MTA February 2023 SA

MOTOR TRADE MAGAZINE: SA
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CONTENTS FEBRUARY
Unitech Promising Big Things in 2023
2023
Apprentice Profile
An MTA member is promising to make an even bigger noise in the Australian
Superbike Championship in 2023.
For Paige Cole, embarking on an
automotive career was nothing
short of a step into the unknown,
but now after three years she has
not looked back.
Adelaide 500 Event
04 Chair’s Report
06 CEO’s Message
07 MTA Hosts Paint and Panel
Open Night
08 MTA’s Adelaide 500 Event
a Roaring Success
09 Premier Recognises
Important Role of the
Motor Trade Association
10 Unitech Promising Big
Things in 2023
12 Apprentices to Receive
Training in Latest Heavy
Vehicle Technology
13 Industry Advisory Council
Leverages Insights and
Sets Automotive Priorities
14 Federal Industrial Relations
to Lift Wages, Improve Job
Security and Close the Gender
Pay Gap
15 A Message from the Hon
Andrea Michaels MP
16 Opening Doors to the
Automotive Industry
18 Social Media Tips & Tricks
19 Paige Cole, a Passionate
Apprentice with a Promising Future
20 Life in the Fast Lane for
MTA Apprentice
22 New Training Model Further
Cements MTA’s Position as
Leading Skills Provider
24 New MTA Members
26 MTA Drives Industry-Led
Recycler Guidelines
27 Q&A with Darrell Jacobs, MTA’s
new Chief Executive Officer
28 Industrial Manslaughter
31 Five Tips to Fight Inflation
32 Business Partners Index
34 Back in the Day with MTA
35 Member Classifieds
36 Publishing Details
The MTA hosted a corporate
trackside function in December
to celebrate the return of the
Adelaide 500.
Five Inflation Tips
Inflation is challenging to manage
as the cost of parts, labour and
other business inputs continue to
rise. At worst, these pressures can
bankrupt a company or employer.
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