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For veterinary teams: the Harbourside referral pack

A short guide for vet clinics and equine practitioners on how Harbourside supports referred families across NSW and SE Queensland.

18 April 2025 · Alby & Rachael Koster

In short

Harbourside provides veterinary clinics with a dedicated referral pack covering collection logistics, SafeHarbour Verification, equine and small-animal coverage zones, and direct contact for after-hours coordination. Download the pack below or call Alby on 0493 814 474.

We work alongside veterinary teams across the region, from small-animal clinics on the Mid North Coast to large-animal practitioners in the Hunter and Southern Highlands. This page is for you.

What we offer your clients

  • 24/7 direct line to Alby — no call centres, no menus.
  • SafeHarbour Verification chain-of-care documentation.
  • Private individual cremation for companion animals and horses.
  • Coverage from Brisbane to the Southern Highlands (equine) and Ballina to Port Macquarie (companion).

Practical materials

The referral pack below includes printable family handouts, our service-area map, and a simple coordination workflow for after-hours cases.

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What families say after their companion comes home

5.0 out of 5132 Google reviews

  • They dropped everything to be here the day I lost my boy.

    I could not recommend Alby and Rachael highly enough to take care of your beloved fur family. The empathy and support they provide is second to none. They made an already difficult process so reassuring. And I trusted them to take the best of care of my boy.…

    Stephanie ThompsonChampion Jockey · Sky Racing Expert Commentator · Gold Coast QLD · with her heart horse “Dunk”
  • Treated with such kindness from the very first call.

    Alby and the Harbourside team were so kind and compassionate when we lost our beloved Lydian. From the first phone call we felt looked after — nothing was rushed, nothing was outsourced, and every detail was handled with such care. Having him returned home to…

    Lydia SmithFor Lydian · Google Review
  • They understood she was family, not ‘just a bird’.

    Our cockatiel Pippa was with us for 18 years — through three house moves, two kids growing up, and every morning coffee on the verandah. When she passed I was nervous about ringing around because some places really do treat small pets like an afterthought.…

    Hannah WilkinsonFor Pippa · Cockatiel · Google Review