Farewell bash

planned for Broadmeadows

Falcon Place, Fairlane Drive, Capri Court There have been similar problems at the and LTD Lane could all become part former Mitsubishi Motors factory in Adelaide, of a new landscape at Broadmeadows and clean-up crews will also have a big job in Melbourne. The Ford-focused street once the home of Holden, at Elizabeth on names are already being considered as Adelaide’s outskirts, shuts for the final time various parties jockey for the future rights to in late 2017. the land beneath the Ford Australia factory that But, even with the countdown clock sitting at closes in the first week of October. The last three months to the final Falcon, full details of Falcon is due to roll off the production line on the shutdown process are still unclear. the same day that the Supercars version of the Ford insiders say a giant wake is being FG-X hits the track for Bathurst 1000 qualifying. planned for the first week in October that will

It’s going to take an estimated three years involve hundreds of Ford and Falcon car clubs, to clear and cleanse the Broadmeadows site, as well as the local community and employee which became a car manufacturing plant long and retiree groups. before current standards for occupational heath It will be staged at Broadmeadows, most and safety were even considered. Asbestos likely on the open grasslands around the is just one of the potential hazards from the headquarters building at Ford Australia that will construction and by-products of a 20th century survive beyond the factory closure as the base industrial operation. for future design and engineering work. Next issue AMC plans to tell the stories of long-time Broadmeadows worker bees, whether currently employed or those involved in building Ford’s performance vehicles of the early 1970s. Contact AMC via amceditorial@chevron.com.au