About Us

Dr. Stacey Rae is the principal veterinarian and proud owner of Monto Veterinary Group. With a lifelong passion for animals and livestock production, Stacey believes that being a veterinarian is one of the most rewarding professions in the world.

Growing up on a large sheep and cattle property northwest of Quilpie in far south-west Queensland, Stacey developed an early love for the land and its animals. After completing her schooling in Toowoomba, Stacey ventured into the Kimberley region of Western Australia, where she spent three years jillarooing. This hands-on experience further fueled her desire to pursue a career in veterinary science, leading her to study at James Cook University in Townsville.

Stacey graduated in 2010 as part of the inaugural class of veterinary students and was awarded the Beef Cattle Prize, as well as the prestigious Australian Veterinary Association’s Don Kerr Award for academic achievement and exceptional commitment to cattle medicine.

Her career has taken her to New Zealand, Mundubbera, and a variety of veterinary clinics across western Queensland. In 2012, Stacey and her partner Mat purchased the Monto Veterinary Surgery from Dr. Ian McInnes. Since then, they have transformed the practice from a single-vet operation into a thriving business with seven vets, serving the North Burnett region through two clinics—Monto and Mundubbera.

Stacey’s special interests lie in beef cattle production and reproduction, with a focus on both bovine and equine health. She is passionate about herd health and preventative medicine, using her veterinary expertise to help beef cattle producers increase the profitability of their operations. Stacey holds PREGCHECK and BULLCHECK accreditation, is AAV export accredited, and has completed further studies in Equine Dentistry and Equine Reproduction.
As an active member of the Australian Veterinary Association, Stacey has previously held a position as a Queensland board member. She is currently serving as the President of the Australian Cattle Veterinarians (ACV) and chairs the ACV Bull Subcommittee. Stacey is also involved in Equine Veterinarians Australia, Australian Reproductive Veterinarians, and the Veterinary Business Management Group.

In addition to her veterinary practice, Stacey is the Owner/Director of Evogene, a newly established In Vitro Production Laboratory based in Brisbane, which services the Australian beef industry.

Outside of work, Stacey and Mat enjoy working cattle on their property, competing in local campdrafts, and water skiing. She is also known for her loyal Koolie x Collie dog, "Hairy," and is beloved by the MVG team for her (often too frequent) 'Dad jokes.'

Mathew Littleton grew up on a beef cattle property outside of the great little town of Crow’s Nest, Queensland. Exposed to horses, cattle, working dogs, and the family-owned transport and earthmoving business from a young age, Mat developed a strong work ethic and a deep connection to rural life. In 2002, he attended Emerald Agricultural College, where he completed a Certificate III in Beef Cattle Management, further cementing his passion for agriculture.

Mat was drawn to the far northwest of Queensland and the Northern Territory, where he spent the next six years contract mustering cattle. He would return home each wet season to Crow’s Nest to operate machinery in his family’s business. Reflecting on this time, Mat often recalls those years as some of the best of his life, shaped by adventure and hard work in the outback.

Venturing back south, Mat spent 2.5 years in Blackall working as a Real Estate and Livestock Agent for Barron Agencies. Here, he immersed himself in the livestock industry, gaining invaluable experience in breeding, backgrounding, sales, marketing, and processing of livestock. This period gave Mat a comprehensive understanding of the livestock chain and how to effectively market both livestock and property.

In time, Mat relocated to Monto with his partner, Stacey, where they purchased the Monto Veterinary Surgery. Over the past 13 years, Mat and Stacey have dedicated themselves to building and growing the Monto Veterinary Group into the successful business it is today. During this time, Mat has continued to operate an earthmoving business and a cattle backgrounding operation, embracing the challenges and rewards of running small businesses.

Outside of work, Mat has a keen interest in working dogs and enjoys competing in local Campdrafts. His diverse experiences, from livestock management to earthmoving and business ownership, have shaped him into a well-rounded, passionate individual who thrives in the rural and agricultural communities he serves.

Stacey was born and raised in South West Queensland (Quilpie) before relocating to Morven, Queensland to a small property where they run cattle, sheep and goats. Whilst at boarding school in Toowoomba Stacey completed a Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology and graduated High School in 2014. She then went on to working as an administration officer at a Pest Control Company in Toowoomba for 2 years and completed a Certificate III in Business Administration while working Full Time.

In February 2017 she was given the opportunity to complete a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing here at the Monto Veterinary Clinic, she moved up to Monto at the end of February to start with us in March. Not long after Stacey started, she quickly slipped into the role of Office Manager when the position became available.

In 2018 Stacey purchased her first home here in Monto, where she has settled in and is slowly making it her home with some renovations.

Stacey finished her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2020, although is always learning on the jobs as no two days are the same.

At the start on 2022 Stacey was promoted to Practice Manager where she has loved challenging herself that little bit extra each day and enjoys the challenges that have come with the job role.

Stacey looks forward to seeing what her future holds at MVG.

Laura is a Mundubbera local who is our full-time receptionist at our Mundubbera Clinic. She originates from Mundubbera, has worked on cattle stations in NW Qld as a governess, and in health care in various communities. Laura always finds her way back to Mundubbera where she is eagerly involved in her community, being on the local Show committee as the Secretary, a Delegate to the Qld Ag Shows Board and volunteering in many other roles.

In her spare time, Laura enjoys spending time with her beloved and Jack Russell, Maisy, a social outing with friends at races or other events, gardening, baking and spending time with family.Stacey looks forward to seeing what her future holds at MVG.

Emma was born and raised in the Northern New South Wales town of Alstonville, spending time between her family’s Thoroughbred stud and training facility and their cotton farms west of Moree. After completing her secondary schooling before heading to UQ Gatton to undertake an associate degree in Equine Science.

After finishing her degree, Emma moved down to the Hunter Valley and worked on thoroughbred studs Darley, Coolmore and Baramul as a broodmare and reproduction assistant. Queensland soon called though, and Emma returned to the Sunshine State to start her family.

Emma has now lived in Monto for 3 years with her husband Andrew and their two children. An active member of the community and sporting groups, Emma can be found announcing at local campdrafts and cutting shows or attending soccer games with her kids. Emma has recently resumed her competition career, competing in local cutting events with her horse Gus.

An avid lover and accumulator of horses and dogs, Emma is excited to be apart of the team at Monto Veterinary Group and to have the opportunity to provide quality friendly service to local clients and their four-legged friends.

Brittany moved to the Monto region in 2021 after graduating from The University of Queensland in Gatton with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) at UQ. Brittany has enjoyed the region and working with the Monto Veterinary team so much that she has not turned back since.

Brittany loves the diversity of cases encountered working in a mixed practice veterinary clinic and cannot imagine doing anything else. She has a keen interest in beef cattle medicine and production, as well as bovine and equine reproduction. She has her BULLCHECKTM Veterinary Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation and her PREGCHECKTM National Cattle Pregnancy Diagnosis accreditations.

Brittany is an Australian Veterinary Association member and enjoys going to conferences where she can network and interact with other like-minded enthusiasts in the industry, as well as learning new skills and advancements that can be brought back to the team here at MVG.

When she is not out on the road or in the clinic, Brittany enjoys exercising, renovating her house with her partner Louas Benecke, and catching up with friends and family. She has a real passion for exercise and fitness, having competed as an elite athlete in 5 and 10 km road races during her university years. She now dabbles in a few races here and there, but mostly enjoys running for maintaining her fitness and health. You may see her jogging around town with one of her two dogs “Kip” and “Duke”.

Hayley grew up in the Central West region of NSW on a small property outside of Narromine where she spent her time competing horses or helping out her grandparents with their mob of sheep. After completing high school, she made the big move to Townsville to complete her Bachelor of Veterinary Science which she finished in 2024.

Hayley moved down to Monto at the start of 2025 with her Fiancé Michael, dog Ham and horse Buck, to start her career as a veterinarian. Hayley is enjoying getting to know the area and is interested in developing her skills for both large and small animals. In her spare time, you’ll find Hayley riding her horse or attempting to garden. She looks forward to building connections throughout the community.

Sophie has recently moved to Mundubbera to live with her partner, Jake Dingle. She originates from Central Queensland and graduated from James Cook University in Townsville with her Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2016. Sophie spent her first year in north west Queensland working in mixed practice before moving to Rockhampton to spend the next couple years improving her veterinary skills in small animal medicine and surgery. Sophie has spent the past two years locuming throughout Queensland in small animal, emergency, mixed and cattle repro practices.

Sophie is based down at our Mundubbera clinic part time. She has a keen interest in small animal surgery and sonography. On her days off she enjoys a social outing with friends, the outdoors or baking something delicious. More often than not though, she finds herself at a woodchop competition or working alongside her partner at home on the cattle property, which she thoroughly enjoys also.

Linda started with us in May 2023. Linda is currently working part time based out of our Monto Clinic. Linda her husband; Andrew and her two sons moved from Emerald in 2023 after purchasing a local rural property.

Linda loves being able to help producers be more profitable particularly when it comes to herd management and cattle nutrition. She loves being out on-farm talking with producers and learning about the north Burnett region. Linda enjoys all aspects of veterinary science particularly the diversity and wide range of clients and cases that you experience in the rural area. 

Linda originally hails from Richmond in north west Queensland where she grew up on a cattle station before embarking
on her veterinary career in Townsville at James Cook University with Stacey Littleton (Rae).

Linda has worked predominantly in mixed animal practices, starting in Emerald after graduation, as a veterinary locum across parts of central Queensland and North Burnett including a stint in Monto for Monto Veterinary Clinic and as a government Veterinarian working alongside stock inspectors during her time at Department of Agriculture and Forestry in Emerald.  

When Linda isn’t in the clinic, she is mostly seen with her two boys Thomas and Henry, driving a tractor on the farm, and assisting the parents and friends committee of the kids' school at local events. Linda loves spending time at home with her family, raising two farm boys and getting to know this new region. 

Linda enjoys the ability to work in a predominantly mixed rural veterinary clinic with a great supportive team that allows her to work as a mixed practice veterinarian around her primary school aged kids.