About Us... the history - 1966 Highway Auto - electrics - air-conditioning - mechanical was founded in July 1966. Timeline: Harold Edward Holt became Prime Minister of Australia on 20 January 1966 went missing presumed drowned at Cheviot Beach on 17 December 1967. Sir Jack Brabham was undisputed king of F1 racing - Clint Eastwood starred in Rawhide and on 18 August 1966 Australian soldiers courageously fought and won the battle of Long tan. The Mini-Skirt was here to stay and the Seekers hit, The Carnival is Over rode the top of the charts. Open for business 1966 Highway's first shop was on Musgrave Street North Rockhampton just seven blocks south of our present location... It was a few years before Rockhampton was to expand to the north. Naturally there were no shopping centres and the strip shops in Stan Werner's buildings made up the commercial hub of the community north of the Fitzroy river. A training institution is born... From humble beginnings stands a company proud of its achievements and in particular its loyal staff and customers. Without whom there would be no point - Highway's have trained some 20 plus apprentices along with apprentices from coal mine workshops so as to provide advanced training not otherwise available at the time. Before Automotive technology... the beginning Times change and so does Highway's at a period in time when cars were not air-conditioned we repaired generators, alternators, starter motors and voltage regulators along with re-wiring and rewinding alternator stators, generator armatures and field coils; it was an era preceding 'throwaway' and our job was to repair because it was the practical thing to do. That was the perfect way to learn how to repair motor vehicles from end to end and top to bottom, the focus was always on developing the skills along with pride in our work and therefore pride in ourselves. Enthusasium - Passion - Competency These work ethics have been handed down to subsequent generations who learnt their craft at Highway's ironically we have in fact trained most of our competitors in the Rockhampton, Blackwater, Emerald, Yeppoon, Central Queensland area and throughout Australia. We at Highway's retain but a few of the original cast, however the younger people coming through have learnt their trade from the masters along the way, thus making up a team of dedicated artisans ready and willing to serve you our valued customer. More Links: Contact us for help and information Site Map