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Vets Central – Gawler Animal Hospital and Animalia Vet Clinic

Waiver
Approved

Stage

Waiver application

Waiver Application Date

29/01/2026

Determination Published

12/02/2026 (14 cal / 10 bus. days)

Determination

Approved

Acquirers

VC OPERATIONS (WA) PTY LTD

ABN: 28 646 499 005

VETS CENTRAL HOLDINGS PTY LTD

ABN: 60 652 812 256

Targets

Gawler Animal Hospital Pty Ltd

ABN: 87 160 265 109

GAH 2.0 PTY LTD

ABN: 76 666 800 666

Description

Vets Central Holdings Pty Ltd (together, with its subsidiaries, Vets Central), proposes to acquire 100% of the business assets (both tangible and intangible) of Gawler Animal Hospital and Animalia Vet Clinic (the Targets) from Gawler Animal Hospital Pty Ltd and GAH 2.0 Pty Ltd, respectively.

Vets Central is an Australian-owned veterinary group that owns and operates 78 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).

The Targets are jointly owned, first opinion veterinary practices that provide routine, planned and emergency (excluding after-hours) veterinary services in the Gawler and Evanston areas of South Australia.

Vet Central and the Targets both provide a range of veterinary services for household and exotic pets in their respective local areas.

Timeline & Events

  • Waiver application determination: Approved

    12/02/2026

  • Merger notified to ACCC

    29/01/2026