Cat Walker is a Nationally Accredited Mediator, Conflict Coach, Lawyer, Associate Lecturer at the University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science, Podcast Host, and Mum. As a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with dual legal and mediation qualifications Cat brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the veterinary and allied health sectors. She is a multidisciplinary mediator with particular experience in workplace, veterinary and health industry matters.

Mediation & ADR Services

Cat Walker is a Nationally Accredited Mediator (AMDRAS). As a multidisciplinary mediator and online mediation specialist Cat mediates matters Australia wide either in-person or via Zoom for a broad range of disputes apart family mediation. Her background as a litigation lawyer ensures that mediation is balanced, objective and facilitative while her personal mediation style is grounded in a compassionate and down to earth approach.

Conflict Coach

Cat uses her experience as a multidisciplinary mediator to work with practice owners, managers and medical teams to provide objective advice and support so that they can understand and manage issues before they result in patient harm, resignations, loss of clients, negative feedback and ultimately devalue the practice. Cat provides training and support to teams and individuals so that they are able to utilise a set of skills and strategies to manage or resolve disputes and prevent recurring behaviour that is contributing to a conflict prone environment.

Veterinary & Health Sector Industry Representative

Current and previously held industry memberships and positions include:

• Associate Lecturer, University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science since 2024.

• Council Member on the Australian Veterinary Palliative Care Advisory Council (AVPCAC) 2022-2024.

• Registered Veterinary Nurse under the Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Registration Scheme since 2019.

• Member of the Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia (VNCA) since 2014.

• Board Member VNCA Queensland Divisional Committee, 2019-2021.

• Board Member VNCA Editorial Committee, 2018-2019.

Podcast Host & Keynote Speaker

Cat Walker is a highly engaging speaker with a wealth of experience in the veterinary and health sectors. With a past life in performing arts, Cat’s skills as a speaker shine through with her interactive, engaging, yet extremely professional style. Delegates benefit from the pragmatic nature of Cat’s talks in which her goal is for individuals to walk away with clear strategies that they can apply to their working lives.

As the creator and host of Radio Vet Nurse podcast Cat has her finger on the pulse of matters affecting the veterinary industry on a global level. Cat produces her podcast independently from recording and editing the audio to the high value post-production and professional finish. Cat’s Radio Vet Nurse podcast has significant reach with over 70,000 downloads.

Boy Mum

Cat is a self-described “Boy Mum” who can build campfires, climb trees, and draw dinosaurs.

Professional Credentials

• Graduate Certificate of Mental Health and Neuroscience 2024-2025 (Expected)

• Accredited Mediator (AMDRAS), Australian National Mediator Standards 2023.

• Professional Member of the Resolution Institute (PRI) since 2023.

• Multidisciplinary Mediator and Online Mediation Specialist, Australian Dispute Centre 2023.

• Certificate of Admission to the High Court of Australia 2011.

• Certificate of Admission as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland 2011.

• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law 2011.

• Bachelor of Laws, Griffith University 2009.

• Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) Honours Degree 1st Class, RMIT University 2006.

• Bachelor of Arts (International Studies), RMIT University 2004.

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, TAFE NSW 2015. 

• Elevate Emergency Nursing Certificate, Improve International 2022.

• Radiation Safety Officer Certificate, NOST Brisbane 2013.