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Sparkling Night with Holloway Diamonds
Twenty special guests enjoyed an exclusive dinner at Porsche Centre Brighton where they were treated to jewellery and an exceptional peek into the life of one of the world’s foremost jewellers – Robert Procop.
Guests were able to wear jewels from his collection on the night while they listened to his fascinating story spanning 30 years of high-end jewellery design. Widely respected as one of the most knowledgeable diamond and gemstone experts around the globe, Robert Procop is as gracious as he is talented. Born in Southern California, Procop has been a curator of exceptional gems since the age of 16. Robert has provided his unique and exquisite pieces to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Hollywood stars including Angelina Jolie and Brooke Shields, and US First Ladies starting with Nancy Reagan. His pieces are exclusive to Holloway Diamonds and can be viewed by appointment at the Brighton and Canterbury showrooms. •
Golfers to the green
Around 90 keen golfers from Porsche Centre Brighton and Porsche Centre Doncaster enjoyed perfect weather and a perfectly beautiful golf course at the Victoria Golf Club on Friday 23 April.
Victoria Golf Club is in the very elite tier of golf courses, located in the sandbelt of Melbourne at Cheltenham.
The course has a remarkable set of greens with pure surfaces and sits as one of the international top 100 courses. The course was established at Fisherman’s Bend in 1903 and moved in 1926 to its present 128-acre site in Park Road, Cheltenham. It was opened on 14 May 1927 when the Prime Minister of the day, Stanley Bruce, struck the opening ball in front of a 1000-strong crowd. Overall winner at the recent golf day was Leslie Mencio with runner-up Michael Aisenberg. They will represent Porsche Centre Brighton with their respective partners – Maurizio and Leeanne – at the next Porsche Australia Golf final. •
Soul food
Four Taycan models – two Taycan 4S, one Taycan Turbo and one range-topping Taycan Turbo S were the soul food that stirred up an appetite for all 32 guests of Porsche Centre Brighton following the launch of the Taycan in Australia.
Two Taycan drive experience days allowed eager Porsche guests to test the capabilities and technology over a three-hour drive that presented a range of roads from high-speed freeways to winding country roads. Performance, safety, technology and innovation were the buzzwords of the day as Porsche’s chief driving instructor Warwick McKenzie led the groups over his individually devised route. •
Thomas Bladier and Rhys Dicker of Porsche Centre Brighton have the distinction of being the first home-grown Porsche technicians after completing many years of specialist training.
After four years of TAFE training and four years of specialist Porsche technical training Thomas and Rhys are now both fully qualified Porsche Technicians. They will be joined by more equally highly qualified technicians who are currently completing their apprenticeships at Porsche Centre Brighton.
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