About
Second generation, and still answering the phone.
Precision in Every Line
Who we are
One family, one workshop, and the crews to carry a whole network.
Southern Highway started twenty-five years ago in Debbie and Rick Gloster's backyard in Geelong. After years working for VicRoads and Sprayline, Rick saw a gap in the market for quality local line marking — and started filling it, one car park at a time, with one offsider.
The second generation runs it now: Katie and Wayne Robertson bought the business from Katie's parents three years ago. Today it's a team of 25 marking from Geelong to the South Australian border — with the fleet, the crews and the signage manufacturing still in-house, which is what lets one company carry a council's whole programme and stay accountable for it.
0+ Years operating Started in the Glosters' backyard in Geelong; second generation today.
0 Team members Three or four of them have clocked over 20 years of service.
0+ Items of plant Trucks, rigs and machines, maintained in-house.
0 Kilometres of roads painted Since the start of the business.
The journey
From a Geelong backyard to the border.
Started by Debbie and Rick Gloster. Run today by Katie and Wayne — the second generation of the same family, working to the same standard.
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The team
The people running the job.
Wayne and Katie own and run the company. Mark runs the operation, Alex runs the field — and behind them, a crew of 25 with decades of industry experience between them.
Wayne Robertson
Managing Director
Katie Robertson
Owner and Finance
Mark Chalmers
Operations Manager
Alex Quinn
Field Project Manager
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What we hold to
Three things every job gets measured against.
Not slogans. These are the terms councils and Tier 1 contractors hold us to, and the terms we hold our own crews to.
Precision
Every line straight, every spec met. Set out once, applied right.
Safety first
Our crews, the client's crews, and every driver who follows behind.
Local and accountable
Geelong workshop, Western Victoria roads. We answer the phone.
Where we work
One workshop, 32 regions.
Five crews run out of Geelong and one out of Horsham, rather than being subcontracted region by region. Highways, arterials and council networks — and the car parks that come with them.
- Geelong
- Surf Coast
- Ballarat
- Bendigo
- Horsham
- Western Victoria
- North-west Victoria to the South Australian border and into SA
Clients we can name
Fulton Hogan · City of Greater Geelong · Victorian Sealing Alliance · Horsham Rural City · Glenelg Shire · Surf Coast Shire · Golden Plains Shire · Department of Transport and Planning.
DTP areas we service
Loddon–Mallee · Grampians · Barwon South West.
Insured for the work
General and products liability insurance to $20,000,000 · WorkCover insurance · Fleet motor vehicle insurance · Fair Jobs Code pre-assessment. Certificates of currency are on the capability page.
We value
Six values, on every site.
The wheel on the depot wall, in the company's own words — not ours, and not tidied up.
Respect
Leading by example, being responsible for our actions whilst respecting others beliefs and views.
Positive mindset
Working in a supportive environment as a team that is willing to learn and grow with a positive mindset.
Safety
Feeling and being safe within our workplace.
Standards
Working to high standards, pushing our boundaries, and realising our full potential.
Teamwork
Coming together as a team in a professional, thoughtful, enjoyable environment where we achieve our desired results.
Business growth
Working as a team to help achieve our goals and those of our customers.