About us

Liberty is about freedom.

We understand that you want the freedom to participate in your life in a healthy and happy way. That’s our goal for you too.

Current Practitioners

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Dr Tony Croke (chiropractor)

Tony graduated from RMIT in 1992 and moved to Gisborne with Tiffani after a stint in a great practice group in Gippsland. He and Tiffani have three children, two of whom have gone on to study chiropractic.

Dr Tony Croke (chiropractor)

Tony graduated from RMIT in 1992 and moved to Gisborne with Tiffani after a stint in a great practice group in Gippsland. He and Tiffani have three children, two of whom have gone on to study chiropractic.
Tony has studied a wide range of chiropractic techniques. Combined with more than 30 years of experience, this allows him to adapt his approach to suit the needs of every individual. He has served the profession in a number of roles and was named Victorian Chiropractor of the Year in 2010. When he’s out of the office, Tony is an unskilled but enthusiastic cyclist and skier.

Tiffani Clingin

Tiffani has studied human behaviour for many years. She has a Bachelor of Social Work (1994), a Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy (2013) and a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology (2021).

Tiffani Clingin

Tiffani has studied human behaviour for many years. She has a Bachelor of Social Work (1994), a Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy (2013) and a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology (2021).
She is a Certified Professional Coach (2010) and a trainer for the Effectiveness Training Institute of Australia. Tiffani is an Advanced Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) and a long term member of the AASW. Her unique credentials, compassion and humour combine beautifully, shaping her distinctive approach to promoting human flourishing. Tiffani works with a range of presenting conditions, including but not limited to adjustment disorders, anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol addiction, palliative care, grief and loss, and recovery from trauma.
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Virginia Chiropractor

Dr Virginia Croke (chiropractor)

Dr Virginia completed her double degree in Chiropractic at RMIT, graduating with Distinction.

Dr Virginia Croke (chiropractor)

Dr Virginia completed her double degree in Chiropractic at RMIT, graduating with Distinction.
Since then, she has gone on to complete further studies in Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT), pregnancy and paediatric care. Ginny received her first chiropractic adjustment the day she was born, and she’s passionate about people of all ages having the same access to safe and gentle health care. Virginia has the unique ability to connect with people from all walks of life effortlessly. When she’s out of the office, Virginia can be seen on a walk with a coffee in hand or forgetting to return her library books on time.
Chris Sports Massage Therapist

Chris Steffanoni

Chris is a remedial massage therapist with an advanced diploma of sports therapy.

Chris Steffanoni

Chris is a remedial massage therapist with an advanced diploma of sports therapy.
He has a background as an athlete, racing road bikes for more than 15 years. This personal experience underpins Chris’s keen interest in treating endurance athletes. Chris also finds it rewarding to help clients with pain management. His treatment techniques are broad and include Swedish relaxation massage, joint mobilisation, dry needling, electrotherapy and corrective exercise prescription. Chris grew up in the Macedon Ranges and is very excited about working locally.

Hayley Barwick

Hayley is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Strategic Psychotherapist, having trained and studied at the Institute of Applied Psychology,

Hayley Barwick

Hayley is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Strategic Psychotherapist, having trained and studied at the Institute of Applied Psychology,
Hayley is passionate about helping clients to break free from anxiety and negative thought patterns. Her supportive and transformative methods guide clients from old ways of thinking and behaving, allowing them the freedom to reach their full potential and enjoy life.

Dr Tony Croke and Tiffani Clingin have been serving the people of Gisborne and surrounding areas since 1994. Liberty is one of the leading chiropractic, counselling and allied health centres in Australia.

Based on more than 25 years of experience and an understanding of the evidence base, we’ll make it very clear what we think is required to achieve a positive result with your case and outline an ideal approach as well as some alternatives to that ideal.

Our core values

The emotional connection we create with our clients means that the results they have
from their care means a great deal to our team.

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Remarkable

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Enlivening

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Loving

Gisborne Chiropractic Clinic

We’ve created a beautiful space for you to receive top-quality health care

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Our practitioners are grounded, smart and safe, like you’d hope any health practitioner would be. But at Liberty we have a sense of possibility and optimism that you don’t often find elsewhere. Our workers are diligent and better trained than most, caring deeply for clients in an unparalleled manner.

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Tony

Tony graduated from RMIT in 1992 and moved to Gisborne with Tiffani after a stint in a great practice group…

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Tiffani

Tiffani has been immersed in the study of contented people for many years. She graduated from RMIT in 1994 with a…

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Dr Elise Schott

Elise also graduated from the 5-year RMIT chiropractic program. In her career, she has practiced throughout Ireland…

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Chris Steffanoni

Chris is a remedial massage therapist with an advanced diploma of sports therapy. He has a background as an…

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Mia

Mia lives in Trentham with her husband, two daughters, two dogs, chickens, a great garden and a thriving vegie…

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Veronica

Veronica lives with her husband, 3 children, 3 dogs, cat, horse, sheep, muscovy ducks and countless…

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Monte

Monte works at Liberty so he can afford old man clothes from Savers and put money away for a car. He has a side…

Tony

Tony graduated from RMIT in 1992 and moved to Gisborne with Tiffani after a stint in a great practice group in Gippsland. He and Tiffani have three children, two of whom have gone on to study chiropractic.

Tony has studied a wide range of chiropractic techniques. Combined with more than 25 years of experience, this allows him to adapt his approach to suit the needs of every individual.

He has served the profession in a number of roles and was named Victorian Chiropractor of the Year in 2010.

When he’s out of the office, Tony is an unskilled but enthusiastic surfer and skier.

Tiffani

Tiffani has studied human behaviour for many years. She has a Bachelor of Social Work (1994), a Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy (2013) and a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology (2021). She is a Certified Professional Coach (2010) and a trainer for the Effectiveness Training Institute of Australia. Tiffani is an Advanced Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) and a long term member of the AASW. Her unique credentials, compassion and humour come together beautifully, shaping her distinctive approach for promoting human flourishing.

Tiffani works with people from across the lifespan, all united in their desire for personal fulfilment. She takes a solution-focused approach to the therapeutic partnership and uses a range of restorative processes, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT and other structured psychological methods. Tiffani works with a range of presenting conditions, including but not limited to adjustment disorders, depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol addiction, PTSD, palliative care, grief and loss, and recovery from abuse.

Elise

Elise also graduated from the 5-year RMIT chiropractic program. In her career, she has practiced throughout Ireland and Echuca, where she cared for everyone from newborns to farmers to elite athletes.
Having settled in Gisborne with her husband Matt and Labrador Valerie, you’ll find Elise walking, cooking or playing with pottery clay when she’s out of the office.

Elise has studied a wide range of chiropractic techniques over the last 10 years, with a special interest in women’s health and supporting healthy development in children.

Elise loves caring for families – from the very young to the very young at heart.

Chris

Chris is a remedial massage therapist with an advanced diploma of sports therapy. He has a background as an athlete, racing road bikes for more than 15 years. This personal experience underpins Chris’s keen interest in treating endurance athletes. Chris also finds it rewarding to help clients with pain management.

His treatment techniques are broad and include Swedish relaxation massage, joint mobilisation, dry needling, electrotherapy and corrective exercise prescription.

Chris grew up in the Macedon Ranges and is very excited about working locally.

Mia

Mia lives in Trentham with her husband, two daughters, two dogs, chickens, a great garden and a thriving vegie patch.

She is a qualified naturopath who has worked in a number of clinical settings. Mia also worked for many years as a photographer (using the creative side of her brain!).

She enjoys sharing her health knowledge and loves working in this caring environment with fun, driven and inspiring people.

Veronica

Veronica lives with her husband, 3 children, 3 dogs, cat, horse, sheep, muscovy ducks and countless chickens. She moved to Gisborne to embark on a more sustainable lifestyle for herself and her family and can’t wait to get her veggie patch going.

Veronica loves that the Liberty values are in line with her attitude to life and health and thoroughly enjoys sharing that warmth with the clients. She loves working locally and being able to interact with her local community and feels privileged to contribute to their better health.

Veronica is very passionate about community and is currently studying Urban and Rural planning at Latrobe in Bendigo and she hopes to one day contribute to positive change in the Macedon Ranges and beyond.

Monte

Monte works at Liberty so he can afford old man clothes from Savers and put money away for a car. He has a side hustle selling original artwork and is studying at Braemar in Mt Macedon. As an artist, Monte appreciates the chance to colour in with children that visit the office.

Mo’s had regular chiropractic care over his lifespan. His Dad, Dr Tony and two older siblings are chiropractors so Mo deeply understands the importance of a healthy spine and nervous system.

When he’s away from school and work, Monte likes running and swimming and has a black belt in Taekwondo.