
The Pines Family Practice
Meet Our Doctors
Dr. Peter Comben
Dr Peter Comben was born in Dalby, Qld, and obtained his MB.BS from the University of Qld in 1979. After intern years in Townsville and Brisbane, he spent 20 years in rural General Practice in Mackay with a 1 year “Sabbatical” with RFDS in Mt Isa. More recently he has been in a group general practice at Tweed Heads South, from 2004-2014. Dr Comben has achieved his FRACGP in 2009. He is interested in General Family Medicine across all generations; he has an interest in Sports Medicine, and is personally a Triathlon “Tragic”, which consumes much of his leisure time. He is married to Denise, with 4 adult children, and lives in Currumbin.
Dr. Lorraine Jones
Dr. Graham Welch
Dr. John Griffits
He is available for consultations three days per week.
Dr. Darryl D'Souza
Dr Darryl is a Specialist General Practitioner and Fellow with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He trained in Queensland and is a graduate of the University of Queensland Medical School. Darryl has further qualification with a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Special Interests
* Paediatrics
* Emergency Medicine
* Travel Medicine
* Skin Cancer
* Infectious Disease
* Tropical Medicine
* Men’s Health
Dr. Khine Kyaw
Khine obtained his MBBS in October 2005. Khine enjoys all aspects of General medicine however has a special interest in Skin cancer Medicine. Khine completed his Dermoscopy certificate in March 2019.
Khine joined The Pines Family Practice in 2018 and works 5 days per week.
Khine enjoys reading, travelling, sports and keeping fit.

Meet Our Staff
Our bright and bubbly reception team is always available to assist you when making an appointment or when arriving for your appointment and our team of Nurses provide professionalism and a family friendly service with care and compassion.

Rick McKee
General Manager
Rick is the Director and General Manager of The Pines Family Practice. Rick has held this position since 1998 after he took ownership of the practice and turned it into a thriving medical

Joanne Beckett
Practice Manager

Danielle Topp
Medical Receptionist

Karin Hicks
Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager

Lee Taylor
Medical Receptionist

Renee Seidenkamp
Medical Receptionist
Christine Warner
Registered Nurse

Gabby Philbrook
Registered Nurse

Ashley Workman
Registered Nurse

Lorna Finlayson
Medical Receptionist