Our team of veterinarians, nurses and client care staff is committed to providing exceptional care for pets across South East Tasmania. Learn more about the people behind the service.
Dr Nathan Pitt
B.V.Sc
Dr Nathan joined the team late 2021 and has recently become the proud new owner of the practice, April 2022. He hopes to usher in a new era of gold-standard pet care and animal health services at the Sorell Veterinary Centre.
Nathan qualified and worked as a veterinarian in South Africa before emigrating to Australia in 2019. He lived with his family on the Gold Coast before deciding to make the change to the fresh air and beautiful landscape of Tasmania.
“My goal is to have healthy pets and happy clients. This will be achieved through a strong emphasis on preventative health care and excellent customer service. As the old saying goes, “prevention is better than cure”.
Nathan has a passion for all things great and small. While his time is taken up within the confines of the clinic on most days, there are plans to expand the service offering to include horses and production animals.
Claire
Veterinary Nurse
Claire started veterinary nursing in 2004 and joined the team at Sorell Veterinary Centre in May 2024. She enjoys all aspects of working in the industry, but is really passionate about patient care and being the patient advocate. She also enjoys the customer service side of things.
When she’s not at work, she loves being a mum and spending time with her family and exploring all that Tassie has to offer.
Claire’s blended family of dogs consists of 2 German shepherds (Zeus and Gyda) and a chihuahua (Albert)!
Emma
Veterinary Nurse
Emma joined the Sorell Veterinary Centre team in early 2025. Emma comes with 5 years in the Veterinary Industry and is passionate about both gold standard patient care and customer service.
Summer
Veterinary Nurse
Summer joined the team in February 2023.
Summer is currently studying her Certificate II in Animal Care, and will be continuing on to her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.
Summer lives on a local rural property with her family.
Summer has developed a passion for this industry from a very young age, as she has grown up around a variety of animals.
She started with her first Australian Miniature Goat at the age of 6, which then flourished into breeding for 10 years and showing for 6 years. She now shares a successful miniature goat stud, ‘Kirrasumm Kidz Miniature Goat Stud,’ with her sister. Our highlight of breeding is our very own home-bred buck (Captain Cook) being titled Australia’s first Australian Grand Champion.
Summer leads an active lifestyle on her family’s property with her adored German Shorthaired Pointer ‘Esme’.
Narelle
Receptionist
Narelle joined the Sorell Veterinary Centre team in July 2023 as Head Receptionist. Narelle comes from a background in customer service, and her aim is to ensure each and every visit to the clinic is a wonderful experience.
When not at work, Narelle enjoys spending time with her horses, 2 dog’s Boston and Kenzie, and several budgies.
Laura
Veterinary Nurse
Laura joined the team in November 2022 from an equine nursing background.
Laura enjoys her role as a veterinary nurse assistant as it is hands-on and she is continually learning new and exciting things. Laura loves coming to work every day with a great group of people and the interaction with the clients.
Laura lives on a sheep and cattle property, where she spends her time riding her two stock horses. Along with her partner, they have two kelpies, a Jack Russell, a cat (rescued from the hay barn) and multiple chickens.
Sarah
RVN, Cert IV Veterinary Nursing
Sarah grew up in Southern Queensland and moved to Tasmania in late 2015. She has always had a great love for animals, with her childhood dream job being a Vet.
Sarah completed her Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2021, joining the SVC team soon after, and gained her registration in 2023.
Sarah is very interested in furthering her nursing career and may even return to studying Veterinary Medicine at uni.
Tracey
Veterinary Nurse Cert IV
Tracey started her vet nurse training at the end of 2016, and joined the team at SVC at the end of 2018.
Before starting as a vet nurse, Tracey worked as a salesperson for Saddle World.
Tracey absolutely loves animals and has had many animals over the years, including at home now horses, dogs and a cat.
Tracey has bred Arabian ponies and successfully shown them all over the state and on the mainland.
Cat
Veterinary Nurse Cert IV / Diploma in Feline Nursing (ISFM)
Cat has been a veterinary nurse for over 10 years. She has a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and completed a Diploma of Feline Nursing through the International Society of Feline Medicine.
She lives on a small farm with her husband, their dog, cat, two parrots, six horses, and a multitude of chooks, ducks, and cows. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her horses, gardening, and sewing.
Cat has experience working at several different clinics and joined our team in 2021.
Hayley
Veterinary Nurse
Hayley joined the SVC team in May 2022. She has a certificate II in Animal Studies and is now studying for a certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.
Hayley lives on a local rural property where she has many animals to love and care for. She has always had a dream of becoming a veterinary nurse.
Hayley has many years of experience in the equine industry. In her spare time, she helps people start, educate and retrain their horses. Alongside this, Hayley competes in eventing statewide with her off-the-track thoroughbred Fancy Danz (Fancy).
At home, Hayley has 7 horses, a German Short-haired Pointer ‘Ace’, Simba the ginger cat and a variety of feathered friends.
Connor
Veterinary Nurse
Connor started with SVC in 2021 and has a Certificate II in Animal Studies. He is studying for his Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.
Connor’s passion for animals started at a very young age. Ever since he could walk, he has been caring for all types of animals, taking in lots of injured and orphaned wildlife for care and rehabilitation. He is a registered wildlife carer.
Connor also has an interest in snakes/reptiles, and he is a registered venomous snake handler.