Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2005

^ STAFF PROFILES

Ms Salah BOYle Teacher of Modern History

Mr David Foreman Assistant Business Manager (Facilities) a Workplace, Health a Safety Officer

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joining Brisbane Girls Grammar School in I 9991 am responsible for the management of the School's facilities and physical environment at both the Brisbane and Marrapatta Campuses. This encompasses grounds and gardens, cleaning, repairs and maintenance, room set-ups, facility hiring and security. The Facilities Office also handles most of the purchasing within the School and the associated Stores functions - not forgetting the challenges o1 lost property or wild life removal! Prior 10 joining the School I worked in the construction industry with many years in the role o1 Project Manager specialis ing in the lit-out and refurbishment areas. My expertise and experience in this area has certainly been o1 assistance with the many and varied facets o1 my current day to day activities I have managed many o1 the School's building projects the major ones being the Main Building refurbishment, the Library expansion and associated renovations, the refurbishment of the Science Laboratories and the inclusion o1 air-conditioning in all teaching areas within the School. Recently I have been involved in the development of the School's Master Plan, an ambitious building programme for the Brisbane Campus. Implementation of the next step of the Master Plan is the construction o1 the new six-storey Creative Learning Centre. This will commence at the end of this year. To date this has been a very exciting and challenging project for me and I am sure it will continue to be so over the forthcoming months

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