Staff Profiles
Directors
Martin Hogan, Director and Manager of NEPS Wangaratta
Tony Schneider, Director & Manager of NEPS Benalla
Brendan Liddell, Director & Manager of NEPS Yarrawonga
Amanda Hogan, Director & Manager of Studio 20
Physiotherapists
Martin Hogan, Brendan Liddell, Amanda Hogan, Claire Saunders, Lindsey Tanner, Chanelle Fraser, Amanda Baxter, Kristy Newton
Part-time -Alanna McDonald, Maria Simioni, Anna Pasquali, Michelle Holgate
Practice Staff
Receptionists – Maree, Liz, Coby, Ainslee, Laura, Kathy, Sue, Kim, Rebekah, Ashton and Kerri
Our Practice
Listed are the physiotherapists working from this practice. Patients are encouraged to request the physiotherapist of their choice for each consultation with the reception staff. Patients have the right to see the physiotherapist of their choice, obtain a second opinion from another physiotherapist, refuse any intervention proposed by the physiotherapist, and provide feedback or a complaint to a member of staff via the reception staff or directly to the practice manager.
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| Martin Hogan has lived and worked as a physiotherapist in North East Victoria for the last 20 years. Over that time he has developed a keen interest in the management and prevention of spinal pain and sports injuries.
He is the physiotherapist for the Murray Bushrangers Under 18 Football Club. Martin is currently completing his Masters of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy through LaTrobe University, Melbourne. |
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| Brendan Liddell graduated from Charles Sturt University in 2004, and commenced with North East Physiotherapy in 2005. Brendan is currently undertaking a Post-Graduate Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy through LaTrobe University.
Since completing his degree, Brendan has become a Credentialed McKenzie Therapist in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, and an Accredited Clinical Pilates Therapist. His particular interests include back and neck pain, sports injuries and post-operative orthopaedic rehabilitation. Since 2005, Brendan has had physiotherapy involvement with the Murray Bushrangers Football Club, as well as the Victorian Country U18 football side since 2006. |
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| Amanda Hogan completed her degree in physiotherapy at LaTrobe University in 1988.
With over 20 years experience working both in Australia and in hospitals in India and the United Kingdom, Mandy has a clinical background in the areas of acute and rehabilitative care in hospitals, home-based allied health, acute and postnatal exercise, Aquatic Physiotherapy, community education and manual handling consulting. for 10 years she was responsible for managing and delivering physiotherapy services at the Wangaratta Private Hospital. Mandy is an accredited Advanced Level Clinical Pilates physiotherapist. As manager of Studio 20 Clinical Pilates Wangaratta, she is developing and progressing evidence-based exercise and rehabilitation programs that keep people moving through life. |
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| Tony Schneider (Benalla & Euroa) completed his undergraduate Physiotherapy training in 1982 and gained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Manual Therapy in 1987. Tony has worked in the USA and has extensive experience managing elite athletes, having travelled with national sporting teams to Europe and the USA.
Tony has a special interest in Occupational Physiotherapy, having sat on the Transport Accident Commission Clinical Advisory Panel and the Victorian WorkCover Authority's Physiotherapy Advisory Group. He is also a Clinical Pilates Physiotherapist. |
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| Claire Saunders joined North East Physiotherapy in May 2007 following her move to Australia from England in late 2006. Claire graduated in 2002 and worked for the next four years within the UK's National Health Service in south east England. This included almost two years in one of London's largest teaching hospitals where Claire continued, through quarterly rotations, work in different specialty areas.
Since arriving in Wangaratta, Claire has moved into the special areas o interest in Aquatic Physiotherapy and Clinical Pilates, whilst continuing work at the Wangaratta Private Hospital. Her AUSTSWIM qualifications and experience in teaching and training swimmers is invaluable in stroke analysis and Claire is interested in identification of possible associated injuries in this field. |
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| Lindsey Tanner commenced working with North East Physiotherapy in March 2008. Lindsey graduated from Charles Sturt University in 2006, and then commenced work as a rotational physiotherapist with the Albury Base Hospital.
Lindsey now shares her time between all the clinics, and Aquatic Physiotherapy sessions, and the Wangaratta Private Hospital. In her leisure time, Lindsey participates in local netball and tennis competitions. |
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| Alanna MacDonald graduated from the Lincoln Institute in 1977 and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Physiotherapy.
Having joined the North East Physiotherapy Services team at Benalla in 2004, Alanna's special interests are in spinal pathologies, upper and lower limb injuries and women's health, with particular reference to acute health management. |
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| Kristy Newton graduated from Charles Sturt University in 2007, and then commenced work with the Albury Base Hospital rotating through orthopaedic, neurological rehabilitation, musculoskeletal outpatients, intensive care, medical and surgical rotations.
Since beginning her employment at North East Physiotherapy in November 2009, Kristy shares her time between the Wangaratta Clinic, Aquatic Physiotherapy sessions, and the Wangaratta Private Hospital. Kristy's particular interests include post-operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and musculoskeletal injuries. Outside of work, Kristy is a keen sports woman, participating in local netball and basketball competitions, and is an avid football supporter. |
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| Amanda Baxter recently graduated from Charles Sturt University in Albury, in 2009. She is a credentialed McKenzie Therapist (Part A) and has further training in Clinical Pilates. Amanda has lived in the local area all her life and is interested in optimising the health and wellbeing of rural Australian's.
In her spare time Amanda enjoys keeping active by running, playing netball and boxing. She also entertains in a local band and enjoys supporting the local football. |
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| Maria Simioni has been in the region for 24 years. She has been associated with North East Physiotherapy, since 2000. At present she works at the Wangaratta Private Hospital, dealing with post surgical and medical patients.
Having recently completed Level 1 and 2 of Clinical Pilates she is looking forward to becoming involved in this exciting area of exercise rehabilitation. |
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| Chanelle Fraser has been working with North East Physiotherapy since March 2009, following rotational physiotherapy work at North East Health Wangaratta. She has a keen interest in musculo-skeletal physiotherapy, back and neck injuries and aquatic rehabilitation. She is also a very keen cyclist, runner and netballer, and enjoys activities in the outdoors |  |
About Us
North East Physiotherapy is the leading provider of Physiotherapy services in North East Victoria. Established in 1992, North East Physiotherapy has since grown to staff over 12 Physiotherapists, with practices in Benalla, Euroa, Wangaratta, Yarrawonga and Studio 20 Clinical Pilates.
Our vision is to be the preferred provider of allied health services for the region and a local centre of excellence in Physiotherapy. We have excelled at forging trusted relationships with our clients, referrers and strategic partners over the years.
We have proactively built our network and reputation on evidence based treatment, excellence in communication and outstanding patient outcomes.
We Value
• The role of Physiotherapy in maintaining people’s health and well being.
• An evidence based treatment approach.
• The importance of education, self-management and exercise in promoting client independence.
• Quality professional expertise.
• Service delivery in a personalised, courteous and efficient manner.
North East Physiotherapy – Quality Assured
Our Wangaratta Clinic was accredited in 2009 by Australia’s leading health care accreditation company, Quality In Practice Pty. Ltd. (QIP). Accreditation recognises the achievements of health care teams to meet the requirements of established standards.
We genuinely strive for continuous quality improvement. We continue to invest heavily in developing our systems to enable us to monitor and upgrade the services we provide. These are built around the rights and needs of clients, professional development, practice management, and the physical facilities of the practice.
The aim of continuous quality improvement is to make substantial and sustained improvements in the quality of care to ultimately produce better health outcomes for our clients.
All of our Physiotherapists have a strong commitment to providing quality healthcare. As well as subscribing to the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s Code Of Conduct, our staff routinely undertake continuing professional development programs, which is your guarantee that the services and techniques on offer are current and best-practice.
Evidence Based and Outcome Focused
Evidence-based Physiotherapy is diagnosis and management informed by relevant, high quality clinical research. Clinical decision-making utilises information from best practice clinical research. This is performed in combination with a patient history, and their clinical findings. It includes the lifestyle needs of the person, so we can offer a holistic solution in client management.
Our Physiotherapists regularly use outcome measures (tools to measure impairment) to determine treatment decisions. This ensures our clients receive the best possible clinical result. Outcome measures used at North East Physiotherapy are related to the functional goals of treatment and are relevant to the patient’s injury.