“ONE OF THE TESTS OF SAFETY
IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNISE A
PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECOMES
AN EMERGENCY.”
GARY LANCASTER
QHSE MANAGER
POSITION SUMMARY
The Quality Health Safety Environment (QHSE) Manager promotes safe behaviour and a zero harm
culture throughout the Newlands Group. The QHSE Manager implements the Newlands Group QHSE
policies; achieves the QHSE objectives and targets and provides strategic QHSE direction for the
Newlands Group. The QHSE Manager ensures all projects and actions of the Newlands Group are
carried out in accordance with the Newlands Group Policies and Procedures including Work Health
and Safety Act 2011 and the Newlands Group Environmental System and legislative requirements.
Gary has more than 36 years of experience as a
qualified builder, with more than 10 years working
directly in Quality, Workplace Health, Safety and
Environment. Gary is responsible for preparing and
implementing the Project Safety Plan, environment
management, conducting safety audits in each
project and for ongoing maintenance of the
integrated management systems, ensuring
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
compliance with relevant industry standards.
• Co-ordinating safety audits and inductions across
• Advising and directing projects with
safety concerns
• Maintaining safe workplaces and implementing
policies for specific sites
• Maintaining incident registers and return to
work rehabilitation
multiple construction and civil projects
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GARY LANCASTER
QHSE MANAGER
QUALIFICATIONS
AND AFFILIATIONS
• Diploma OH&S
• Certificate IV Workplace Assessor
and Trainer
• Certificate IV In Building
• Certificate IV On-Site
Environmental Management
• Certificate III Carpentry and Joinery
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Water Treatment Plant – Chinchilla
Value: $370m
Completed June 2014
Construction of a Central Water Treatment Plant
capable of 80Ml/day with brine concentrators, gas fired
power station/generator. Project involved engineering,
procurement, construction and commissioning of
the Central Water Treatment Plant, as well as several
• Workplace Health and Safety Officer
• Workplace Rehabilitation
Co-ordinator
• Lead Auditor – Environment
• General Safety Induction
• S1, S2 & S3 Training
• Statement of Attainment – In Service
Safety Inspection
• Advanced First Aid
• CPR Recertification
kilometres of pipeline to Wieambilla.
Winton Hospital
Value: $10m
Completed November 2011
Construction of the Winton Hospital. The new
facility included the development of areas for acute,
emergency, medical imaging, procedures and aged
health care as well as laundry and kitchen facilities and
surrounding landscaped areas.
BER Project
Value: $126m
Completed May 2011
Construction of 160 buildings for 120 schools in
south-west Queensland, working with up to 40 project
builders. The schools upgraded were located as far
east as Ipswich and west to Quilpie and involved
collaborative work with a number of local and state
concrete slab and concrete footing construction,
suspended concrete slab steel frame and block work
with steel sheet roof, and renovations to a number of
existing buildings.
Multi-Role Helicopter Facility – Oakey
Value: $34m
Completed January 2009
Consisted of six stages incorporating the relocation of
existing facilities and construction of new workshops,
reconfiguration of buildings, extension of aircraft hangers
with installation of gantry crane, construction of new
maintenance facility and aircraft shelter, upgrade of
aircraft parking pads and engineering services as well as
incorporating the preparation of the simulator site.
government bodies.
Value: $41m
Value: $50m
Completed December 2006
Completed December 2009
Major extension to the existing administration building,
including increased library space, administration
extensions, new refectory facilities, child minding
facilities and parking.
Redevelopment of a number of buildings and the
construction of a new building. Associated site works,
water pump stations; included a new building of
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Southern Cross Institute of TAFE B Block
RAAF Amberley