Dr Dave Morrell is a male Veterinarian.
We (my wife Helen and 6 month old Son Boaz) came to Broome in 1978. At that time the population was about 3,000. We decided to stay and established a veterinary service for the area as there was no Vet in Broome. We initially lived in a caravan and I remember operating at night with Helen holding a torch so that I could see. I used to go to people’s houses and operate on their kitchen tables as I had no proper surgery room.
The Government campaign to eradicate Tuberculosis in cattle gave me a lot of work on the cattle stations and I had to juggle that with the small animal work in town. The first few years was very hectic but 38 years later the business has grown into a first class practice of which we are proud of.
I continue to work for my company Broome Cattle Vets with cattle on the stations, the work now being pregnancy testing, speying cattle and the veterinary supervision of the live shipment of cattle to Indonesia and some other countries.
I have been very fortunate to have excellent staff members that maintain a high standard of service and are dedicated to their work.
