Aerial view : Point Henry - Greater Geelong : Victoria Australia

Former Alcoa Aluminium Refinery, Jetty and Salt Pans precinct.
The Point Henry aluminium smelter was located near Geelong, Victoria in the suburb of Moolap prior to its closure in 2014.

The smelter had a production capacity of 185,000 tonnes of aluminium a year. It was operated by Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals Australia, a joint venture between Alcoa (60%) and Alumina Limited (39.25%).

Alumina was brought in by ship and unloaded at a dedicated pier, and approximately half of this finished aluminium was sold to the neighbouring Alcoa Australia Rolled Products plant, where aluminium was rolled into sheet for can manufacture. The remainder of the aluminium was despatched by road as ingots. Around 1000 people were employed at the Point Henry plant … Wikipedia

Just behind where I parked my vehicle in the video, is a small operational weather station.

In 1888, Richard Cheetham established his saltworks at Moolap / Point Henry - an industry which survived more than 100 years. The Cheetham Saltworks site, located on Portarlington and Point Henry Roads, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register … Wikipedia
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