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WA-95008

Vets Central / West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery in QLDWA-95008

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Processing timeline

6

days

Filed

4 Mar 2026

Notification waiver determination published

Decision

10 Mar 2026Notification waiver determination published
Type
Waiver
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Waiver application
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

VC OPERATIONS (WA) PTY LTD ABN - 28 646 499 005

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

The trustee for the Burke Family Trust ABN - 35 834 715 269

Other parties

VETS CENTRAL HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN - 60 652 812 256

Summary

Vets Central Holdings Pty Ltd, via VC Operations (WA) Pty Ltd, is acquiring 100% of West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery's business assets. The Australian veterinary group, operating 80 practices, takes over the single Toowoomba practice from Cicuration Pty Ltd as trustee for Burke Family Trust, in the veterinary services industry.

Acquisition details

Vets Central Holdings Pty Ltd (together, with its subsidiaries, Vets Central ), proposes to acquire 100% of the business assets (both tangible and intangible) of West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery from Cicuration Pty Ltd as trustee for Burke Family Trust. Vets Central is an Australian-owned veterinary group that owns and operates 80 first opinion veterinary practices across Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, 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). West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery is a single full-service veterinary practice in the Toowoomba area of Queensland. The business provides a range of first opinion core and ancillary veterinary services for household pets (extending to exotic pets) in the local area.

Industry

Broad:Professional & Business ServicesANZSIC 6970:Veterinary ServicesANZSIC 9539:Other Personal Services n.e.c.

Decisions and key events

10 Mar 2026Notification waiver determination publishedAttachmentPDF147.2 KB

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