On Friday, 29 August 2025, we were excited to host the team from 97.3 ABC Illawarra for a live broadcast of their breakfast-radio show at the front of the Hot Strip Mill at our Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia. The special event was planned to coincide with the 70th anniversary celebration of the Hot Strip Mill, including dedicated interviews with leaders and current and former employees of BlueScope, while also providing a platform for members of the local community to share their memories and family stories linked to the steelworks.This edited episode includes the full series of interviews and listener contributions from the live breakfast-radio show, all of which has been adapted specifically for the podcast experience.ChaptersIntroduction: 0:00Welcome to ABC Illawarra Breakfast with Mel James: 1:45Greg Baldock on the Hot Strip Mill: 3:26Grant Neilsen on Generations of Steelmakers: 13:33Craig Nealon on 100 Years of Iron- and Steelmaking in Port Kembla: 18:09Listener Stories: 30:00Poppy, Russell and Terry Pollock on Being a Steel Family: 31:10Tony Donnelly inside the Hot Strip Mill: 38:07Listener Stories: 44:35Tania Archibald on BlueScope Now and in the Future: 51:22Shannon Ballard on the Plate Mill Upgrade: 1:05:40Michael Yiend on the Port Kembla Land Transformation: 1:11:15Listener Stories: 1:21:18Rebecca Shaw on Quality Control: 1:23:12Listener Stories: 1:25:57Justin Reed on the No. 6 Blast Furnace Reline Project: 1:26:42Nikki McCarthy-Hicks on Tours with Inside Industry: 1:32:06Final Listener Stories and Breakfast Outro: 1:36:29Conclusion: 1:38:14Links97.3 FM Illawarra on ABC ListenFocusOn Hot Strip Mill video on TVBlueScopePhotos of the opening of the Hot Strip Mill in 1955Photos of the live radio broadcast and 70th anniversary celebration in 2025Exploring Lindenfels and Port Kembla History with Craig Nealon (WIN News) on TVBlueScopeFocus On video and accompanying photos of Poppy Pollock and her fellow UOW engineering cadetsTania's first interview on the podcast in episode 35 (plus a video excerpt)Plate Mill Modernisation Announcement in Port Kembla, NSW on TVBlueScopeMicrosite for the Port Kembla land transformation and rezoning proposal video on TVBlueScopeNo. 6 Blast Furnace Reline Updates on TVBlueScopeInside IndustryConnect with UsWebsiteLinkedInTVBlueScope on YouTubeCreditsProduced and presented by the ABC Illawarra Breakfast team, including Mel James, Jen Courtney, Amy Duggan, Rory McDonald, Nick McLaren and Peter RileyInterviews organised by Tim RobinsonEdited by Martin FeldAuto-transcript on Apple Podcasts, edited PDF coming soon

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