'We're a privately-owned business, based on family values, and the investment is another step in supporting a rural town and ensuring locals are supporting locals.' Western Plains Motors employs 12 full-time staff and the new premises will allow the business to expand with more services, a workshop and ancillary staff, plus the ability to offer more traineeships and apprenticeships for locals. It's been a huge investment of both time and resources but the efficiency and expanded parts availability for our clients will mean less downtime and better service. 'We've made this investment to support the local agriculture sector. 'The Rokewood and Greater Western Victorian district have been excellent supporters of Western Plains Motors and my family since 1967,' said Anton. All suppliers will have products, and specialists at the event.

Beginning at 11am on February 28, an open day will incorporate major brands, including Deutz-Fahr, Versatile, MacDon, Goldacres, Morris, Kuhn, Polaris, Trimble and Lemken. Grand opening of new facility Western Plains Motors is proud to announce the grand opening of its new facility on Ballarat Road in Rokewoood. Western Plains Motors Pty Ltd has become well known throughout Victoria's Western District, and has a strong following with windrowing and harvesting contractors throughout the eastern seaboard, thanks to the MacDon harvesting products they sell. They are always looking for the most recent and best new technology with proven performance to offer their customers. In 2008, Anton and his wife Dianne purchased the business from his parents and since then the business has grown at a continuous pace. This has ultimately created what Western Plains Motors has become today. Many of the company's employees have a connection with the Greater Western District, which subsequently allows them to understand the needs of their customer base. Anton couldn't see a reason the business had to be located in a regional city, and this in turn helped Rokewood survive many of the problems that besiege other small rural communities. During the 1990s, against strong local advice Lawrence and Anne's son Anton changed the focus of Western Plains Motors to tractor and machinery sales.

Back then, the Rokewood business focused on repair work to all types of vehicles and light engineering, and years later also became an RACV depot. Western Plains Motors Pty Ltd was opened on Novemby Lawrence and Ann Parrot.

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