Our Team
Caroline Cooper
CEO | Senior Physiotherapist | Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Qualifications: Bach. Physiotherapy, GEMt level 1,2,3 dry needling, Professional Certificate in Conservative Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Personal interests: Family, horse riding, outdoor living.
Sean Lochrin
Director of Muskuloskeletal Services | Senior Physiotherapist
Qualifications: Bachelor of Physiotherapy Honours class l, GEMT Needling level 1,2,3, SFMA Level 1,2, Parkinson’s Disease Warrior.
Special Interests: Post Operative, Chronic Pain, Sports, Paediatrics.
Personal interests: Football, supporting the mighty Everton and the surf.
Jayden Langford
Director of Adult Rehabilitation and Disability Services | Senior Exercise Physiologist
Qualifications: Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (CSU), Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (UON).
Special interest area: Management of metabolic conditions, musculoskeletal conditions and gross motor development for paediatrics.
Personal interest: Mountain biking, soccer and playing with my dog.
Michelle Weick
Director of Paediatrics | Speech Pathologist
Qualifications: Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Master of Speech and Language Pathology
Special Interests: Expressive language development (including written language), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and providing training for parents/carers and other professionals involved in a child’s care
Personal Interests: Going to the beach, knitting, science-fiction, and travelling
Larissa Strang
Director of Administration
Qualifications: Advanced Diploma of Business Management & Practice Management.
Personal interests: Family, Fitness, Rugby Union and Traveling
Physiotherapists
Emma McDonough
Qualifications: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (2011). Lvl 1 GeMT Dry Needling Certificate, Professional Certificate in Conservative Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (2020)
Special Interests: Women’s, Men’s and Children”s pelvic health, antenatal and postnatal care.
Personal interests: My Children, Bushwalking, Gardening.
Sarah Pease
Qualifications: Bachelor physiotherapy, GEMt Dry needle level 1,2, Level 1 Sports Physiotherapist.
Special Interests: Paediatrics, Sports, NDIS, group clinic.
Personal interests: Family, food, fitness.
Tony Stanley
Qualifications: Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Certificate in Mulligan Therapy, McKenzie Therapy and Watson Headache techniques, GEMt level 1,2,3 dry needling.
Personal interests: Family, Rowing, AFL
Iain Whitford-Gaffney
Qualifications: Bachelor of Physiotherapy, GEMT Dry needling level 1, 2
Special Interests: Adult Rehab and Hand Therapy
Personal interests: Football (soccer), cycling, music, spending time with family & friends
Nicole Bean
Qualifications: Physiotherapy (Hons), Qualified Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, GEMT level 1 & 2 Dry Needling.
Special interests: Musculoskeletal, women’s health, ante and postnatal care.
Personal interests: Coffee, travelling, trail running, camping, spending time with my family and friends.
Conor Petersen
Qualifications: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) at Charles Sturt University. Level 2 GEMT Dry Needling.
Special Interests: Hand therapy, Sports Rehabilitation, Post Operative Rehabilitation
Personal Interests: Soccer, Basketball, Food and love dogs.
Matt Wigney
Qualification: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) at University of Newcastle, GEMT Dry Needling Lvl 2, Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Lvl 1, Introduction to Vastibular Rehabilitation
Special Interests: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Post-Op Recovery, Sports Injuries
Personal Interests: Soccer, exploring the great outdoors, coffee and reading
Blake Applebee
Qualifications: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), Level 1 S&C Coach, GEMt Dry Needling Level 1
Special interests: Sports and musculoskeletal injuries, post-operative rehabilitation.
Personal interests: Volleyball, sports of all kinds and time with friends.
Jarrod Cooper
Qualifications: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
Special interests: Musculoskeletal, Post-Operative Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy
Personal Interests: Basketball, Football, Fitness, Coffee, Spending time with my friends and family
Ben Mcleod
Qualifications: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), GEMT Level 1 Dry Needling
Special interests: Musculoskeletal, Post-Operative Rehab, Sports Injury Rehab
Personal Interests: Soccer, Running, Coffee, Music
Aaliyah Herivel
Qualification: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) at the University of Newcastle, GEMt Dry Needling Level 1
Special Interests: Paediatrics, NDIS, Sports Injury Rehab, Musculoskeletal.
Personal Interests: Rowing, Netball, Running, Spending time with family and friends.
Occupational Therapists
Kelsey Flanagan
Qualification: Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Special interest area: Paediatrics: behaviour management, school readiness and social skills development
Personal interest: Coffee, fitness and travelling
Toby Ting
Qualification: Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Special interests: Equipment prescription, Paediatrics and Home Modifications.
Personal interests: Soccer, Basketball, NRL and spending time with friends.
Evie Fisher
Qualification: Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Special interests: Equipment prescription, Paediatrics and Home Modifications.
Personal interests: Soccer, Basketball, NRL and spending time with friends.
Exercise Physiologists
Brianna White
Qualification: Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (SCU), Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (UON), Certificate III & IV in Fitness.
Special interest area: Musculoskeletal conditions – especially knees! Reformer pilates, balance and falls prevention in older adults.
Personal interest: Camping and anything outdoors, photography, baking and board games/puzzles.
Jack Sims
Qualification: Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (UNE), Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (UON)
Special interest area: Musculoskeletal conditions, Neurological conditions, Metabolic conditions
Personal interest: Rugby league, Cricket, socializing with friends
Remedial Massage
Craig Hill
Qualifications: Diploma of Remedial Massage HLT52015 from Australian Institute of Fitness Modern Cupping Therapy from Remedial Stone Fusion
Personal interests: Swimming, martial Arts, Crafting staves/ walking sticks, Anime
Jaz Condon
Qualifications: Diploma of Remedial Massage HLT52015 from Evolve College, Scar Tissue Therapy, Remedial Hot Rocks.
Personal interests: Equestrian, swimming, gym, walking & paper crafts
Allied Health Assistants
Jodine Barry
Role: Allied Health Assistant
Qualification: CERT IV in Allied Health Assitance
Personal interests: Going to the gym , Roller skating and camping with the family.
Tim Bayley
Role: Allied Health Assistant
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Aziz Adel
Role: Allied Health Assistant
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Administration
Kristy-Lee Firkin
Role: Administration Coordinator of Paediatric & Adult Disabilities
Special interests: spending time with my husband and fluffers also depends on my hyperfixation of the week.
Meg Hassan
Role: Administration Coordinator of Musculoskeletal Services
Special Interest: Spending time with family & Friends. Currently studying nursing.
Anna McKenzie
Role: Administration Coordinator of Musculoskeletal Services
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends
Paula Bichard
Role: Finance Manager
Qualification: Finance Officer and allied health support, registered Bas Agent, Diploma in Accounting
Personal interests: family and friends, relaxing and being creative.
Dana Ross
Role: Chief Marketing Officer | Accounts Clerk
Special Interest: Marketing and Business Branding.
Sophie Power
Role: Administration Assistant | Allied Health Support
Special Interest: camping, running, coffee.
Cassidy Sargent
Role: Administration Assistant | Allied Health Support
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends
Kristy Clark
Role: Administration Assistant | Allied Health Support
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends
Kristy Henry
Role: Administration Assistant | Allied Health Support
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends
Deb Straker
Role: Administration Assistant | Allied Health Support
Personal Interests: Gardening, Anything outdoors
Tracy Merchant
Role: Administration Assistant | Allied Health Support
Personal Interests: When I’m not working you will find me living my best life chasing around my two horse crazy children,I also love a good Netflix and chill evening snuggling with our dogs on the couch.
May Webster
Role: Administration Assistant | Allied Health Support
Personal Interests: I enjoy playing basketball, golf and going to the gym. I am also a diagnostic radiography uni student