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May 25, 2023
Alcoa announces Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certification for Portland Aluminium Joint Venture
Alcoa announced today that the Portland Aluminium joint venture in Victoria, Australia, which Alcoa operates, has been recognized for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative.
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May 16, 2023
Alcoa springs into ACTION to support local communities
Dozens of community groups and charity organisations in Western Australia and Victoria are set to benefit from Alcoa’s employee volunteering program this year.
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May 14, 2023
Student summer pathway to resource industry career
University students thinking about a career in the resources sector have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in mining and refining close to Perth, Western Australia, thanks to Alcoa.
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May 09, 2023
New leader appointed for Alcoa Australia
Alcoa Corporation has appointed seasoned resource executive Matt Reed as Vice President Operations – Australia and President Alcoa Australia effective 6 June 2023.
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May 08, 2023
Portland Aluminium establishes new koala habitat
Alcoa Portland Aluminium has successfully completed planting of 14 hectares of eucalypts to create new habitat for koalas found in high numbers in a blue gum plantation adjacent to its smelter.
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May 05, 2023
Million-dollar boost for Waroona town project
The Waroona Community Precinct project has received a welcome funding boost from the Alcoa Waroona Sustainability Fund, bringing the Shire of Waroona closer to realising revitalisation plans for its town centre. The additional $550,000, together with a previous $450,000 commitment, increases the total contribution from the Alcoa fund to $1 million.
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April 25, 2023
Wildlife care gets a boost
Alcoa Australia has signed a new three-year partnership between Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre to help sick injured and orphaned wildlife in the Peel region have a better chance of survival.
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April 20, 2023
M8D8 campaign gets young guys talking
Youth Focus and Alcoa are proud to launch the M8D8 campaign that encourages young men to take the time to talk things through with their mates - before problems get too big to cope with.
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April 14, 2023
Alcoa builds on its 60-year legacy
Learn more about how Alcoa is continuously improving the way it mines bauxite and refines alumina in Western Australia, so that it can continue to produce a metal – aluminium – that is vital to everyday life and a sustainable decarbonized future.
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April 04, 2023
Langford Park to receive major upgrade
Popular Jarrahdale recreation area, Langford Park, will receive upgrades to its mountain bike trail network, signage and day use facilities courtesy of a $400,000 investment from Alcoa Australia marking the resources company’s 60th anniversary.
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April 03, 2023
Alcoa Pinjarra Prospects Program kicks off for 2023
Alcoa’s Pinjarra Prospects Program kicked off for 2023 when the resources company welcomed 39 students from Pinjarra Senior High School to tour its mining and refining operations.
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March 27, 2023
Environmental Champions Recognised At SALP 25 Year Awards
The Swan Alcoa Landcare Program (SALP) has celebrated its 25th year with the announcement of $280,000 for community-led conservation, supporting 25 groups undertaking 57 environmental projects improving bushland and waterways in the Swan, Canning and surrounding catchments.
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March 08, 2023
Aluminium praised as material of choice by winning artist
Western Australian-based artist Erica Zaino has won the Alcoa Aluminium Award at the 2023 Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe with her ‘Labyrinth – Labirinto’ sculpture.
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March 07, 2023
Alcoa to recruit 25 university graduates
Alcoa Australia is recruiting about 25 ambitious university graduates wanting to kickstart their careers as part of its 2024 Graduate Program. Learn more about these employment opportunities.
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March 05, 2023
Alcoa completes purge of water pipeline
Alcoa has reacted swiftly to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s (DWER) order to purge a 10 kilometre pipeline at its Willowdale mine with clean water.
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February 03, 2023
Workers get busy for good causes
From busy bees at schools through to revegetating public spaces, more than 830 Alcoa employees devoted more than 3,500 volunteer hours in the past year to support 91 community groups and charities near the company’s Australian operations.
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January 30, 2023
New Alcoa trainees make a start
Eighteen new trainees will enhance their skills over the next year after commencing operator traineeships at Alcoa’s three alumina refineries in Kwinana, Pinjarra and Wagerup.
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January 27, 2023
Ongoing support for students with speech and hearing challenges
Students in early primary years at Waroona District Primary School, in Western Australia, will continue to receive speech and hearing screening and support thanks to an ongoing partnership between Alcoa and Telethon Speech & Hearing.
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January 09, 2023
Gas shortage prompts production cut at Alcoa’s Kwinana Alumina Refinery
In light of ongoing gas supply challenges in Western Australia, a production unit has been taken offline at Alcoa’s Kwinana Alumina Refinery. In addition, process flows at the refinery have been reduced. These actions represent an approximate 30 percent reduction in production at the refinery.
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December 23, 2022
Local apprentices crowned among WA’s best
Mandurah local Shayla Katona has been crowned one of Western Australia’s best fabrication apprentices winning a gold medal at the 2022 WorldSkills regional competition.
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December 22, 2022
Idle capacity restarted at Portland Aluminium
Portland Aluminium has restarted 35,000 metric tonnes per year (mtpy) of curtailed capacity at its smelter in Victoria, Australia.
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December 16, 2022
Alcoa and Youth Focus celebrate 10 years of positive partnership
Alcoa and Youth Focus are celebrating 10 years of partnership that has helped deliver mental health support to nearly 1,000 young people in the South West of Western Australia.
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December 12, 2022
Peel-Harvey community shows off its mussels to support the health of the estuary
About 300kg of Blue Mussels will soon be making a home on shellfish reefs restored in the Peel-Harvey Estuary in Western Australia thanks to the efforts and care of the local community who broke last year’s Mussel Muster record of 220kg.
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December 12, 2022
Intergenerational school volunteer program benefits almost 1000 students in 2022
Funded by the Alcoa Foundation, the life-changing impact of EdConnect Australia volunteers on schools and students in the Kwinana, Peel and Upper South West areas in Western Australia has been celebrated.
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December 07, 2022
Industry leaders connect to boost first nations employment
Hosted by the Waalitj Foundation in partnership with the Alcoa Foundation, industry leaders joined forces recently to create greater opportunities for First Nations Western Australians at a recent round table event.
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December 07, 2022
$75,000 boost to Young Hearts
Anglicare WA’s Young Hearts - a family and domestic violence counselling service supporting children and young people in the Kwinana and Peel regions of Western Australia - has received a much-needed financial boost from the Alcoa Foundation.
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December 07, 2022
Plans in action to save our rivers
Funded by the Alcoa Foundation, the development of River Action Plans by the team at Peel-Harvey Catchment Council are key to helping the Serpentine and Murray rivers in Western Australia now and into the future.
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November 30, 2022
Alcoa employees shine with PRIDE
Around 100 Alcoa employees showed their allyship in Saturday’s Perth Pride Parade supporting Western Australia’s LGBT+ community.
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November 22, 2022
Alcoa launches second Reconciliation Action Plan
Alcoa Australia recently launched its second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at a moving event on Gunditjmara Country at Portland Aluminium.
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November 08, 2022
New mine site designed to eliminate risks for pedestrians
Alcoa’s design for its new mine region Larego at Willowdale Bauxite Mine in the South West of WA recently received a certificate of merit in the Best solution to a work health and safety risk category at the 2022 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards.
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November 03, 2022
Alcoa’s Pinjarra refinery celebrates 50 years
Around 2,000 past and present employees and their families attended the 50 year celebrations of Alcoa’s Pinjarra refinery on Saturday 29 October 2022.
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October 25, 2022
Alcoa Foundation Supports Giant Project
First Nations’ culture will be interwoven into the highly anticipated Australian-first Giants of Mandurah exhibition by world-renowned Danish artist Thomas Dambo with support from the Alcoa Foundation. The Foundation, our global charity, is providing not-for-profit arts organisation FORM Building a State of Creativity with about $110,000 (USD $70,000) to further...
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October 13, 2022
Peel waterway initiative a finalist in prestigious community award
Photo Credit - Jesse Collins. A multi group collaboration to protect and enhance vital waterways in the Peel region was a finalist the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety’s 2022 Community Partnership Resources Sector Award. The Three Rivers, One Estuary initiative aligns four partners with a shared vision to...
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October 03, 2022
Alcoa apprentice takes out top gong
WA Operations Apprentice Supervisor Craig Watts and Mechanical Fitter Megan Hazelden at the awards night. Alcoa’s Megan Hazelden has won WA Apprentice of the Year at the 2022 WA Training Awards. Megan started her apprenticeship training at Alcoa’s Wagerup Alumina Refinery in 2019 and progressed through the ranks to become...
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September 01, 2022
Threatened species benefit from increased protection
Photo credit: DBCA. Increased protection for vulnerable native animals in Western Australia’s northern jarrah forest over the past year is being recognised as part of National Threatened Species Day (7 September). Western Shield, which works to protect vulnerable native species from feral predators, has been bolstered through a partnership between...
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August 25, 2022
Stepping up to support Foodbank WA in a new three-year partnership
Alcoa’s Jodie Read, Foodbank CEO Kate O'Hara, Alcoa’s Sally Fairnie and Foodbank Peel Branch Manager Megan Reynolds. People in the Kwinana, Peel and Upper South West of Western Australia struggling to put food on the table will receive more support thanks to our new partnership with Foodbank WA. Under the...
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August 22, 2022
Alcoa showcases world-leading rehabilitation
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative were hosted by Alcoa’s Andrew Grigg, who showcased our world-leading rehabilitation. Alcoa’s biodiversity team showed off our world-leading rehabilitation earlier this month to a group from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) – an organisation responsible for the verification of sustainable aluminium production. The tour was hosted...
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August 22, 2022
Cockatoos well watered with new bird drinking station
Giulia Holland City of Mandurah's Environmental Engagement Officer and Alcoa Foundation Lead Suellen Jerrard with the bird waterer. Black-cockatoos in Mandurah’s south now have permanent access to fresh drinking water within their habitat with the recent installation of a watering station especially for birds. The Dawesville area supports large numbers...
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August 16, 2022
Inspiring girls to work in the resources sector
Students from Pinjarra Senior High School, Halls Head Community College and Byford Secondary College recently accompanied Alcoa to the Inspiring Girls Careers Forum at Optus Stadium in Perth. Run by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA, the Inspiring Girls Careers Forum showcases the resources industry to female secondary...
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August 15, 2022
Joint research to help seeds thrive in revegetation
In a move that could improve landscape revegetation around the world, our scientists are joining forces with some of the best biodiversity minds in Western Australia to further develop precision technology to treat and sow seed mixes so they have the best chance of thriving. We have contributed almost $500,000...
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August 15, 2022
Alcoa a finalist for safe mine design that eliminates risk
Alcoa is a finalist in the 2022 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards for the elimination rather than prevention of safety risk at its Willowdale Bauxite Mine in the South West of Western Australia. In a first for Alcoa and rare in Australian mining, Alcoa’s new mine region Larego at...
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August 09, 2022
New program revolutionises digital technology teaching in the classroom
(L to R): Safety Bay Primary School teachers Craig Pudney and Sue McCulloch, Rockingham Beach Primary School teacher Robert Cuder, Scitech Professional Learning Consultant Lucas Black and Alcoa Senior Partnerships Advisor Sally Fairnie. Teachers and students across the Kwinana, Peel and Upper South West areas are about to get more...
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August 05, 2022
Developing top female talent
(L to R): Paula Jack, Tayla Bestwick, Katie Smith, Cally Uren, Mara O’Grady, Elena Turner, Amanda Pacecca, Lida Rashid, Amy Mchutchison, Tamara D’amico Delgado, Stacy Hogan, Elysha Maxwell, Oluwabukunayomi Taiwo, Katie Enslin, Rebecca Crossingham and Michael Gollschewski An impressive group of 21 employees from across our WA operations recently graduated...
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August 05, 2022
Huntly mine’s Blue Tree Project
Inspired by the blue tree painted in 2021 at Huntly, the site’s Mobile Maintenance and Fixed Plant teams have gone head-to-head in a battle of their own blue trees over recent months. Part of the national Blue Tree Project to help spark difficult conversations and encourage people to speak up...
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July 20, 2022
Plants aplenty as Alcoa marks National Tree Day
More than half-a-million seedlings will be planted across the south-west of Western Australia this winter as part of Alcoa’s mine rehabilitation and community investment programs, a milestone the company is proudly recognising as part of National Tree Day on 31 July.
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July 11, 2022
After a four-decade tour, Raelene signs off
If you’ve toured Alcoa’s Western Australian bauxite mines or alumina refineries over the past four decades, chances are you’ve met Raelene Jones. Raelene has toured thousands of people – from primary school students to probus groups to state, national and international leaders – through Alcoa’s operations in the Kwinana, Peel...
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July 07, 2022
Alcoa and Waalitj partner to build employment and business capacity
(L to R): Waalitj Foundation’s Troy Cook and Alan Cransberg, Alcoa’s Rosa M. García Piñeiro and Sonya Elam Harden; Waalitj Foundation’s Lisa Cunningham and Alcoa’s Michael Gollschewski. Significant investment will be made towards First Nation’s empowerment in the Kwinana, Peel and Upper South-West region of Western Australia thanks to an...
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July 01, 2022
Celebrating Australian Aboriginal culture during 2022 NAIDOC Week
The Bindjareb Middars Dance Group at the renaming of our Pinjarra regional office to Bindjareb Office with Alcoa Vice President Operations – Australia Michael Gollschewski (second from top right) and Aboriginal Engagement Lead Bevan Whitby (top right). A celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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June 16, 2022
Alcoa apprenticeships applications now open
In a continuation of Alcoa’s proud history of training generations of skilled tradespeople, the global bauxite, alumina and aluminium producer has launched its 2023 WA apprenticeship recruitment campaign which runs until 19 July 2022. Playing an important role in the company’s future, Alcoa will recruit 36 apprentices to commence at...
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June 15, 2022
Alcoa backs women in engineering with financial, real-world support
Curtin University engineering students Vicki Cheah (left) and Mari Conradie (right) both won the 2022 Alcoa Bev Corless Women in Engineering Scholarship. To celebrate Women in Engineering Day (June 23), Alcoa has announced the latest recipients of its annual women in engineering scholarships, which support female students and help drive...
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