Caviar proves she's a world beater

FOR those who still can't believe what they saw at Flemington yesterday, here is final confirmation that something remarkable did indeed happen.

Keepers of the art

The work of gallery curators is not just about the past but about the future, reports John Bailey.

A crash course in road safety

Two serious accidents have helped shape a young motoring enthusiast's career, writes Owen Thomson.

Courtesy pays off

Renting cars to accident victims proves to be a smashing business idea.

Who'd Be A ... Panel Beater

Marco Lanteri has been a panel beater for 17 years, and hastens to assure us he's not deaf.

Award Takes Some Beating

BENJAMIN Matthews has always loved cars and this week his skill at repairing them won him a prestigious statewide panel-beating apprenticeship award.

A Hobby Turns Serious

THE purchase of a panel-beating business turned dreams into reality for self-confessed rev head Peter Ingham.

Beating All Comers

Beating all comers: Panelbeater Michael Brejwo has won the Motor Traders Association of NSW Apprentice of the Year award. Mr Brejwo, who works at Bambach Panelbeaters at Williamtown, was selected from all apprentices in the motor trade including mechanics, auto electricians, painters and panelbeat

Aami's Top Panel Shop

NEAR Dandenong there is a smash repair shop with a glass frontage and garden beds out the front, and its key staff walk around in business suits. The old saying "you could eat your lunch off the workshop floor" applies here. Marque Body Repairs of Hallam has just been named the winner o

Centralised Smash Repairs

The NRMA's move to try to reduce panel-beating and smash repair costs through a centralised claim service now being trialed in Wollongong should be applauded if it can help cut insurance premiums (Herald, February 4). I've had a number of bumps and scratches repaired over the years and the panel-