{"id":3753,"date":"2026-03-25T09:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:33:17","slug":"melbourne-expansion-for-greencross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=3753","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne expansion for Greencross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greencross Vets&nbsp;has opened a purpose-built clinic in inner Melbourne, expanding access to veterinary services in St Kilda and reinforcing the group\u2019s continued investment in community-based animal healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Greencross Vets St Kilda facility has been designed to support modern clinical workflows and patient comfort. The clinic includes three consult rooms, a dedicated operating theatre, diagnostic imaging including x-ray and ultrasound, an in-house laboratory and a full pharmacy. Separate general and isolation wards are incorporated to enhance infection control and patient wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clinic is led by Veterinary Director&nbsp;Maree King, supported by a team of veterinarians and nurses operating within Greencross\u2019 national clinical frameworks and professional development programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garrett Lewis, Chief Executive \u2013 Vet Services at Greencross, said the opening responds to growing demand for accessible, high-quality veterinary care in Melbourne\u2019s inner suburbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSt Kilda is a vibrant, pet-loving community and we\u2019re proud to expand our footprint with a clinic designed to support both pets and the people who care for them,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis investment allows us to deliver high-quality local care while creating new career opportunities for veterinary professionals within a well-resourced clinical network.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The St Kilda site strengthens Greencross\u2019 presence in inner Melbourne, supporting local veterinary teams and improving service availability for pet owners in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King said the clinic aims to build strong long-term relationships with clients while delivering best-practice care across all life stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing part of a national network provides access to advanced equipment, shared clinical knowledge and ongoing training, which ultimately benefits both our team and our patients,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Routine and preventative care is available weekdays, with after-hours emergency services accessible through nearby referral partners including&nbsp;Animal Emergency Centre Moorabbin&nbsp;and&nbsp;Centre for Animal Referral Emergency Veterinary Hospital, both located within a short drive of the clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greencross Vets&nbsp;has opened a purpose-built clinic in inner Melbourne, expanding access to veterinary services in St Kilda and reinforcing the group\u2019s continued investment in community-based animal healthcare. The new Greencross Vets St Kilda facility has been designed to support modern clinical workflows and patient comfort. The clinic includes three consult rooms, a dedicated operating theatre, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"rise-blocks_total_comments":0,"rise-blocks_categories":[{"term_id":5,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":411,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":411,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"rise-blocks_excerpt":"Greencross Vets&nbsp;has opened a purpose-built clinic in inner Melbourne, expanding access to veterinary services in St Kilda and reinforcing the group\u2019s continued investment in community-based animal healthcare. The new Greencross Vets St Kilda facility has been designed to support modern clinical workflows and patient comfort. The clinic includes three consult rooms, a dedicated operating theatre, diagnostic imaging including x-ray and..","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-scaled.jpg",2560,1920,false]},"categories_names":{"5":{"name":"News","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?cat=5"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-305x207.jpg",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-400x600.jpg",400,600,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-1024x1024.jpg",1024,1024,true],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-130x95.jpg",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Greencross-Vets-St-Kilda-external-1-scaled.jpg",2560,1920,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3756,"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753\/revisions\/3756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}