For the last couple of months 25 girls under the age of 10 have been “having a go” at a new program run by the Campbelltown District Netball Association. The programme consists of a range of basic skills and fun activities for little people who are interested in learning to play netball, and is coached by a few local ladies with the view to helping create the excitement for the girls to start their first years of Netta Netball next year.

The CDNA approached Wakelings recently to help supply some new netballs, help pay the coaches and provide some other materiel for the course to be run. Given Holden’s commitment to Netball, and the great support this sport enjoys, we thought it would be a great fit and something to add to our existing support of netball in the region.

I’m pleased to say the program seems to have been a great hit and the CDNA are keen to see these young up and comers take to the courts next year. For more information you can head to the CDNA website at: www.cdna.com.au

There’s been a lot of noise in the press lately with regards to the state of the Australian Manufacturing sector. You may have heard that Holden has yet to finalise its plans for the next generation Commodore which is due to be designed & manufactured post 2014. These sorts of timelines are not unusual when dealing with the complex issues surrounding the manufacturing of cars.

 This brings light on the launch in Adelaide this week of the Australian Built Holden Cruze Hatch. Production of this car was secured amidst the turmoil of the GFC, and it rolls out of Elizabeth this week. This variant of the Cruze is expected to help bring production of cars at the Adelaide plant to over 480 cars per day, up from 430 currently. It also brings the number of variant’s, Commodore sedans, wagons, utes, long wheel base Caprice, export vehicles, Cruze sedan and now hatch built from the plant to 51!!

I’ve got to say we are looking forward to Cruze Hatch, demand for the Cruze is growing every day and with it being manufactured in Australia lots of people are interested in supporting the jobs it has helped maintain, not to mention it’s a great car to drive and looks impressive too!! Keep an eye out in our showrooms and pretty soon you’ll see them turn up, what are you Wakeling for?

What a Blast!! Last Sunday saw the HSV/HDT Owners club of NSW host their latest Muscle Car Show at our Service & Parts Department. Not having held the event for a few years, we had great anticipation that the cars & club would once again prove popular to the motoring enthusiasts of Macarthur. We weren’t disappointed…. The number of people through the yard showed that the great attention & care these owners have for their beauties is well appreciated. Represented were the earliest EH’s right the way through to the most current VE’s with superchargers and all the go fast gear.

Special mention had to go to HRT Endurance driver Cameron McConville who, with the Qantas dispute was stuck in Melbourne until late Saturday night, luckily Cam was able to get a Virgin flight up and the crowd & club were most appreciative of his appearance.

The attention to detail the owners have of their vehicles really has to be seen to be believed, they start arriving from dawn and once they’re on site they get back to their love of looking after their machines, toothbrushes cleaning engine bays is not unheard of here!! Once again a big thank you to Joe, David and the owners club committee for their passion and thank you to the enthusiasts of the Macarthur region for helping show why this region is considered one of the “Heartlands of Holden”.