Our Mission

To care for you and your family and empower your health through chiropractic care.

Our Chiropractors

Dr Peter Grieve

Peter is an inspired Chiropractor. Peter established Umina Chiropractic Centre over 45 years ago. He has a passion for helping people maintain optimum health.  This passion for Chiropractic drives his enthusiasm in the work place.   
Over the years, Peter has kept his skills and knowledge current by further ongoing education especially relating to Neurology and Paediatrics.
Peter enjoys snowboarding in the winter and often walks the beach and has a surf before starting his day, and finds spending time in the natural environment a positive relaxing pastime.
Peter believes that ‘small steps lead to big changes and you have the rest of your life to get better’… but you need to start today.

Dr Michael Grieve

Michael graduated from Macquarie University with a Master of Chiropractic. Following his university training he started work here at Umina Chiropractic Centre. Over the following years he expanded his knowledge base with courses that focused on Paediatrics and Neurology. There are still many long weekends a year dedicated to further study with the aim of improving health outcomes for our patients.
Michael is married to Natacha Flohr, who works as a physiotherapist at Kincumber and is often used to refer to when her special skill set is required.
Michael enjoys snowboarding on a regular basis over winter. Surfing, Mountain Bike Riding and Stand up paddle boarding keep his interest over summer.

Dr Lily Hayward

Lily graduated from Macquarie University with a Masters of Chiropractic. 
She has always been passionate about health and fitness, participating in many sports such as dance, soccer and nippers.  Eager to help people on their wellness journey, Lily came across chiropractic and immediately fell in love with it.  She is very passionate about overall health including the body and movement, nutrition and mental health and thoroughly enjoys educating people on injury prevention, as well as assisting people gain improved health through increased function.
​Lily enjoys going to the gym and beach along with spending time in the great outdoors. She has a passion for paediatrics and Women’s health, and plans to further her education in these areas.

Our Chiropractic Assistants

These are the friendly voices you will hear when you call Umina Chiropractic centre

Cathy Grieve
​Director

Cathy has lived on the Central Coast all her life; loves the coast and thinks it is beautiful. She has been happily married to Peter for over 45 years now.
Cathy is a former primary school teacher. She also loves working with the UCC team because of the differences they make to people and their health. She believes that everybody should be the best they can be.

Michelle Caldwell
​Practice Manager

Michelle commenced working with Umina Chiropractic Centre in 2010.  She is our Practice Manager and is happily married to David. Michelle has two daughters. She has a background in Human Resources and brings those skills to the practice. Michelle has been having chiro care  since age 11 and loves seeing the positive differences it makes in peoples lives. 

Capri Aldridge 
​Chiropractic Assistant

Capri joined the practice in 2022 and is currently studying medicine at the University of Newcastle. She is excited to become a doctor and work hand in hand with complementary approaches like chiropractic care. 
​Capri has lived on the coast all her life and loves being so close to the beach.

Aleesha Caldwell
Chiropractic Assistant

Aleesha started working here in 2016 and is studying biomedical engineering and project management at Sydney University. She really hopes to be able to make a change in people's quality of life through this field.
She loves living on the coast near the water and enjoys dancing, bike riding and roller blading along the waterfront.