08/07/2026
The announcement of Green Steel Australia's proposed new steel mill for Newcastle is exciting news for our region and another significant step towards strengthening Australia's manufacturing future.
The opportunity extends well beyond the steel mill itself. It represents the chance to grow local capability, create skilled jobs and reinforce the Hunter as the nation's leading manufacturing and engineering region.
๐ผ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ, ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ, ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ.
The Hunter is home to world-class manufacturers with decades of experience delivering complex industrial projects. Member companies like TW Woods have the expertise, skilled workforce and proven capability to manufacture critical infrastructure locally, ensuring investment stays within the region while building stronger, more resilient Australian supply chains.
Early engagement with local industry delivers better outcomes. It provides confidence for businesses to invest in people, technology and innovation, while maximising the economic and social benefits of projects like this for our communities.
At HunterNet, we remain committed to being a strong and collaborative voice for manufacturing across the Hunter. We look forward to working alongside industry, project proponents, government and our members to help connect capability with opportunity, advocate for meaningful local participation, and ensure businesses like TW Woods and the broader Hunter manufacturing sector are positioned to contribute from the very beginning.
The Hunter has the capability. By working together, we can ensure projects like this leave a lasting legacy of local jobs, stronger supply chains and a more competitive manufacturing sector for generations to come.
The 'Steel City' is a tag Newcastle has never really lost - almost three decades on from the BHP clo
