Gerard Waldron (director TRACK) and Wayne Gason (MD Gason industries) jointly announced today that Track has acquired the long-standing Australian brands. This deal, which will see these brands stay on our shores has been in negotiation since early December 2019 and the agreement transfers all the intellectual property for both the design/manufacture and marketing of both brands to TRACK.
Under the agreement TRACK’s, OUTBACK HQ showroom and service centre, will provide ongoing service and parts for both brands and warranty services on behalf of Gason for all Gason manufactured products.
Wayne Gason said “As a board we have assessed it over the past year and being a family owned business of 75 years in October – we felt we wanted to come back to our core business in Ararat.” Gason has recently made significant investments over 6Million dollars within its core businesses and concluded now was the time to concentrate its resources there hence the decision to find a buyer for its RV businesses.
He went on to say — ‘we just felt Track was that right business, they are family owned, building high quality products like Trakmaster and Pioneer and we just see this as the best fit in Australia to take these products forward and develop them into the future.
Waldron said “the Australian RV industry was already on notice 12 months ago that the federal RVSA legislation would bring light trailers into a similar compliance scheme to that existing for cars and trucks.
The challenges of this and the slow economy were already drivers of industry consolidation. TRACK recognised this and was already seeking opportunities to expand its offering. The opportunity to acquire these two highly regarded brands with compatible design and production systems seemed ideal.” Waldron said “new Trakmaster & Pioneer models would be released in 2021 but in the meantime OUTBACK HQ has stock of 2020 models available for immediate sale.”
Waldron added “clearly the Covid-19 was not part of our plan, but in common with everybody else we are dealing with it as best we can” “at present both our showroom and production facilities are open and operating, with additional hygiene and social distancing. We may be required to close in future and we will be hibernating as many other businesses.
Like many individuals and businesses we are enormously grateful for the various government assistances we are eligible to receive, especially the ‘job keeper’ scheme, which will help TRACK ensure it has the skilled and experienced staff already on the job when this crisis has passed, as it inevitably will pass.
TRACK and OUTBACK HQ are still at work, with a strong forward order book we have plenty of work for now, but like most in business we are hoping for sales to continue throughout the crisis, even if at a diminished level for now. Obviously we have staff on hand and enthusiastically ready to deal with customers remotely. You will see our web and social media being continuously updated, so there is likely something new each time you visit.
We are also well set up to receive customers at OUTBACK HQ’s large showroom, with a ‘ no touch environment’ including already open doors, hand sanitiser and staff who can get the message across, without breaching social distancing, so we are delighted to see you in the showroom as well.
Finally OUTBACK HQ’s Service Department has been expanding to support two new groups of customers as we add Trakmaster and Pioneer to the stable, joining Cub and TRACK. All four brands will be supported with the same range of services including: trip preparation, routine service & repairs, upgrades and crash repairs.
We are in the unique position of owning all the designs, past and present, for the 3 of the brands and working closely with Cub, the manufacture of the 4th, so that we can recreate from original drawings any crash damaged parts and restore your van to original condition. The OUTBACK HQ service department is working and can even arrange pick up and drop off of your van should you prefer to stay at home. Now is a great opportunity to get ready for the post crisis holiday you deserve.
We would like to provide an update on Track and Outback HQ operations, in light of the Victorian Government announcement regarding the Stage 4 restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To comply with Victorian Government directives, our Victorian manufacturing facilities will temporarily close from 5:00pm Wednesday, 5th August 2020 and are not expected to reopen until Monday 28th of September, adding an approximate 2-month delay on all custom ordered Tvans and T4s. The Outback HQ showroom and Service department are expected to reopen on Monday 26th October. However, this does not mean we are closed.
The Outback HQ showroom will not be available to the general public, but we will be taking calls and responding to enquiries. In fact, all of our Victorian team will be working remotely and will still be able to communicate with other team members and our customers.
DIRECT VIC SALES:
All Sales staff will be available by email and phone 9am-5pm Monday – Friday
John Anderson | Sales Manager | 0477 008 889 | 03 8727 6107
Melanie Moran | Sales Representative | 0439 246 030 | 03 8727 6117
General sales: 03 8727 6100 | Leave a message for sales
SERVICE & PARTS:
All Service and parts staff will be available by email and phone 9am-5pm Monday – Friday
The Outback HQ Service and Parts team will be processing online store orders for dispatch and “Click & Collect” as well as taking service bookings from the 17th September onwards and helping with any warranty claims.
Stuart Gruchy | Service & Parts Manager | 03 8727 6111 | 0447 911 469
Paul Evans | Service & Parts | 03 8727 6102
The last few months have been very trying for everyone. Please know we’re working overtime to handle the unprecedented challenges COVID has presented us.
Thank you all for your continued support and importantly, Track is still open for business.
We had an amazing time displaying our products and promoting the “van life” lifestyle.
This year was a record breaker with over 600 visitors who enjoyed our partner displays and family friendly entertainment.
We wanted to thank our guests for taking the time to come and participate and we hope that you all had a great day!
We had fantastic prizes kindly donated by our suppliers for the door prize raffle on the day.
The lucky winners are:
Congratulations to you all!
A very big thank you to our amazing Suppliers/Exhibitors who attended on the day. We really couldn’t run our Open Day without your continued support.
A very special thank you to the following people for their wonderful work and assistance on Open Day:
We can’t wait to see you all next year!
Don’t miss this fantastic day out for the whole family – including a free BBQ, a live band, activities for the kids and great prizes to be won!
There will be exclusive Open Day specials, product demonstrations and displays from our suppliers!
There will also be a limited number of Track Trailer factory tours being conducted throughout the day.
Please RSVP for a tour by calling: 03 8727 6100
Date: Saturday 16th November 2019
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Address: 1/640 Dorset Road, Bayswater North VIC 3153
Winter is officially over and with the weather warming up, there’s never been a better time to join the Cub community. To help you get ready for the Summer camping season, from the 1st until the 30th of Spetember, we’re running a Spring promotion on select Cub models.
With select off-road Cub camper (Brumby, Brumby LE, Traveller TX, Escape, Longreach, Longreach LE and Frontier) ordered for 2019 delivery, we’re offering a choice of one of four gifts absolutely free – all perfect additions to any camping adventure.
With Australia’s harsh conditions, those of you more susceptible to extreme heat/cold will get a lot of mileage out of the thermal blanket. These blankets are designed to keep the heat in during Winter, but the real benefit is during the hot Summer months where it can decrease the temperature in your camper trailer by up to 15%.
When it comes to off-the-grid camping, a solar blanket addition to your camper trailer is a no-brainer. If you plan to spend days, or even weeks, deep in the outback without access to a fixed power supply, your new solar blanket will be there to keep your camper charged. Perception Solar Blankets are built tough to handle harsh Australian conditions and are designed for a quick and painless setup. Simply unclip the straps, unfold and place in the sun!The included charge controller ensures that your battery is charged with maximum efficiency and charging will stop automatically when the battery is full. Solar mats can be used to maintain your battery when using Perception Lighting Camping Kits, 12 volt fridges, TVs, and other camping equipment.
One of the greatest Aussie pastimes is standing around a barbecue, and when it comes to barbecues, nobody makes them better than Weber. This Weber baby Q kit is the perfect addition to any barbecue lover’s camper trailer and it includes:
Out of all of the optional upgrades available on a Cub Camper, by far the most popular options are rear walls, front walls and draught skirts. On cold and rainy days, these items go a long way in keeping you warm and dry while still allowing full access to your kitchen, fridge and outside storage areas. As such, we’ve decided to combine these items into an Annex Upgrade pack and give this away for free as part of this promotion. With the Cub Frontier, which already has a rear wall included, we’re including a Front wall with window, a 1/2 long wall with window (kitchen) and a draught skirt.
With these offers available, there’s never been a better time to get a new Cub, so don’t wait!
Don’t miss this fantastic day out for the whole family – including a free BBQ, a live band and great prizes to be won!
There will be exclusive Open Day specials, product demonstrations and displays from our suppliers!
There will also be a limited number of Track Trailer factory tours being conducted throughout the day.
Date: Saturday 17 November 2018
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Address: 1/640 Dorset Road, Bayswater North VIC 3153
