Withdrawn · Notification · Phase 2 · filed 1 July 2026
UnclassifiedMN-40017ACCC register
VC Operations (WA) Pty Ltd, part of the Vets Central group, acquired 100% of the business assets of Hills Veterinary Centre from veterinarian Jonathan Julian Carruthers. This transaction involves the veterinary services industry, with Vets Central operating 78 practices and Hills Veterinary Centre being a full-service practice in Blackwood, South Australia.
VC Operations (WA) Pty Ltd, which is part of the Vets Central group of companies ( Vets Central ), proposes to acquire 100% of the business assets of Hills Veterinary Centre from veterinarian, Jonathan Julian Carruthers (the Acquisition ). Vets Central is an Australian owned veterinary group that owns and operates 78 first opinion veterinary practices across Australia, including Familypet Vet Coromandel Valley, which is located approximately 3.5 km from Hills Veterinary Centre. Vets Central’s practices provide core and ancillary veterinary services for household pets as well as livestock, and other exotic species. The services primarily include routine, planned, and emergency veterinary services (excluding after-hours services). Hills Veterinary Centre is a full-service veterinary practice in Blackwood, South Australia. The business provides a range of first opinion core and ancillary veterinary services for household pets (extending to exotic pets) in the local area.