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Inside Industry
Things To Do Coniston, Wollongong, New South Wales
Cultural and Theme Tours
Proudly connecting community and industry, Inside Industry offers guided tours of the Port Kembla Steelworks, Port Kembla Inner Harbour and surrounds.
Hear the story of steel that dates back to 1928 and the formation for Australian Iron and Steel (AIS) by the Hoskins family. Or the fascinating history of Port Kembla port which was established in the late 1890’s to facilitate the export of coal from the mines of the Illawarra region.
Whether you’re a steel enthusiast, a coal miner, a ship lover, a traveller, or a local, Inside Industry has the tour for you.
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From $38 to $45
Enjoy guided tours of the spectacular Port Kembla Steelworks, offering an up close and personal sensory experience of the largest and most dynamic concentration of heavy industry in Australia.
After a quick safety briefing at the Visitor Centre, you will be kitted out in safety gear (PPE) before boarding the tour bus to begin a truly sensory ‘steelmaking’ experience. As the tour bus snakes around the Port Kembla Steelworks site, you will spot everything from monster machinery, giant buildings, locomotives and huge stockpiles of raw materials.
Time to turn up the heat as you climb the stairs to visit the colossal Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) plant and the continuous slab caster to get the best vantage point of steel production – a truly unique and sensory experience.
In the tour’s final stage, visit the Hot Strip Mill, where steel slabs are reheated and rolled into coils in a noisy, action-packed process.
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Carpark Family FriendlyBlue Mile History Walking Tour is a 2.5 to 3 hour walking tour of the Blue Mile, starting at Flagstaff Hill and concluding at the Old Courthouse, with a 30-minute refreshment break.
The Tour takes in some of the many historical sites along the Blue Mile including Wollongong Harbour, the Forts (Flagstaff Hill and Smiths Hill), the Old Courthouse, the Tramway, the Pools and Northbeach.
Along the way, their experienced Guides relay the stories of the Foreshore – including its Indigenous history, sea bathing, coal, salt making, trading, the start of the industry in Wollongong and how they defended themselves.
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Following a quick tour introduction at the Visitor Centre, you board the tour bus to begin the tour of the Port of Port Kembla with a short visit to Greenhouse Park – where the full picture of the port is laid out beneath us.
Next, enter the Inner Harbour to see the Port’s key infrastructures – being Port Kembla Coal Terminal (the second largest coal terminal in the state), the Grain Terminals, the state’s largest motor vehicle import hub and cruise ship berth – a key gateway supporting New South Wales’ motor vehicle, mining, agricultural, manufacturing and construction industries.
After visiting the Inner Harbour, travel along the outskirts of the Port Kembla Steelworks and discuss all things Steel whilst travelling toward the Outer Harbour precinct – A short stop at Christy Dr (offering us spectacular views of the Inner Harbour berths), it’s now time to discover the additional infrastructure and industries that are in and around the Outer Harbour – Before heading back to the Visitor Centre, and finishing the tour on a beautiful high at Hill 60 with amazing panoramic views of the Illawarra coastline, Lake Ilawarra and industrial super centre just explored.
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