Historically, production or assembly plants were operated in all mainland states of Australia, with GM's New Zealand subsidiary Holden New Zealand operating a plant until 1990.

The GTO was assembled by GM's Holden subsidiary in the suburb of Elizabeth, South Australia.

Launched in 2006 after GM's 2003 abandonment of their last European rear-drive sedan, the Opel Omega, the VE is the first Commodore model designed entirely in Australia, as opposed to being based on an adapted Opel-sourced platform.

In 2011, the Caprice nameplate returned to North America as a full-size, rear wheel drive police vehicle, a captive import from Australia built by GM's subsidiary Holden — the police vehicle is a rebadged version of the Holden Caprice.

The Monaro and the Brougham were introduced mid-year of 1968, thereby broadening GM's range of locally built full-size cars in Australia.

Pontiac right hand drive " kit cars " crated at GM's Oshawa, Ontario manufacturing plant were shipped to Australia and assembled at GM's Holden plant using some domestic parts such as seats, heaters, opposing windscreen wipers and 2 speed ventilation systems.

He also was assigned to GM's Opel design offices in Germany in 1936, and GM's Holden make in Australia.

In his 2001 book, writer Robert Holden identified at least nine regional variations for the creature known as the bunyip across Aboriginal Australia.

* Holden Commodore, an automobile produced by the Holden division of General Motors in Australia

GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, headquartered in Port Melbourne, Victoria.

Holden is also responsible for the distribution of the Opel brand in Australia.

All Australian-built Holden vehicles are manufactured at Elizabeth in South Australia, and engines are produced at the Fishermans Bend plant in Port Melbourne, Victoria.

In 1852, James Alexander Holden emigrated to South Australia from Walsall, England and in 1856 established J. A.

In 1926 General Motors ( Australia ) was established with assembly plants at Newstead, Queensland ; Marrickville, New South Wales ; City Road, Melbourne, Victoria ; Birkenhead, South Australia ; and Cottesloe, Western Australia utilizing bodies produced by Holden Motor Body Builders and imported complete knock down ( CKD ) chassis.

In 1931 General Motors purchased Holden Motor Body Builders and merged it with General Motors ( Australia ) Pty Ltd to form General Motors-Holden's Ltd ( GM-H ).

Strong sales continued in Australia, and Holden achieved a market share of more than 50 percent in 1958 with the revised FC model.

This was superseded by the Holden Torana in 1967, a development of the Viva ending Vauxhall production in Australia.

At this time, the company was producing all of its passenger cars in Australia, and every model was of Australian design ; however, by the end of the decade, Holden was producing cars based on overseas designs.

The second generation Holden Gemini from 1985 was also based on an Isuzu design, although, its manufacture was undertaken in Australia.

From March 2003, Holden no longer held the number one sales position in Australia, losing ground to Toyota.

Following Holden's successful application for a A $ 149 million government grant to build a localised version of the Chevrolet Cruze in Australia from 2011, Holden in 2009 announced that it would initially import the small car unchanged from South Korea as the Holden Cruze.

Their models have been rebadged and sold in other countries and continents, such as Vauxhall in the UK, Holden in Australia and New Zealand and, previously, Saturn in the U. S. and Canada.

The engine design has also been used over the years in GM products built and sold under the Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Hummer, Opel ( Germany ), and Holden ( Australia ) nameplates.

In Australia and New Zealand vehicles like the Holden Ute and Falcon Utility are colloquially called utes ( shortened for utility vehicle, see: " Coupe utility ").

In 1976, Volkswagen ceased Australian assembly operations, their factory in Clayton, Victoria was sold to Nissan Australia ( which is now occupied by Holden Special Vehicles ), and all Volkswagens were once again fully imported.

** Holden Ute, a coupe utility vehicle by Holden, a subsidiary of General Motors in Australia

Research and commercial open ocean aquaculture facilities are in operation or under development in Australia, Chile, China, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and Norway.

* February 25 – The last public trams in Sydney, Australia, cease operation, bringing to an end the Southern Hemisphere's largest tramway network.

* March 4 – Ansett Australia, one of the oldest airlines in the world and the second largest in Australia, ceases operation after collapsing financially.

Walhalla, Victoria, Australia, for example, was a town deserted after its gold mine ceased operation.

Dunedin ( ship ) | Dunedin, the first commercially successful refrigerated ship Meanwhile in Australia, James Harrison began operation of a mechanical ice-making machine in 1851 on the banks of the Barwon River at Rocky Point in Geelong, Victoria.

BTR also had an industrial products operation in Australia known as Nylex which it secured complete control of in 1995.

* Emu War, also called The Great Emu War, a military operation to kill emus in Western Australia in 1932

It led to a strange situation developing, as Westbus at the time of acquisition owned a subsidiary operation in London, called Westbus in Australia that still operates and is managed from Sydney.

WH Smith reopened its Australian operation in March 2011 following the collapse of A & R / Borders who held the naming rights in Australia.

The two met in Brisbane, Australia, in 1996, and as of 2008 she ran his merchandising operation.

The sandy soil in many parts of Australia makes ripping and ploughing a viable method of control, and both tractors and bulldozers are used for this operation.

The Scheme is the largest renewable energy generator in mainland Australia and plays an important role in the operation of the national electricity market, generating approximately 67 % of all renewable energy in the mainland National Electricity Market.

In 1999, UQ Ipswich began operation as one of the completely Web-enabled campuses in Australia.

This standard specifies operation in the unlicensed 2. 4 GHz ( worldwide ), 915 MHz ( Americas and Australia ) and 868 MHz ( Europe ) ISM bands.

In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the person with ultimate responsibility for operation of a train is usually described as the guard.

In the south of Western Australia, Locotrol is used in the ' top-and-tail ' configuration rather than specifically for long-train operation.

Some U. S. allies contributed to the operation, including the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Australia.

In other countries, such as Australia and the UK, the operation is commonly performed with the patient undergoing a general anaesthetic.

The airlines flew domestically within Australia and to destinations in Asia during its operation in 1996.

Following discussion with all chapters, it was decided in late 1989 to create the National Space Society of Australia ( NSSA ) which could act as an umbrella organization under which all chapters could operate, providing for them a single identity in which to be recognized by, and through which resources, finances and administration could be pooled for the better operation of all chapters.

Following medical consultations in Australia, it was announced on 12 December 2008 that Kewell would need surgery to repair an inguinal hernia, and the operation took place on 15 December 2008.

Launched in 2007 by Universal Music Australia exclusively as a full-service local ( Australian ) A & R operation.

In Canada and Australia aerodrome is a legal term of art for any area of land or water used for aircraft operation, regardless of facilities.

The Cepelia operation moved into greatly enlarged and modernized quarters in 1989 in keeping with increasing demand throughout Europe, the United States and Australia.