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Local Hino Employee Wins Through to National Final

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  • Newcastle Hino's Trent Slatter to compete in Hino Australia's National Skills Contest finals in Sydney

Newcastle’s Trent Slatter will travel to Sydney next month to compete as a finalist in Hino Australia’s National Skills Contest.

Slatter, who works as a sales consultant at Newcastle Hino will compete against rivals from around Australia in a competition attended by senior Hino representatives from Australia and Japan. 

The 2025 Skills Contest final is scheduled for 13th November and will be held following several months of intense competition with the winner in each category (Parts, Service and Sales) receiving a cash prize and trip to Japan.


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