Whyalla
[7] It is a seaport located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula and is known as the "Steel City" due to its integrated steelworks and shipbuilding heritage.The city consists of an urban area bounded to the north by the railway to the mining town of Iron Knob, to the east by Spencer Gulf, and to the south by the Lincoln Highway.A port facility, a rail yard serving the railway line to Iron Knob, and an industrial complex are located to the immediate north of Hummock Hill.Burgoyne had spent several weeks there on a trip out from Port Augusta hunting kangaroo with his brother and another man called Alf Rowarth.In 1939 the blast furnace and harbour began to be constructed and a commitment for a water supply pipeline from the Murray River was made.[19] The BHP long products division was divested in 2000 to form OneSteel, which is the sole producer of rail and steel sleepers in Australia.From 2004 onward, northern South Australia enjoyed a mineral exploration boom, and Whyalla found itself well placed to benefit from new ventures, being situated on the edge of the Gawler Craton.The city experienced an economic upturn with the population slowly increasing and the unemployment rate falling to a more typical level.Whyalla has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Since its beginnings as Hummock Hill, the town has served as a port for the shipment of iron ore from deposits along the Middleback Range.[citation needed] In 2007, new transshipment handling processes were implemented, which allowed Arrium (formerly Onesteel) to load iron ore onto larger capesize bulk carrier vessels in deeper water.[citation needed] In the financial year 2014–15, 12.5 million tonnes of haematite ore was exported from Whyalla using the transshipment process.[27] The port's inner harbour receives shipments of coal that is used to produce coke for the Whyalla steelworks and exports smaller cargoes of finished steel products.[32] In February 2024, the government signed an agreement with GFG Alliance reaching "to explore opportunities for hydrogen offtake" from the WHF.It was served by Rex Airlines flying into Whyalla from Adelaide it served the airport several times a day however due to passenger security screening charges Rex Airlines ceased flying into Whyalla on 1 July 2023,[39] and QantasLink which operates twice daily services from Adelaide.Historically, another short-lived monthly newspaper called the Whyalla Times (January - October 1960) was also printed for the town by E.J.According to the State Library, "Scope was a monthly regional magazine in newspaper format published by the Willson family of the Whyalla News.The town's development and social history is presented at the volunteer-run Mount Laura Homestead National Trust Museum, which is located near the Westlands shopping centre.[43] In the late 1990s the annual migration of the Australian giant cuttlefish Sepia apama to shallow, inshore rocky reef areas in Spencer Gulf north of Whyalla became recognised by divers and marine scientists.A gentle climb to the top of Wild Dog Hill provides a view of the surrounding landscape and information on native vegetation via a series of interpretive signs.Whyalla is part of the state electoral district of Giles, which is presently held by Labor MP Eddie Hughes.The results shown are from the largest polling station in Whyalla Norrie – which is located at Nicolson Avenue Primary School.[51] Tertiary education is provided by the Spencer Institute of TAFE, and the Whyalla Campus of the University of South Australia.UniSA Whyalla's academic programs include business, social work, nursing and research opportunities in rural health and community development.In 1998, Bennett Oval hosted a National Rugby League match between the Adelaide Rams and Illawarra Steelers.
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