Clint Coker
CEO
Following the completion of his Bachelor of Pharmacy at the University of Queensland in 1978 Clint gained experience in Community Pharmacy completing his pre-reg year with Jack Shea at Garden City Pharmacy Mt.Gravatt. He then managed pharmacies for Pat Sullivan at Inala before moving to Moranbah opening the Belyando Pharmacy there for Dennis Higgins. Having returned to Brisbane, after leaving Moranbah, time spent managing the Wynnum Day and Night while overseeing operations of the Bayside Buying Centre provided valuable business experience. Clint’s first pharmacy business venture was the establishment of the Parkview Medical Centre Pharmacy at Capalaba, having approached Robert Ranson to form a partnership.
This pharmacy was anchored primarily by the 700-800 nursing home beds that he had secured after door knocking almost every nursing home within a 100km radius.
Having enjoyed a successful Medical Centre Pharmacy partnership with Robert (Bob) Ranson in Brisbane in the early 1980’s Clint decided to relocate his family to Noosa in 1986 when the opportunity presented for the partnership to purchase Noosa Heads Pharmacy on Hastings Street. Since those early days Clint has maintained and built his pharmacy interests by focusing primarily on businesses located in popular tourist destinations. Clint has had the good fortune of having established partnerships with a group of pharmacists he is proud to call friends not just business partners.
It’s no secret Clint prefers the business management side of pharmacy and spends most of his time now overseeing operations for the LiveLife Pharmacy network. A feature of Clint’s career has been the development of a network of professional and business partnerships in the areas of Community Pharmacy, manufacturing, importing, exporting and property development. He says that one of the greatest rewards of having been involved in pharmacy for this period of time is having seen junior staff gain confidence and build personal and business skills. Many of these juniors have advanced to retail management positions while others have forged successful careers outside pharmacy building on skills gained while in Clint’s employ.
Clint enjoys fishing, skiing, holidays with his wife Chris and time spent in the company of his three kids and seven grandchildren.
Martin Dines
Pharmacist
Martin Dines graduated with a pharmacy degree from the University of Queensland in 1984.
After finishing his pre-registration year at the Royal Brisbane Hospital he spent 6 years working both as a locum pharmacist and as a managing pharmacist, and a lot of time traveling. He had experience of a multitude of dispensary layouts and procedures that limited access for patients to easily speak with pharmacists about their health and medications, and limited the ability for pharmacists to spend a lot of time with patients. From 1990 he practiced forward dispensing in Noosa Heads, and this confirmed for him that this mode of pharmacy was the ultimate professionally and personally satisfying lifestyle. He spent 4 years working with Clint Coker in the Hastings St Pharmacy, Noosa Heads.
In 1994 the opportunity to open a pharmacy in partnership with Clint in Airlie Beach (Whitsundays) was presented which enabled him to combine a very satisfying professional role with a great Whitsunday lifestyle.
In 2000 Martin, Clint and Allan Milostic opened the Macrossan St Pharmacy, Port Douglas and Martin also has pharmacies with his business partner in Coolum Beach.
Martin and his wife enjoy spending time on and near the ocean with their young family.
Andrew Feichter
Pharmacist
Growing up on Bribie Island before moving to Brisbane for university Andrew studied Biomedical Science. Andrew then made the decision to do a Graduate Diploma in Education and taught at several high schools in Queensland and also travelled and taught in England. He specialised in senior Chemistry and Biology as well as teaching Maths, Junior Science and coached rugby.
Believing in lifelong learning and development Andrew returned to university and studied a Bachelor of Pharmacy at James Cook University. At the end of his studies he returned to the Sunshine Coast and did his intern year in 2007 at what was then Amcal Pharmacy Noosaville under the tutelage of Stephen Winnett. Andrew then gained further experience dispensing at Noosaville before leaving the LiveLife network to further develop his pharmacy management skills.
Andrew returned to the LiveLife network in 2012 as the manager at Noosa Fair and was made a partner in 2014.
Andrew now practises between three stores and enjoys helping customers understand more about their health and medication. Andrew believes in assisting people maintain their health and as such tries to work and partner with other allied health professionals.
In his down time Andrew loves nothing more than spending time with his wife Suzi and their boys. This sees them enjoying all the fantastic activities available on the Sunshine Coast such as swimming, fishing, gardening and exploring the natural environment.
Bruce Elliot
Pharmacist – B.Pharm(QLD), FPS, AACPA, J.P (Qual)
Bruce started with LiveLife Pharmacies in 2001 as a locum pharmacist in Port Douglas. After a brief stint working in Brisbane he returned to the LiveLife Pharmacy network as the Pharmacist Manager in the Port Macquarie pharmacies. In 2004, Bruce was offered the opportunity to partner with Stephen Winnett in two pharmacies in Yeppoon, Bruce is currently a partner in three pharmacies in Yeppoon and two pharmacies in Gracemere.
Bruce was the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (QLD Branch) between 2011-2012 and 2015-2017 and has enjoyed many other roles in clinical and corporate governance across several pharmacy and health related organisations and committees including Chairman of the Central Queensland Medicare Local between 2012 to 2015.
Bruce loves all facets of community pharmacy but deep down he is a clinical pharmacy and therapeutics nerd! He has been accredited since 2004 and has conducted thousands of medication reviews during this time. Bruce is passionate about using his clinical knowledge to help someone and make a difference to their life. He feels that being an accessible health professional means you are guaranteed to see a wide variety of people and health conditions so this helps to keep things interesting.
Recognising the importance of lifelong learning, Bruce commenced a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Pharmacy Practice through University Technology of Sydney in 2020.
Bruce is an aviation buff – so all things aircraft, airlines and airports trigger his interest. He has travelled to every continent except Antarctica, but that’s on the bucket list! He also loves animals and cooking.
Christian Mee
Pharmacist
Christian obtained his pharmacy degree from the University of Queensland in 2002, and completed his intern year at the Airlie Beach Day and Night Pharmacy, Airlie Beach in 2003. After spending time working in western QLD and Sydney, he moved back to Airlie Beach and opened Amcal Pharmacy Cannonvale in 2006.
In 2009 Christian relocated to Mossman when he purchased Mt Demi Pharmacy and Anich’s Mossman Pharmacy. In April 2012 Mt Demi Pharmacy was relocated to the more convenient location of the Town and Country Shopping Centre and was renamed LiveLife Pharmacy Mossman. In 2015 a renamed LiveLife Anich’s Mossman Pharmacy was relocated into the adjoining renovated building.
Christian is a big believer in professional development and continuing education. He completed a Masters of Professional Accounting through the James Cook University Cairns campus while juggling full time work commitments and family commitments.
Most of Christian’s spare time is spent with his young kids. If he gets the chance he loves to go for a mountain bike ride or have a round of golf!
Tom Lloyd
Pharmacist
Tom graduated from Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga in 2000.
Prior to joining the ChemCoast team in 2006, he enjoyed working as the pharmacist on Thursday Island in the Torres Straits, where he worked with a major focus on indigenous health. Tom, originally from Yeppoon, has since returned with his wife and has started a family.
Tom’s clinical interests include chronic disease particularly Diabetes and cardiovascular health.
Amanda Gravolin
Pharmacist
Amanda graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2004. Since then, she has worked as a community pharmacist throughout Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Amanda returned to the Sunshine Coast permanently with her husband in 2009 and joined the fabulous team at what was then Noosaville Amcal Pharmacy, now LiveLife Pharmacy Noosaville, as the managing pharmacist. In 2010, Amanda joined the network as a ChemCoast partner when she purchased the pharmacy that has now become LiveLife Pharmacy Goodchap St.
Amanda has specific interests in women’s health, sleep disorders and chronic pain management.
Outside of work, Amanda loves spending time with her family (human and fury) and also makes time for the odd shopping trip!
Robert Ranson
Pharmacist
Robert Ranson has a very strong background in Community Pharmacy specialising in medical centre and aged care services. For more than 30 years the community of Carina in Brisbane enjoyed the provision of Robert’s Pharmacy services.
Robert is a partner in the LiveLife Pharmacies in Noosa Heads, Noosaville and Coolum Beach pharmacies. Robert continues to enjoy being involved in the evolution of the LiveLife brand and the pharmacy profession as a whole.
Robert is a past director of the Clem Jones Memorial Home as well as serving in a number of community based organisations.
Steve Winnett
Pharmacist
Stephen has been a practising pharmacist for over 45 years, which included 9 years as a hospital pharmacist including time in the position of Director of Pharmacy Services Epworth Hospital Melbourne. After Stephens time in hospital pharmacy he experienced 5 years of self-employment in a pharmacy partnership in Albury before relocating to Noosa. While in Noosa Stephen along with Clint Coker and Robert Ranson partnered to open Noosa Village Pharmacy. This business has progressed and grown to the LiveLife Pharmacy Noosaville we know today. Stephen is also a partner in two pharmacies in Yeppoon with Bruce Elliot.
Stephen is a second-generation pharmacist and his daughter is carrying on the family tradition. Stephen enjoys the pursuit of professional excellence – recognising the benefits for both himself and his customers.
Stephen and his wife enjoy the opportunity to travel, play golf and spending time enjoying the sport and theatre
Allan Milostic
Pharmacist
Allan has over 30 years’ experience in community pharmacy. Originally from Sydney where he completed his studies once registered as a pharmacist, Allan worked across the country gaining experience and perspective in a broad range of community pharmacy environments. In the late 90’s he became an owner in the Airlie Beach Pharmacy and pharmacies in Port Douglas which are all now a part of the LiveLife Pharmacy Network. Allan is driven in the pharmacy by his commitment to customers, both local and tourist alike.
Allan is a current committee member of The Pharmacy Guild QLD, Vice-President of Compass Aged Care and various sporting clubs, and currently a committee member of the Whitsunday Football Club.
Brad Reilly
Pharmacist
Brad obtained his pharmacy degree from the University of Queensland in 2001. After working his way while studying in various pharmacy roles, he then went on to fulltime work in a busy medical centre pharmacy in Brisbane’s inner west.
Brad and his wife Larelle (also a pharmacist) were given the opportunity to join the ChemCoast team (soon to be LiveLife) in 2007. Working in Airlie Beach, they brought with them their passion for high level customer service and forward pharmacy excellence. Later that year, they moved up to beautiful Port Douglas so that Brad could become the managing partner in the 3 pharmacies located in the seaside town.
Brad continues to run his businesses with an infectious passion for the pharmacy profession. He has pushed his pharmacies to become a great breeding ground for young pharmacists who get to experience pharmacy as a career the way they hoped it would be. Over the years he’s mentored well over a hundred pharmacy students on university placements, dozens of interns, early career pharmacists, right through to pharmacists who have gone on to partnership opportunities in the LiveLife network.
When not working in his pharmacies, Brad attempts to keep up with the energetic pace set by his two boys. He loves being around the ocean, and can often be found paddling his kayak with dolphins on 4 Mile Beach, or taking his boat out explore the Great Barrier Reef on his doorstep.
Eddie Candotti
Pharmacist
Eddie graduated from his Pharmacy degree in 1989 from Sydney University and became a registered pharmacist in 1990. He worked in various community pharmacies mainly in Chatswood and Concord in Sydney before moving to Port Macquarie in 2002. Eddie started with the Livelife group in 2004, managing the Settlement City Amcal Pharmacy, then became the Managing Pharmacist Partner in 2011.
Eddie is passionate about pharmacy and health and really enjoys helping people feel better: whether that’s explaining how a medication works, or the best way to treat a medical issue, and believes in always being available to help out customers and patients. Eddie really enjoys being a part of the LiveLife network and a large team at the pharmacy who all share these same goals for pharmacy practise.
In his spare time Eddie loves spending time with his family as well as reading, watching the NRL, fishing and travelling during his holidays.
Pete Ashenden
Pharmacist
Pete completed his pharmacy degree at the University of Queensland in 2004. In 2005, he relocated to Noosa and completed his intern year with Steve Winnett at Noosaville Amcal Pharmacy. The following year he completed his Home Medication Review accreditation and performed HMRs for the next few years.
In 2006, Pete took on his first role in management at ChemCoast Pharmacy Coolum Beach and worked there before taking on an ownership opportunity when Amcal Peregian Springs Pharmacy was opened. With rebranding in 2012 the store then became LiveLife Pharmacy Peregian Springs where Pete continues to work today.
Pete and his wife Belinda have now had 3 children and enjoy life living in Coolum Beach.
In his spare time Pete enjoys the Great Outdoors, a good book and quality time with family and friends.
Jacquie Meyer
Pharmacist
LiveLife Pharmacy established Jacquie’s career pathway into pharmacy ownership. As an early career pharmacist, Jacquie wanted to work with a network of pharmacists who were proactive in the profession and set high standards for the service they provided, the LiveLife network is exactly that. Jacquie is constantly striving to deliver exceptional service to the community through professional service programs and community engagement.
Jacquie found her ownership opportunity on the Sunshine Coast, QLD, where she is now the managing partner of two LiveLife Pharmacies in Cooroy and Pomona. She strives to encourage future early career pharmacists to find an opportunity with people who understand them and have the same values and can mentor them through their career.
Adam Fraser
Pharmacist
Adam has been a pharmacist for 10 years. He, and his wife, Fran, who is also a pharmacist, graduated from James Cook University in 2008. After graduating Adam worked for a few pharmacy groups, as well as a few independent pharmacies. Adam’s dream was to be a pharmacy owner before he turned 30. While it took a lot of saving and hard work he was able to realise that dream through the LiveLife Pharmacy network.
In establishing the LiveLife brand in Tully Adam has worked hard on continually making improvements in the pharmacy and ensuring that LiveLife Pharmacy Tully has a family and community friendly feel.
Adam loves the community atmosphere in Tully, he loves being able to go for a run or a walk and just know pretty much everyone in town. Adam runs 8km two to three times a week with his kids in a two seater pram
Adam and his wife live in an old Queenslander with their two boys, and are about to have their third boy. In his spare time Adam loves spending time on the beach with my family, and anything to do with water – Adam enjoys fishing, spear fishing, and diving, and targets Nanagi and Mackel.
Lee McLennan
Pharmacist
Lee has been a practicing pharmacist for 16 years. He went to university at James Cook University in Townsville. Then completed his intern year in Charleville, South West Queensland, where he worked for 2 years. Following this he worked for Queensland Health in South West Queensland for 2 years. Lee then moved to Roma and took a Managing Pharmacist role for 3 years. Lee then joined the LiveLife network and moved to Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays.
Lee has a Diploma of Management, and is HMR accredited and vaccination trained.
Lee loves that pharmacy is forever changing and adapting to the health needs of all Australians. Pharmacist are now being given more scope of practice, which means that there are always opportunities for continued learning.
Outside of work, Lee loves spending time with his family.
Wes Meyer
Pharmacist
Wes graduated from the University of QLD in 2000. Prior to joining the LiveLife team in 2003, he completed his internship and first year as a registered Pharmacist in Townsville, QLD at Hermit Park Amcal Pharmacy. He first joined the LifeLife Pharmacy network at Noosa Heads Pharmacy. This was an amazing opportunity to focus on primary health. This pharmacy also gave him the passion for retail, community pharmacy and pharmacy ownership as a career pathway.
In 2005, Wes relocated to Byron Bay to establish Byron West Sunrise Pharmacy as a managing partner. Since then Wes has relocated back to the Sunshine Coast, where he works as managing partner at LiveLife Pharmacy Coolum Beach and LiveLife Pharmacy Coolum Village. Wes’s passion for retailing in community pharmacy, primary health and tourist locations is evident at his Coolum stores.
He believes that the accessibility of the pharmacist is crucial to patient outcomes, with his stores operating under the LiveLife optimal care Pharmacist model where the Pharmacist is always accessible.
Outside Pharmacy, Wes, his wife Jacquie and their young family enjoy all that this amazing region has to offer.
Jamie Dalton
Pharmacist
Jamie is originally from the UK where he studied and practised Pharmacy in the North East of England.
In 2009 Mission Beach was just a stop on our journey from Cairns to Sydney in a small campervan for Jamie and his wife. But 5 years later in 2014 he arrived in Mission Beach to be the Pharmacist Manager at LiveLife Pharmacy Mission Beach.
After 2 years living in the Mission Beach community he made the long term commitment to the town and became an owner of the pharmacy. Since then the store has continued to evolve into a whole health destination with an extensive range of health foods and supplements to locals and tourists.
Jamie spends most of his time outside of work with his young family camping and keeping up with the Tropical Queensland gardening demands.
Sam Harbison
Pharmacist
Sam graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Queensland in 2012 and then completed his internship at Terry White Chemist Myer Centre in Brisbane CBD. Sam had lived in Brisbane his whole life so after gaining his registration he looked for full time roles outside of Brisbane and found an opportunity at LiveLife Pharmacy Coolum Park. After a short amount of time here he then moved over to LiveLife Pharmacy Noosa Fair where he worked for a few years. Wanting to continue his growth he then relocated to Far North Queensland in 2016 and took on a position as the Pharmacy Manager of LiveLife Pharmacy Macrossan St with the hopes of one day becoming a partner in a LiveLife Pharmacy store. In 2018 his aspirations were realised and he joined the network as the managing partner with the purchase of LiveLife Pharmacy Weipa in Cape York Peninsula.
More than anything what Sam loves about pharmacy is the day to day interactions with people, and has always found building those relationships and helping customers to be incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. Sam believes the pharmacist should always be available to speak with patients and aims to build rapport with everyone in the local community. Sam’s clinical interests include Indigenous health, Diabetes and Mental Health, as well as promoting education around diet and physical activity for people in the Cape.
When Sam has a day off in his spare time he enjoys fishing and watching or playing sports
Tessa Drew
Pharmacist
Tessa grew up in Mandurah, WA and completed her Bachelor of Pharmacy at Curtin University in 2017. She kickstarted her career with LiveLife by undertaking her internship at Yeppoon Day & Night Pharmacy, which equipped her with valuable experience. Tessa later worked as a locum pharmacist within the LiveLife network on the Sunshine Coast, where she further developed her skills and knowledge.
In 2019, Tessa’s passion for pharmacy management and mentoring intern pharmacists was ignited when she was offered a management position at LiveLife Pharmacy Peregian Springs. During her time there, she played a pivotal role in launching LiveLife’s first compounding lab, which was a significant achievement for the company.
Tessa’s commitment to her patients and the community has earned her a highly respected position in the pharmacy profession. In 2022, Tessa and her partner Matt took over ownership of Plainland & Laidley Pharmacies, where they continue to provide exceptional care to their patients.
Matthew McLean
Pharmacist
Matthew McLean is a pharmacist with a comprehensive background in both community and hospital pharmacy. His academic journey began at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), where he studied pharmacy. Matthew’s professional career kicked off with an internship at Yeppoon Day & Night Pharmacy, which laid the foundation for his future endeavors.
Seeking to broaden his experience, Matthew then moved to the Sunshine Coast. There, he undertook a unique role as both a Hospital and Community Pharmacy Manager at LiveLife Pharmacy Cooroy, a position he found particularly fulfilling.
The next chapter in his career saw Matthew relocating to the Lockyer Valley. Here, he took on the challenge of entrepreneurship, owning and operating LiveLife Pharmacy in Laidley. This role has allowed him to apply his extensive experience and knowledge in pharmacy management.Outside of his professional life, Matthew is passionate about outdoor activities, including mountain biking, golf, and spending time on the lake in Laidley.
Throughout his career, Matthew has been fortunate to have the guidance of excellent mentors. Grateful for their support, he is keen on giving back by guiding and assisting early-career pharmacists to achieve their professional goals, continuing the cycle of mentorship and growth in the field of pharmacy.