New gas station offer in last ditch bid to save Alcoa's Portland smelter

By Royce Millar and Ben Schneiders
Updated December 18 2016 - 1:09am, first published 12:15am
Alcoa's Portland was crippled recently by a massive power outage. Photo: Joe Armao
Alcoa's Portland was crippled recently by a massive power outage. Photo: Joe Armao
Concern is mounting about the dire economic impacts should the region's biggest employer close for good. Photo: Joe Armao
Concern is mounting about the dire economic impacts should the region's biggest employer close for good. Photo: Joe Armao
Environment Minister Greg Hunt confirmed immediate assistance measures to restart the plant would be a priority. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Environment Minister Greg Hunt confirmed immediate assistance measures to restart the plant would be a priority. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Wade Noonan said the governments owed it to the Alcoa workers, their families, and the people of Portland "to do all we can to fix this situation". Photo: Scott Barbour
Wade Noonan said the governments owed it to the Alcoa workers, their families, and the people of Portland "to do all we can to fix this situation". Photo: Scott Barbour
Power lines leading to the smelter in Portland. Photo: Joe Armao
Power lines leading to the smelter in Portland. Photo: Joe Armao

A new power station for south western Victoria will be among the offers to multinational Alcoa when federal and Victorian industry ministers Greg Hunt and Wade Noonan fly to New York on Monday in an emergency bid to secure the future of Portland's damaged aluminium smelter.

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