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Voices of BlueScope

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4 weeks ago

In this episode, we’re featuring an audio-only version of a speech that Mark Vassella, BlueScope’s Managing Director and CEO, made at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on the 8th of October, 2025, in which he explained how gas plays a unique and essential role in both manufacturing and the energy transition. Mark’s address to an audience of key influencers and decision-makers across media, government and academia was also broadcast live on ABC TV and was delivered on behalf of ...

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In this episode, we’re featuring an audio-only version of a speech that Mark Vassella, BlueScope’s Managing Director and CEO, made at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on the 8th of October, 2025, in which he explained how gas plays a unique and essential role in both manufacturing and the energy transition. Mark’s address to an audience of key influencers and decision-makers across media, government and academia was also broadcast live on ABC TV and was delivered on behalf of ...

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Personal Journals,

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Voices of BlueScope

58. Mark Vassella at the National Press Club of Australia

In this episode, we’re featuring an audio-only version of a speech that Mark Vassella, BlueScope’s Managing Director and CEO, made at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on the 8th of October, 2025, in which he explained how gas plays a unique and essential role in both manufacturing and the energy transition. Mark’s address to an audience of key influencers and decision-makers across media, government and academia was also broadcast live on ABC TV and was delivered on behalf of ...

3 weeks ago

28 minutes

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57. Live from the Hot Strip Mill with ABC Illawarra

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 memorie...

1 month ago

1 hour 39 minutes

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56. Learning from Māori Communities

We're pleased to feature one-on-one interviews with two key stakeholders who have long collaborated with and provided expert guidance to New Zealand Steel on Māori culture, history, local community and sustainability. They are Piki Jakeman (Cultural Adviser to New Zealand Steel) and Riki Minhinnick (Chief of Ngāti Te Ata), and both generously share their personal stories and explain how they've worked with the company to encourage employment opportunities, enhance intercultural understanding ...

2 months ago

52 minutes

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55. Reflecting on 60 Years of New Zealand Steel with Vicki Woodley

On Saturday, 26 July 2025, New Zealand Steel celebrated its 60th anniversary! Vicki Woodley (External Affairs Manager) joins the podcast to discuss this significant milestone in a dedicated interview. Chapters Introduction: 0:00Meet Vicki: 1:00A Unique Manufacturing Process: 7:00External Affairs and Community Engagement: 10:56Job Opportunities and Leaders over Time: 18:04Commemoration and the Future: 24:36Personal Reflections: 29:52Conclusion: 33:45Links Read a transcript of the episode.Waiuk...

3 months ago

34 minutes

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54. Understanding Neurodiversity in the Workplace

In this episode, we're featuring two extended excerpts of an event at the Inside Industry Visitor Centre in Coniston, New South Wales, which was all about understanding neurodiversity and -divergence in the workplace. The first conversation is between Mitchell Connelly (Digital Finance Analyst) and Stephannie Jonovska (Head of Finance Operations and Transformation); Mitchell shares his experience of living on the autism spectrum and Stephannie discusses her personal shift in understanding how...

4 months ago

35 minutes

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53. ASPire Women's Network Panel Discussion

This episode features a recording of the ASPire Women's Network panel discussion that was held in front of a live audience of employees and streamed online from the Inside Industry Visitor Centre. Organised in line with International Women's Day, the initiative connects all women and existing networks at BlueScope, with the aim of creating accessible opportunities for development and supporting career-growth aspirations and confidence. We thank our participants, including panel host Kylie Mac...

6 months ago

53 minutes

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52. MoMENtous: Experience and Legacy

Continuing a theme from episode 34—sharing corporate knowledge—we acknowledge and celebrate the experience of some of our longest-serving employees in Australia, as part of a campaign called MoMENtous, which ran internally at BlueScope during November 2024 in line with International Men’s Day and Movember. We include five extended individual and group interviews from that initiative, with each discussion capturing the personal narratives and corporate knowledge of our participants, preserving...

8 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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51. Respect Is How We Work

We explore BlueScope's program for the continuing improvement of workplace culture in Australia, named Respect Is How We Work. The episode features Laura Towey (National Employee Relations and Experience Manager) holding extended interviews with Sanam Sharma (Manager People) and Cynthia Gallina (Shift Supervisor) in Western Port, Victoria. They share their own professional experiences, views on how to create respectful workplaces and specific examples from BlueScope's program of work. Chapt...

10 months ago

27 minutes

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50. A Great Privilege with Jane McAloon, AM

We’re pleased to feature Jane McAloon, AM (Chair of the BlueScope Board of Directors), including her first address at the 2024 BlueScope Annual General Meeting and a special interview after the event with Michael Reay (Head of Corporate Affairs at Australian Steel Products). Altogether, Jane gives an overview of BlueScope's global performance and its work towards a low-carbon future, while sharing her personal experience as Chair. Chapters Introduction: 0:00The Chair's AGM Address: 1:28Inte...

11 months ago

20 minutes

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49. Evolving Sustainably with Gretta Stephens

Gretta Stephens (Chief Executive of Climate Change and Sustainability) joins us to discuss the steps that BlueScope is taking towards a sustainable future. She dives into some of the highlights of our FY24 Sustainability Report and second Climate Action Report, sharing insights into our climate progress since 2021. With Gretta's retirement from full-time work planned for March 2025, she also reflects on her impactful career in the industry, the valuable lessons that she has learnt along the w...

11 months ago

21 minutes

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48. Apprenticeships with Zeal Futures and BlueScope in Australia

We explore the partnership between BlueScope and Zeal Futures, which works with industry-leading organisations to offer high-quality, innovative apprenticeship and traineeship programs across a range of industries. In the featured group interview, you’ll meet Jeff Robinson (Maintenance Improvement Manager), Katie Tully (Electrical Services Manager), Stacey Sutherland (Senior People Business Partner) and Michael Ruddock (Manager Southern Regions at Zeal Futures). We also discuss their working...

1 year ago

27 minutes

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47. ResponsibleSteel™ Certification of NS BlueScope Vietnam

We are joined by four participants to discuss the certification of NS BlueScope Vietnam’s Phú Mỹ site by ResponsibleSteel™. They are Annie Heaton (CEO, ResponsibleSteel™), Hai Truong Anh (Vice President HSE & Community, NS BlueScope Vietnam), Nhut Vo (President, NS BlueScope Vietnam) and Tim Rodsted (Head of Sustainability, BlueScope). Together, they explore the history, function and purpose of ResponsibleSteel™, the significance of the site certification and by extension, BlueScope's lo...

1 year ago

23 minutes

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46. Coral Restoration in Malaysia

We meet Emelyn Low (External Affairs Manager at NS BlueScope in Malaysia), Jonathan Tan (General Manager at NS BlueScope Lysaght Sabah) and Rayner Binijin (Scuba Instructor at Borneo Divers), who explain how underwater reef beds made of TRUECORE steel® were used to embed thousands of young coral plants, supporting the rejuvenation of local ecosystems. Chapters Introduction: 0:00Meet Emelyn, Jonathan and Rayner: 1:04Project Background: 3:08The Diving Experience: 12:08Conclusion: 25:23 Links Re...

1 year ago

26 minutes

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45. Celebrating 50 Years of the Environment Department in Port Kembla

In this episode, we're highlighting the 50th anniversary of our Environment Department at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia. In order, you'll be introduced to guests Eric Lengling, David Hodges, Lorrie Zammit, Natasha Porteous, Neale Lundberg and Sharon Makin, along with interviewer Craig Nealon, as they discuss our long-standing commitment to the surrounding environment and community in Port Kembla, while sharing some of their own personal stories and recollections. Serving as a wonder...

1 year ago

27 minutes

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44. Celebrating 60 Years of the Plate Mill

In 2023, we're celebrating 60 years of the Plate Mill at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia! The Plate Mill receives slabs of steel from earlier stages of the manufacturing process, then rolls them to different degrees of thickness. To learn more about this facility and its people, we're featuring interviews with six employees who work there. They share their personal experiences, career backgrounds and how they feel to be part of this significant anniversary. Chapters Introduction: 0:...

1 year ago

31 minutes

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43. Vulnerability, Resilience and Gratitude with Kristie Keast

In this episode, we meet one of our leaders in the global BlueScope group of companies. Speaking with Mark Hein (Director of Corporate Affairs, North America), Kristie Keast (Chief Executive North America) shares her experience at BlueScope, the lessons that she has learnt over the years and the challenges and opportunities that face the company—now and in the future. Chapters Introduction: 0:00Interview with Kristie Keast: 0:53Developing Skills: 8:03Leadership: 16:28Authenticity: 26:04Conc...

1 year ago

30 minutes

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42. Working with NPY Women's Council

This episode is a recording of a live-streamed panel discussion with two representatives from NPY Women’s Council, Liza Balmer and Lynette Ross, along with two BlueScope employees, Aneta Pyzel and Yasmine Gardner, who worked with the council through the Jawun Indigenous partnership program. (The online audience consisted of employees at BlueScope Australian Steel Products.) The panellists discuss the work of NPY Women's Council, what it’s like to participate in Jawun and how we can all educa...

2 years ago

54 minutes

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41. Environmental Projects at New Zealand Steel with Claire Jewell

Claire Jewell, Project Environment Manager at New Zealand Steel, shares her career story and her experience at the intersection of environmental and social sciences. She also elaborates on projects and community engagement at the Glenbrook site and how the company has become a kind of unexpected family business for her and her daughters. Chapters Introduction: 0:00Interview with Claire Jewell: 1:02Conclusion: 20:11Links Read a transcript of the episode.New Zealand SteelPacific SteelGlenbrook...

2 years ago

21 minutes

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40. A New Life with Hamid Fard Aghaei

In our final migration story for March 2023, Hamid Fard Aghaei (Senior Electrical Engineer / Team Leader) explains how he and his family moved from Iran to Australia in search of new opportunities and more time together. On top of this, he elaborates on feelings of culture shock and finding a greater sense of belonging. Chapters Introduction: 0:00Interview with Hamid Fard Aghaei: 1:12Conclusion: 20:42Links Read a transcript of the episode.Electrical engineeringPetroleum industry in Iran (dis...

2 years ago

21 minutes

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39. Credibility through Delivery with Jagdeep Singh

We are joined by Jagdeep Singh (Head of Strategy and Transformation), who shares his story of migrating from India to Australia, working for various major brands across the country and finally taking a role with IT and digital at BlueScope. Along the way, he asserts the importance of maintaining long-term relationships and building on your strengths in the workplace. Chapters Introduction: 0:00Interview with Jagdeep Singh: 1:10Conclusion: 20:59Links Read a transcript of the episode.ASP = Aust...

2 years ago

21 minutes