Woronora Road Veterinary Clinic has been providing veterinary care services to the areas of Engadine, Woronora Heights, Heathcote and the Sutherland Shire since 1990.

The surgery has a highly dedicated and skilled team to look after all of your pets' needs, providing professional and personalised animal care trusted by the locals for decades.

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Dr Mark Westwood
Owner

Mark graduated from the University of Sydney with first class honours in 2010. He spent 3 years working with small and large animals near Dubbo, followed by a year working and travelling around the UK. Mark has also been involved with the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, has been an official veterinarian for thoroughbred racing in NSW and is a published author in the Australian Veterinary Journal on tick paralysis in dogs and cats.

Having spent much of his childhood in and around Woronora Road Veterinary Clinic, Mark decided to move back to Sydney and take over the practice from his father (Anthony) in 2015. Mark is pictured with his Labrador, ‘Penny’.

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Our Staff

Dr Philippa McGuiness 
Veterinary Surgeon

Philippa graduated from Murdoch University in Perth in 1979.  She worked in Perth and Hong Kong before moving to Sydney in 1983.  She owned Lakemba Veterinary Clinic until 1991, then worked part time and locum work in small animal practices whilst her children were young. Philippa joined Woronora Road Veterinary Clinic in 1999 and is available for consultations on Thursdays and every fourth Friday and Saturday.  She and Jim have 4 children.  They live with a ball-obsessed Border collie ‘Bowe’, a Labrador X called ‘Ellie’ and ‘Theodore’ the cat.

Dr Anthony Westwood BVSc 
Veterinary Surgeon

Anthony graduated from the University of Sydney in 1979. He has worked principally in small animal practice in Sydney, and started Woronora Road Veterinary Clinic in 1990. He has lived and worked in the Sutherland Shire since 1982.

Anthony has established a long-standing relationship with many of our patients and their owners over his career. While semi-retired, he still works part-time and brings his extensive experience to cases and the running of the practice.
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Tiina Packalen 
Veterinary Nurse

Tiina is originally from Finland and is fluent in three languages. After working as a volunteer at Symbio Wildlife Park, she completed her vet nursing training (Certificate IV) and joined Woronora Rd Veterinary Clinic in 2006. Tiina lives with her husband, two children and ‘Toby’ the cat (whose personality reminds her of Garfield). She has a special interest in photography.

Tammilea Clarke
Veterinary Nurse

​Tammi first started working with animals in 2004 as a volunteer at Symbio Wildlife Park. She later became a WIRES carer and rescuer, and in 2006 joined the Sutherland Shire Dog Training Club, where she trained her 2 Bulldogs in obedience, fly ball and agility. Her vet nursing career also started at this time, but had to be put on hold while she started a family. She joined Woronora Road Veterinary Clinic in 2011 and has since attained her Certificate IV in vet nursing. She has also completed the Hills VNA and puppy preschool courses and a Delta animal behaviour course. In addition to her nursing duties, Tammi also runs the Puppy Preschool classes.

Georgia Pan
​Veterinary Nurse

Georgia joined Woronora Road Veterinary Clinic in 2017. Originally from the Shire, she has lived in Wagga Wagga and the South Coast where she has owned a wide range of animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, sheep and pigs. She currently has two dogs (‘Sebastian’ and ‘Skooch’).
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Georgia has attained her certificate in animal studies and is currently completing her certificate IV in veterinary nursing. Her hobbies are horse riding, sport, music and traveling.