Support for Whyalla businesses and workers
The Australian and South Australian Governments are providing coordinated support to assist people and businesses affected by recent challenges at the Whyalla Steelworks, following the placement of OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd into administration. Support measures focus on helping workers, families and local businesses navigate this period of change and access practical assistance, advice and services.
Businesses and individuals impacted in Whyalla are encouraged to visit whyallasupport.sa.gov.au to find current information on available supports, including business avcice, financial counselling, mental health and wellbeing services, and employment and career support.
South Australian steel industry and Whyalla Steelworks
South Australia has all the elements needed to produce green iron and green steel, including high quality magnetite ore, abundant renewable energy, a highly skilled workforce, a pit to port model for steel production and a supportive State Government.
The South Australian Government wants the Whyalla Steelworks to be the basis of a globally competitive and sustainable steel industry. This will include new technology like an electric arc furnace and direct reduction iron plant, underpinned by renewable energy and sustainable fuels.
Steel Task Force
In 2015 the Steel Task Force was established to support Whyalla's mining, smelting, and manufacturing operations. The Steel Task Force is chaired by South Australian corporate director Bruce Carter AO and includes senior agency heads of key government departments. The Task Force is supported by expert commercial advisers and the secretariat function is managed by the Whyalla Steelworks Industrial Transformation Unit.
The role of the Steel Task Force is to oversee and advise on matters to promote the retention and development of an economically and environmentally sustainable sovereign steelmaking capability into the future, based in Whyalla.
To facilitate the transformation of the Whyalla business, the Steel Task Force regularly liaises with the Australian Government to discuss the best options to keep moving forward.
