Whyalla Steelworks Tour

We get to the Visitor Centre in plenty of time before this tour starts this morning. There is a good crowd gathering - so looks like there is a few of us doing the tour today. Tour starts with us all watching a video in the centre - that gives us an overview of how the Steelworks operates. Then we all get into a mid size bus (at least 20 of us) to be taken on a drive about Whyalla township first- including Hummock Hill Lookout, before being driven about on-site at the Steelworks. It is a comprehensive tour (we have to stay on the bus) with a very good guide - Rob, 15 years doing this gig - taking from place to place, showing the steps involved. I am just amazed at all the infrastructure here - some now outdated and just used as storage. Obviously a big business, vital to our country's growth, as the current government billion dollar rescue package indicates! Tour lasts for about an hour and a half. It's a good one.
After it finishes we go for a drive to another recommended place to check out.Baca lagi