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celebrating women
IN BUSINESS
The Vet Clinic & For Pets Sake
What do you enjoy most about your business (or
being a woman in business)?
My businesses allow me to have a large amount
of interaction with customers, clients and the
community in general.
I enjoy getting to know my customers and their
pets, being able to watch those pets grow over
time and being involved in their care throughout
the course of their whole life is a real joy.
I also enjoy being able to get involved in
community events as a business and the ability
to nurture student’s interests in the veterinary
field through work experience and placement
in the clinic.
What have you set out to achieve in your
business?
In my businesses, I have set out to achieve a
place where my clients feel comfortable to bring
their pets, a place that they can trust and feel
taken care of.
This is both true for the clinic and the store.
I wanted to create an atmosphere and a culture
Krondorf Creek Farm
Jess Greatwich.
What do you enjoy most about your business (or
being a woman in business)?
The freedom to make decisions based on our
core business principles rather than on “how
things should be done.” We can make choices
that prioritise the quality of our wine, provide
our guests with exceptional service, honour our
business philosophies and support our family,
rather than make decisions based on financial
imperatives. It’s a great privilege and one we
take very seriously. Being a woman in business,
I particularly enjoy the opportunity to be an
example of what is possible in the world - that by
striving for excellence and running a successful
business I can provide a moment of self belief
for another woman in the same way that I have
been inspired by so many women in business
over the years. “If she can do it, so can I.”
What have you set out to achieve in your
business?
We have a driving passion to return Krondorf
Creek Farm to its former glory as a productive
and bustling mixed farming property, which
specifically showcases our estate wines. We
strive to offer one of the best Cellar Door
experiences in the Barossa, placing our link in
the chain of generous Barossa hospitality that
stretches back 170 years.
What separates your business from the next?
We are a true estate, meaning that we only make
wine from grapes we have grown ourselves and
that further, we grow all our fruit here in the
beautiful alluvial loam soil of Krondorf Creek
Farm. James planted our 13 acre vineyard 17 years
ago and today it forms the beating heart of
everything that we do.
We’re also very fortunate to own one of the best
preserved original Hufendorf settler’s blocks
left unsub-divided in the Barossa. We’ve spent
17 years restoring the many old stone buildings
that cluster around our central courtyard and
today you can stand here and get a real sense
of what life was like for the early owners of this
land. The dairy, butchery, smokehouse and barn
are testament to the self-sufficient frugality of
the original settlers and we’re proud to be the
current custodians of this property.
Finally, it’s this connection between our vines,
our business and our wines that led us to decide
to offer our wines exclusively through our Cellar
Door. We have no retail, restaurant or wholesale
distribution whatsoever; every bottle of wine we
sell goes directly from our hands to the hands of
our customers in our Cellar Door. We invite our
guests to visit our property, see the vineyards,
experience the beautiful old buildings and enjoy
a wine of true provenance.
Do you have something you would like to share
that people may not know about you?
I used to be the ‘lion’ in a cruelty-free circus. I
can juggle (fire, bowling balls, machetes...) ride a
unicycle and stilt walk but in my heart I’ll always
be in my lion suit and pink tutu, handing out
lollypops to the littlest members of the audience.
It’s a good lesson for life, actually.... You never
know who is behind the mask!
Call in & check out our fantastic range of pet care products
NOW STOCKING
Bird Food
Bird Toys
Cages
Small Animal Food
Small Animal Toys
Small Animal Bedding
OPEN 7 DAYS 8564 3320
24 Murray Street, Angaston
www.forpetsakesa.com.au
The Vet Clinic
Committed to compassionate care for you
and your pets
Consultations
Pathology
Surgery
Puppy Preschool
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 6pm
Diagnostics
and more
Saturday: 9am - 2pm
24 Murray Street, Angaston 8564 3488
www.thevetclinic.com.au
Suzanne Luce, owner of For Pets Sake & The Vet
Clinic with ‘Peanut’.
where, we as a team, will always do the best
by our clients and strive to go beyond their
expectations.
A very important aspect of pet care for me is to
minimise the stress involved, whether that be
through veterinary care or through assisting a
customer with getting the correct pet product
to suit their needs.
What is one of your personal/business highlights?
When we, as a team, designed and opened our
new veterinary clinic at 24 Murray Street in 2015,
that was both a personal and business highlight.
I had been working towards creating a modern,
efficient and inviting space for my customers
since I took over the clinic in 2011.
It was a real pleasure to be involved in designing
this space and to oversee and personally assist
in making it happen.
It was made more special on a personal level
as my parents came to help out all the way
from Canada!
We celebrated this with our clients through an
open day and I was thrilled that so many of them
came to share in the celebrations.
The involvement and dedication from my team
proved that we really are more like family than
just staff.
What’s that ‘something special’ that makes your
day at work?
Each and every day, I work to help people create
the best environment for their pet and that
always gives me a good feeling but to be able
to help someone solve a problem or be involved
in the recovery of a sick pet and see the relief
and happiness on the owner’s face is certainly
a highlight and always makes my day.
If I can make a positive difference for one pet
owner each day then that has been a successful
day for me.
We invite you to join us at
Krondorf Creek Farm
Wind your way through our estate vineyard and arrive at
Cellar Door, housed in the restored 1850s smokehouse.
We invite you to join us and experience Barossa wines of
true provenance – directly from our hands to yours.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Friday to Sunday 12pm to 5pm | 224 Krondorf Road, Krondorf
krondorfcreekfarm.com.au
DR17300
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