{"id":9357,"date":"2023-11-30T17:10:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thestar.test\/2023\/11\/30\/holden-roars-new-2-million-leongatha-showroom-works-underway\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T18:44:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T18:44:37","slug":"holden-roars-new-2-million-leongatha-showroom-works-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/blog\/holden-roars-new-2-million-leongatha-showroom-works-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Holden roars \u2013 new $2 million Leongatha showroom works underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"metasingle\">  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"postDate\">Tuesday, April 30th, 2013<\/span> | <span class=\"postAuthor\">Posted by <a href=\"\/?author=127\" title=\"Posts by Jacob De Kunder\" rel=\"author\">Jacob De Kunder<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/metas <!-- -->  \t\t\t  \t\t\t<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"singlePageTitle\">Holden roars &#8211; new $2 million Leongatha showroom works underway<\/h1>\n<style type='text\/css'> \t\t\t#gallery-1 { \t\t\t\tmargin: auto; \t\t\t} \t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item { \t\t\t\tfloat: left; \t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px; \t\t\t\ttext-align: center; \t\t\t\twidth: 50%; \t\t\t} \t\t\t#gallery-1 img { \t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf; \t\t\t} \t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption { \t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0; \t\t\t} \t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/ \t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7042 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> \t\t\t\t<a href='\/?attachment_id=7043'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JD30ColinWatson01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"JD30ColinWatson01\" \/><\/a> \t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> \t\t\t\t<a href='\/?attachment_id=7044'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TG30holden-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"TG30holden\" \/><\/a> \t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> \t\t\t\t<a href='\/?attachment_id=7045'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TG30holden2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"TG30holden2\" \/><\/a> \t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p> \t\t\t<br style='clear: both;' \/> \t\t<\/div>\n<p>LEONGATHA\u2019s growth is speeding up with the second major development announcement in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Holden will roar back into Leongatha with a fully fledged Holden dealership ready by mid-September.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes on top of last week\u2019s announcement Aldi supermarket will be in Leongatha before the year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p>Managing Director of Colin Watson Holden in Traralgon, John Johnson, said the new Holden facility will \u201cset a new benchmark\u201d for Leongatha.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson confirmed with <em>The Star<\/em> it is likely the new dealership will be simply called Leongatha Holden. He also said the new facility, in Koonwarra Road, will be up and running mid-September providing there are no unexpected disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>Leongatha identity Russell Hemming has been appointed as general manager of Holden in Leongatha. He has been with the company for a number of years as a sales manager.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst Colin Watson Holden has been running a \u201cservice centre\u201d in Leongatha\u2019s Industrial Estate for some years, the confirmation a full dealership is about to appear is a huge boost in the confidence of the town.<\/p>\n<p>Employment opportunities will flow with the new dealership requiring more sales, administration staff and technicians meaning a boost to jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t confirm how many jobs will be created exactly but we will certainly be requiring more staff,\u201d Mr Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson said the new building won\u2019t cut any corners and will set the bar for car showrooms in Leongatha at a new level.<\/p>\n<p>There will be two showrooms, a customer area including a cafe, a workshop plus room to allow for future expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Both new Holdens and used cars will be sold from the site.<\/p>\n<p>A Holden facility has been planned at the site for some time and Mr Johnson confirmed the economic climate was a factor in why the project was delayed. The final permits came through a few weeks ago confirming the project could start with BFN Neilson Developments based in Traralgon as the builders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is now full steam ahead and we are very excited for Leongatha and surrounding areas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Short URL<\/strong>: \/?p=7042<\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"entryMeta\">  \t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03559c82378fd5701af7d911154cd1b6?s=39&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D39&amp;r=G' class='avatar avatar-39 photo' height='39' width='39' \/>\t\t\t\t\tPosted by  <a href=\"\/?author=127\" title=\"Posts by Jacob De Kunder\" rel=\"author\">Jacob De Kunder<\/a>   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton Apr 30 2013. 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