I SI DE The Circus Comes To HEC 5

Visitors Say Thanks 9

HEC Team Wins Raft Race 11

Cecil Trenerry"' Domenico lnzillo "'

Maur1Ce Hemaya "'

Highlights of 1993

Michael Poly "'

T p ranking in Lhe highlighl.S g 's 10 1he a hievement f certificaie of regis1ra1ion to Lhe A 3901 I

ualit ' :iandard. Thi was a major a hie,·emcnt for HE , indeed, an achie\·emcnt for the I orporaLion. .\I D. Peler Th ma is '>ho" n w11h 1he cert1ficaLe

"'Holden's Engine Company MD Peter Thomas· "Quality endorsement will help us mamtam mtemational competitiveness"

Other Hlghllghh Include:

0 I IE defined Quality poli •.

0 11 rel 'ased Mi. s1 n • Latem 'nl.

0 . . lawk La1he, insLallaLion

0 � asle Bus1ers altack on waste program.

0 Thirty new a. wered Fork lifl 1ru ks purchased

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Years Later with H Id n' .

Peter Daniel "'

0 Five winners f Lhe annual lucky draw took their famili, to the Id

a. L � r a eek.

0 llEC w n an thcr E a ard for energy effi icn .

I nar in London 10 ydney re-run.

0 I lntema11onal Str.ueg) Board \!Siled 11

0 Larry Perkins won l3a1hur.,t wiLh a \'8 I I Iden engine.

0 QualiLy logo de-.igned by I IE employee.

0 Tweh·e 11 employees c mpleied Deakin Te hnolog • c ursc.

0 11 funded R >·•I hildrens Hospilal seminar

0 Foundl) employee an>idl'd . enous eyl' IOJUf) b� W\.'aring '>Jfcry gla. sc• ..

0 \'ariou. gr up., of l'mployec., supported a range of charitable in.,litulions.

0 ighl long ll'nll agrel'meni... neg 1ia1ed

I! is with dne. s w repon th pal ing

of th · mpl yee retir of Lhe

Holden' group f mpanie .. D

ympalhy is extend e d t th ir familie and fn nds. e apologi. for

any missi ons. George Ellis Colin Clark

George Bennen

JoeUndner• Tony Towns•

Briefly

. gment

Deakin University Ten 11 mploye s have nr lied

at the s ciat Diploma le\ el of the 'Technoloro lanagement programme". further sc\'en employees ha,·e mm need the second intake at � unc.lation studies le\ el.

Challenge Of Work

r 8th Bruno roce

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In I king ver a year xpcri nee � r any enterpri e lh re are bound LO be a numb r of high and low points and of cour e, H C i no ex pti n t thi rule.

MESSAGE h n n 1993. it i lear lhat lh low poim we ha e ncountered relate to th ub tantial reducti n f Family II demand fr m Eur p an marke and the impact it ha on our op rations. Additionally, the negative warr,mry impa t of cam hou ing and cover leak i a r at di appointment to u all.

THINKING A "Communication Corner" will be includ d in futur i ue of "AI und The Bend". In this i u , lhe la t for 1993, we record the n ourag m nt and upp rt given by the Commitc during 1993.

HEC C mmunicati n C mmitte supported the folio ing:

Police youth program - " mokey One Proje c".

• ational Trap hooting Champion hip for mploye Phil Graing r. Employee David Bellchamber "Baja" off road vehicle. 1993 Energy Breakthrou h program at Ma ryborough. Pon elbourne Fe ti al. Targa Ta mania Rally.

ariety Club car.

• HDT Own r Club ational C ncour • C mmuniry of uth P rt nited

c r Club. • Cla ic 100 Foundation. • Young Achi vement Au tralia -

Bu ine alive program.

• Indoor o r - ven HEC employee in team.

• HEC Lions Ba ketbaJI t am. • Ent rpri e Au tralia - ··Chall nge of

\l ork'" ch I program. • "Bike watch" - Pon Melbourn Polic

bicycle patrol • Royal Children' H pita! R ear h

F undati n. • Employe Frank Condello -

HQ p dway car. • pringding Raft race - Barwon River -

D nni Brajk vie and upp rt ceam. ational model olar ar Champion hip.

• Royal Childr n' I-lo pital Hip pika project.

• mpl y e Ray 1ati ig - motor cycle road racing.

• Red Cros Murray aralhon. • Allen Bridge re tored 1955 FJ Holden. • Quality ac r dirati n pr nrati n

ceremony. • Qualiry logo competition and

presentation. • HEC hat' Happening, Ar und th

B nd and olher mmunication

In addition, th port and ocial Club Chri tma � a an ut tanding ·ucc and ! ould like to compliment all of the

and their help rs � r a job well

The wh le management team join with me in ishing you and your family a very Merry Chri tma , a afe and re tful holiday break, in order that you can return in January r fr hed and ready to go, for � hat pr mi e to be a mo t t:xciting year.

Thank t: r y ur up rt durin 1993.

Peter G Thoma Mana in Direcc r, Holden' Engin Company

STATE of the NATION

., Peter Thomas addresses employees during a December communications meeting.

Th " tat f th nati n" m age to mployee continued during 1993.

The me cing � rm an imp rtant part in H C communication initiativ

A 3 year long term agreement was signed with ACL Gasket Company, in Brisbane.

ACL are currently supplying variou V6

& V8 ga ket , pictured at the signing are Ted Bryant (HEC upply manager), Paul Moreton (ACL General Manager) & Dean McElroy ( enior Buyer

ince the inception of the long terrn agr ement plan in. 1991 a total of 36 have been n gotiated.

T he 1993 Australian

Drivers Championship

(ADC), endorsed by

the Confederation of

Australian Motor Sports

(CAMS), was once more

contested by Australia's

premier open wheeler

category Formula Brabham.

The Formula Brabham cars

use a performance

enhanced version of the

Holden 3.SL V6 engine

capable of developing 310

bhp and are the fastest cars

around Australian circuits.

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rivalry cw n rwi e winner Mark kaife and 1992 runner up Mark Larkham

funh r h ight n d by n wc mer Paul tok II, who in hi fi t ea on in

F rmula Brabham ha already e tabli h d him If a a front runner.

Final pla in � r the 1993 AD rie were:

inter

Placing Driver Car Engine Prep. Sponsor

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Paul

T91 'j()

R 1!ard 91D

kcll R 1!ard D

rie race held at the Jakarta and h t d

by promin nt lndon ian bu in man Mr Hutomo Mandala Putra (Tommy

uhato).

The annual demonstration ra e at the

u tralian Grand Prix (held from 3-6 ovember) prov d mo t

Formula Brabham

mil kl

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Holden' Engine Company pro ided upport throughout th year by way of

engine and engine manag m nt y t m trouble- hooting and ad ice. Th' ensur d that teams new to the formula were not I ft behind by the more

tabl' hed highly ponsored teams. HEC al addr d engine control module (ECM) ofrware i u relating to race car application , whil a i ting CAM scrutineering of the engine wiring installations and ECM' .

1993 w a year here mor dri er ompeted ith a high r tandard of car

preparation than pre iou ly n in Formula Brabham. With the inclu ion of an Indone ian race inco the ADC rie for '9 , and with Brabham car competing in the ew Zealand

hampionship against Formula tlantic ca in January ebruary '9 , Formula Brabham appears t to continu growing a u tralia' pr mier open

heeler ra ing category.

• 1993 - A big year for Formula Brabham. Paul Stokel/ giving the victory salute.

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''HEC': . . It's a Circus! - o aid the Sports and ocia Club committee.

In lu i n f the famou Perry Br ir u

The "BRI

vati n � r the 1993

aid HI E" for a warm

f

e belie e there were 5000 pe pie pre m thi year. If happy miling fa e were uffi iem iden e - lhe had a ball!

The ir u wa bvi u ly the highlight with perf rmin elephan aig n and

BACK TO THE CIRCUS

and paren .

a veritable park trollers, pram and

pushen. ou ide the emran e.

This probably ensure that there will be lo of children to come and enj y Holden' Chri lma panie for ears to come.

Your Editor ech many who aid "

f

pinnin , whizzin ride de i ned to addle ne' brain.

The F ra - Yarra ill Bra emenained a did The l ne Band.

Band reek Bu h

there were attracti n KEY BALL CRAWL";"

E"; a Merry-go-round with life like h rse . nly the m l intrepid hildren ta kled the "J GL OF F

Congratulations committee -

it was a great day.

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• Bill Tawfik • Demetnus Vacris • Angela Vlahos

Three of the five winner ar pi rured here. All of them will pend a week at the Id a, t at Ea ter.

THE 1993 LUCKY DRAW TI1e Ii e winner for 1993 are;

Bill Tawfik

Demetriu e ri

ngela laho

an Binh Tru ng

illiam

anufa turing Engineering

Pattern :.hop

Engine plant "B" line

Engine plant 6 line

Engine plant - " Line

appreciated by Lh What particularly impre Lhem were Lhe ma i e furnace . Mo t had never be n in id a factory of the e proportion and the tour cenainly impa ted on Lh m."

D. Baragwanath Knoxfi Id College

··7banksfor the

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id you kn w that 150 gr up from hoot and mmunity

b di totalling 2 0 i it d HEC

during 1993? Thi figur d not

includ th many VIP bu ine

and r lat d group .

Marie Birch o-ordinate the tour

with th a i tan e of a team of

r tired Holden employee working a tour guid . H r are a

few extrac from th many lener

recei ed by HEC:

I �HR... ,,....,&:!

visit. given to our computing t11dents. \ e were all impressed by the wayjlm lamour and Bemie King directed their explanation towards computerised aspect of the Plant. 7bis made the visit more meaningful to the students. "

• Tour guide Jim Lamour with a group of ·rourists•

C. Mason & H. Hoffman Holmsglen College of T .A.F.E.

"Many thanks to Hold ns Engin Co. for the guided tour of the Plant and luncheon. en pati n auend d along wilh ho pital taff and family member and had an informative and fun day.

pinal injur d u ually pend betw en four and ten months in ho pital learning ne kill po l pinal trauma. isits to

unfamiliar urrounding gi e th m a br ak from ho pital and a chance to practi e newly learnt kill ."

andy Blyth Au tin Ho pital

"7banksfor the opportunity to partake in the tour of Ho/dens. 7be unique opportunity of seeing an engine being

produced from casting components through machining, assembly and te ting to packaging the final prod11ct bas given us a valuable practical perspective to complement /be work we have done in dealing wilb manufact11ring in our studies. We are first and econd year mecbanical engineering tudent.s. ··

Abraham abely RM.I. T. Mechanical Engineering

"Thank from th Warragul campu for th ex ell nt tour of Hold ns Plant. It i of great benefit to tud nts with a career in Lh Automotive indu try to i it a facility

u h a yours. It is a valuable exten ion of our training pr gram."

K vin '\! ool� C mral Gipp land olleg of T . . F.E.

··011 bebalf of staff and st11de11t of the 1arine Enginee1ing chool at HMA

-L IJ,

CERBER we thankyo11 for the time and hospitality given to the Marine Technical

Advanced Certificate n ior a ii ors d11 ring

their recent visit to Ho/dens engine plant."

Lle11t. P.A. Kay Officer-in-charge

"Many thanks from tudents and taff for the

tour of your plant. Indu cry vi its are an imponant pan of our program and ill help

tudents when choo ing their future vocation."

Grant Roben Whitehor e Employment

kill Training

'·7banksfor your courtesies to our party during our visit to Ho/dens. We co11/d ee the excellent tandard of work and good re. 11/t.s In yo11r

finished product, and the well being of yo11r workers. Au tralians should be proud of thl company which reflects the national economical development. 7be /11ncheon we shared, together with our mlllua/ friend Emle Letelier was appreciated. ··

Celso Moreno Consul-General of Chile.

• 1 brother and I ere very impre ed with the plant, i facilitie and the conduct of the tour. Thanks a to tour guide Carl Henkel. We felt proud to

Au tralia' leading car manufacturer in operation. eeing the high quality of compon nt being produced bener till with a larg percentage of th production for xpon. Thank to all at Holdens for a plea urable tour."

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:e ... �����·� J, Christmas ,,:::: j i • • • m .�e����� w • • :::: i � Christmas i a time when family 1ar1l d hear the f,

reunions often take place. The e can be great times of catching up with all the family news and just enjoying each other's company.

However, Christmas can also be a very bard time for f am Illes if there bas been conflict, separation or a death during the year.

I came across the f ollowing story of peace brought in the midst of conflict one Christmas during World War I. I hope you

find it as moving a I did.

Lt. Gitz Ri Canadian r iment which wa enl to France in orld 'i ar I. Hi regimen! fought a ro th bl ak no-man' -land under fier fire from the n my.

On unu ual in trum nt Ric ' ompany too k with 1h m wa a

piano which Ri u d 10 com the famou " ar-time ong 'Mademoi elle from rm ntier '.

hortly before midnight, Ri e be an pla ing Chri tma car I in a Briti h trench. The m lody, · ilent

i ht, Hol ight' rang out and pierced the cold, frightening night. Then h played 'Hark, 1h Herald

ngel ing'.

The Canadian oldier joined in and ang with r at u to. uddenl

" I hr! M hr! (Mor ! lore! houted th erman . Th n on of

their own men climbed out of hi tr nch, tanding a a po ible 1ar el for Bri1i h rin , and bl nded hi ri h baritone voi e with that of the Canadian.

Brue nder n ial � ork Offi

Xl. 1163

y

onl

Everything Old Is New

Again

The reconditioning process.

me

1 1

teams tame the

Barwon River

On M lbourn Cup day thi y ar th r r t\J o quin Ila ! inrag

Crop and T Anu i k fini h d fir t and nd in th up and HEC

flnj hed 1 - 2 in th annual elong Raft ra e. A numb r of rafts

enc r d th ra n th arw n Ri r war h d by th u nd f

p ctaror who r arr nding th annual Food and Win F ti al.

Fir t po ition a tak n ut by th

HEC r am. Our t am con i ring of

Ralph Diiorio Doug milanic

G rg EfD nb rg r, and D nni

Brajkovic at th h Im.

D � ndin champion HEC

employ e Gary Wink r had t

tel D r ond po ition chi

ar. Th long port and

lub wa a di rant rhird.

All th mploy in olv d ould

ay thank for th

continuing upp rt from th

mpan . Thi upp 11 h lp d

mak our ntry in th rac

po ibl.

Congratulations to the winners!

Safety Message Her are a few tim l remind r fr m af ety partmenl.

New engines ... If your car is r gistered and y u rem ve ics

ngine ;m<l replace it with another. you mu t �vithin ·even day. of that replacement gi,·e VicR ads noti e in �·riting of the

I\ �=�-:!a:,e m give .,,, <o,

� p Ii e r emergency vehick ignalling warning f it appr a h may re uh in a

LltNlth•s.fwty 165 on-the.·spot fine and three

� demerit point·.

repla emem and f the identification of both engine ..

Pay your fines ... Failure 10 pay all or any part of a fine

rdered by a c urt ari ing u1 of procee ling for an ofC n. e relating to the u. e f a motor vehicle may result in VicRoad ·

susp nding your driver"s licence until that amount ha been paid, or sati factory arnmgement have heen m·ide for its paymenL

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� � ----HEC Makes Waves

� � ------------

Over The

Holden Engine Company will once a ain put the pre tigiou Red Cro River Marathon on air aft r Chri tma .

Manag r of HE Engine plan Ian Gal inv lved thi year upponing hi on Graham who i ompeting in th ra e.

orlcs Engin ering employ e Ian Park a member of th team that pr vid th public with up to date che k point repo , weather re , camp it and

afety announcemen and ra e re ul .

Thi ervi e i provided through radio talion 99.1 M RRA Y FM which i being pon or d by HEC for the third

con ecutive y ar.

The marathon will take place from December 27th to 31st inclusive. The

two Jans are urging anyone who may be in the vicinity of the race to

tune in to 99.1 FM.

Hours Over Christmas Fi hermen Bend: Clo ed 12 n n n 2 th

Cant en II:

Dandenong:

D m r 1993.

R -Open fr m lOam to 2pm from .1.94 to 1 .1.9 in lu ive.

La t m min n 2 .12.93.

Re-0pen 21.1.9 .

Lunchtime - La t Da 23.12.93.

Re-Open 20.1.9

1 ed 12 n n n the 2 th D c m r 1993.

Re-Open from lOam t 2 pm from .1.9 t I .1.9 in lu i e.

ormal hour 1 .1.9-1.

99.1 MURRAY FM

AN OLDEN

HOLDEN of Plant 16 proudl

di played hi fully re t red 1955 F J Hold n pc ial at the Chri tma party.

It attracted a lot of inter t fr m employee ho have fond mem rie

f thi popular Holden.

8 nd is produced by the

HEC Communications Group Holden� Engine Company ARBN 007 508 821

Fishermens Bend Editor: Ray Jenner

Photos: Em1e Letelier Contributions to Mail Point 401