Our story
We are Gates eyewear, a proudly independent eyewear and eyecare brand with over 100 years of experience. Our founder, Peter Gates, was a visionary bringing to the market brands from the world’s most highly regarded artisans. In an era of mass production and automation, we are committed to preserving an artistic legacy.
From the outset we have always been about quality, innovative eyewear, with exceptional service; delivering a tailored outcome.
Our expertise
Collectively our team has over 60 years of optometry experience and over 100 years of dispensing knowledge.
Our knowledgeable optometry team are multidisciplinary and cover prescribing ocular medication and contact lenses, orthokeratology and sports vision.
Our individualised care caters for all age groups form young children right through to seniors. We realise than everyone has specific needs, so we take this into consideration. We also specialise in sports vision and can arrange an eye examination and sports training tailored to your requirements.
Our culture
We value our people, and are proud to say that all of our staff have been with us for many years. Jeremy Wong bought the practice in 2003 from our founder, Peter Gates. Angela Garner and Lee Pittard have since taken over the reins in 2018, and have kept the team together.
Should you come and visit us on a Friday you will likely hear classical music being played, a tradition we have carried on from our optical glazing craftsman, Dan McCabe who earned the nickname, the singing Scotsman. Dan was with us for over 25 years before retiring in 2020 and has passed on his legendary skills to Jeremy and Lee.
Our city
We care a lot about our back yard. It’s where many of us grew up, and you’ll often find us out tramping whenever we get the chance. Wherever possible we aim to reduce waste in our business. Equally important are the people that make up our city.
We are proud to have a a long history of mentoring and training Optometry students by offering them hands on experience through Saturday work. This enables them to gain invaluable hands on experience to compliment their training.