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Ben Cunneen B.V.Sc. (hons)

31.10.1974 - 20.08.2008

It is with the deepest regret and sadness, Hawkesbury Equine Veterinary Centre would like to inform all of our clients of the death of Ben Cunneen.

Ben has recently been working in Redlands Referral Veterinary Clinic in south east Queensland which had an outbreak of Hendra virus (a lethal viral zoonosis carried by fruitbats). Ben contracted the disease while treating an affected horse, the virus became isolated in his brain with devastating consequences. He has been in intensive care for the past few weeks and died peacefully on the 20th of August 2008.

For all of you who knew Ben, he was a delightful, fun loving wonderful young man. We at HEVC thoroughly enjoyed working with him and we all loved him dearly. Our love and condolences are offered to his wife Gill and his family.

HAWKESBURY EQUINE VETERINARY CENTRE  wish to advise all of our clients that on Friday the 29th of August, the clinic will only be staffed by a skeleton team to carry out emergency calls for horses & alpacas.

This is due to the tragic death of Dr. Ben Cunneen who contracted Hendra virus approximately 6 weeks ago. His funeral is scheduled for 11am at St Declan's Church, Penshurst

HEVC was established in 1979 by John Parbery and Trevor Robson and was  initially known as Parbery and Robson. In 2002, Anthony Drew joined as a partner, prompting the name change to Hawkesbury Equine Veterinary Centre. We are now celebrating our 25th year of service to the Hawkesbury, Hills and Lower Nepean districts.

The practice aims to provide excellent services to all of our clients, no matter how big or small. We are proud of our long standing service to the area in the past 25 years and look forward to being able to continue to provide excellent professional service with top class modern facilities well into the future.