feeds from panelbeaters.com.au http://panelbeaters.com.au/rss/ en-au http://panelbeaters.com.au/rss/ http://panelbeaters.com.au/static/campfire/layouts/images/omg-logo-small.png http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/2011/3/13/caviar-proves-shes-a-world-beater/ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news FOR those who still can't believe what they saw at Flemington yesterday, here is final confirmation that something remarkable did indeed happen. The unbeaten Black Caviar will next month post an international rating higher than any Australian horse has achieved and greater than any sprinter in the world has reached since ratings began. Racing Victoria Ltd chief handicapper and World Thoroughbred Rankings representative Greg Carpenter indicated that yesterday's incredible Newmarket Handicap victo ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/2011/2/20/keepers-of-the-art/ Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST news The work of gallery curators is not just about the past but about the future, reports John Bailey. AMONG the stories of suffering and survival to emerge from the Queensland floods, the successful efforts to save artworks from weather damage rated little more than a footnote.The Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, both located on the Brisbane River, were heavily hit when the water rose, but entire collections were saved with no damage. Hardly a story of heroism, really. But up close ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/2011/1/28/a-crash-course-in-road-safety/ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST news Two serious accidents have helped shape a young motoring enthusiast's career, writes Owen Thomson. While it's fair to say that cars play an integral part in most of our lives, Melinda Kelly has experienced a more intense connection than most.Surrounded by them growing up, she learnt to drive early, survived two serious car accidents, used her life experiences to help educate young drivers about the dangers of speeding and is currently dedicated to helping celebrate the positives of motoring. Not ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/2009/9/18/courtesy-pays-off/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST news Renting cars to accident victims proves to be a smashing business idea. If you haven't been there yourself, you surely know someone who has. Your car gets smashed and it's off the road – but through no fault of your own. What you need is a loan car until it's fixed. This is where Marilyn Smith comes in.“I never intended it to get as big as it did,” laughs Smith, who runs Courtesy Cars Australia out of Willoughby. She started in 1994 with just two cars and now has 75. In her previous job, w ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/2008/3/8/whod-be-a-panel-beater/ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST news Marco Lanteri has been a panel beater for 17 years, and hastens to assure us he's not deaf. "I did a four-year apprenticeship but I actually finished it in three years," he says. "I was good at school. I became a panel beater because I liked cars, I suppose. I've worked in seven or eight panel shops in Victoria, and I've owned a couple. I do everything that there is to do in panel beating - anything to do with the panels of cars or trucks. It's a tough game these days. The insurance companies ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/2005/11/28/award-takes-some-beating/ Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST news BENJAMIN Matthews has always loved cars and this week his skill at repairing them won him a prestigious statewide panel-beating apprenticeship award.The Mt Keira 23-year-old received the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Authority panel-beating Merit Award 2005 at a ceremony in Melbourne last week.Mr Matthews is now a tradesman, and the award recognises "a high level of dedication and achievement" he displayed during his apprenticeship.In the workshop at Notts Smash Repairs in Kemb ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/2003/2/28/a-hobby-turns-serious/ Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST news THE purchase of a panel-beating business turned dreams into reality for self-confessed rev head Peter Ingham. Seven years ago, he and his wife, Cathy, bought the Wickham-based business, formerly known as Stan Martin Smash Repairs, and re-named it Marty's Smash Repairs. Since then they have maintained and expanded its reputation for quality work, as well as introducing some revolutionary and award-winning methods of their own. Peter worked in the building trade an ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/1998/3/27/beating-all-comers/ Fri, 27 Mar 1998 00:00:00 EST news 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 panelbeaters. MTA representatives first noticed his exceptional performance at Glendale TAFE, where he finished first in 1996. He then won a gold medal at the 1996 Hunter National Workskills competiti ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/1997/2/13/aamis-top-panel-shop/ Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:00:00 EST news 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 of a new national smash repair award. You could almost spray-paint a whole car in the time it takes to say it: "The AAMI/Australasian Paint & Panel National Panelbeater Of The Year award." M ...

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

http://www.panelbeaters.com.au/articles/1997/2/12/centralised-smash-repairs/ Wed, 12 Feb 1997 00:00:00 EST news 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-beaters always seem to quote two prices - one if you're paying cash and a much higher one if it's an insurance claim. Some sections of the industry have obviously viewed insurance ...

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-