Podiatrist, Kate Brooks and her husband Kyle opened Encompass Podiatry in 2018 with the intention of making expert Podiatry services available to the Boyne Tannum area. As locals themselves, they have seen the importance of being able to access experienced health care providers without the need to travel. Our current team includes Podiatrists Amanda Tilley and Francine Smith, who were welcomed in 2019 and 2024 respectively. They bring a wealth of knowledge and diverse background of experience to the team. In reception, you will be greeted by Chloe and Jamie.
kate brooks
podiatrist / owner
Bachelor of Health Science (Podiatry)
Kate graduated from QUT with a Bachelor of Health Science (Podiatry) in 2010 and began her career in Wollongong NSW where she joined a busy and diverse general practice. She was fortunate to gain an additional position at the Illawara Sports Medicine Clinic, was quickly exposed to high level and professional athletes including the Illawara Hawks Basketball team.
After being recruited to Gladstone in 2013 as a senior Podiatrist, Kate enjoyed the challenge of supervising and mentoring graduate Podiatrists as well as working with locals in the community she grew up in. Kate has supervised students from QUT, CQU and UNSW over the course of her career and continues to mentor graduate Podiatrists.
2014-2016 brought a change of continent as Kate and her now-husband Kyle caught the travelling bug and toured through Alaska, Iceland, Canada and the USA. As well as earning their hiking stripes on some of Northern America’s most beautiful trails, Kate was able to use her Podiatry skills working in specialty shoe stores and with Canadian Pedorthists. This exposure to technical running and hiking footwear was invaluable and allowed Kate to further her biomechanical assessment skills and breadth of knowledge for footwear prescription and orthotic design and production.
In late 2017, Kate decided she could see an increased need for Podiatry services in her home town of Boyne Island & Tannum Sands and Encompass Podiatry welcomed it first feet through the doors at the start of 2018.
Kate enjoys all areas of Podiatry but has a keen interest in paediatric and sports Podiatry, along with diabetic preventative care and nail surgery. Kate continues to expand her Podiatric skills and knowledge and has also completed further training in exercise prescription, dry needling and foot mobilisation therapy. She is a passionate advocate that we shouldn’t allow foot or lower limb pain prevent us from enjoying the things we love in life and gets the most satisfaction from seeing her patients getting out and active and enjoying the beautiful Boyne Tannum area.
Amanda Tilley
podiatrist
Bachelor of Health Science (Podiatry)(HONS)
Amanda graduated from QUT with a Bachelor of Health Science (Podiatry) in 2009. She has returned to the Gladstone region after spending 6 years in Brisbane working predominantly in the biomechanical and sports Podiatry field. Amanda gained invaluable experience during this time working closely with many athletes and across a variety of sports. She had the opportunity to work closely with Netball Queensland completing preseason biomechanical and footwear screening and in-season injury prevention, management, and education for the state age, elite development, and QLD Firebirds teams.
Amanda has a thorough knowledge of general, work, and sport-specific footwear and endeavors to keep up to date with the constant changes. She enjoys all aspects of Podiatry but has a special interest in biomechanics, paediatric assessments, running assessments, and sports specific injuries. Amanda is passionate about keeping people of all ages pain-free and mobile and continuing to achieve their personal goals whether they be fitness related or improved daily living. She is a member of the APODC and is a member of the Qld Regional Podiatry Committee.
Amanda is qualified in all aspects of Podiatry, ranging from diabetic and vascular assessments, DVA foot care and medical-grade footwear prescription, general skin and nail care, and ingrown toenail treatment. She has also completed further training in foot mobilisation therapy, neuromuscular dry needling, and gait retraining.
Francine Smith
podiatrist
Bachelor of Science (Podiatry)(HONS)
Francine graduated from the UK Northampton University with a Bachelor of Health Science (Podiatry) (Hons) in 2019. This was shortly followed with a successful publication of a primary research based article she wrote for her dissertation in Forensic podiatry.
Whilst in the UK, she worked in both private practice and community based settings such as prison, rehab centres and hospitals. Francine has also had the rewarding opportunity to work in her home country, Jamaica, with their Diabetic association and wrote an article on Diabetes and amputations.
After being recruited to QLD in 2023 as a Podiatrist, she has enjoyed providing patient education, working with DVA, NDIS and Aged Care Package patients . She really enjoys gait analysis and musculoskeletal assessment, Diabetic foot care and nail surgery.
She has a passion for educating patients and community engagement by sharing her knowledge and being involved in her community.
Outside of work Francine enjoys being a mom, loves the outdoors, reading, cooking and spending quality time with family and friends.