a girl. Emma has been back working part time at Boondall Veterinary Surgery since 2015.

Emma has recently started breeding British Bulldogs; she has two British Bulldogs Marsha and Daphne a Shetland Sheepdog Douglas, a Cat Oreo and three guinea pigs. Her menagerie is always expanding despite her husband saying no more animals.