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Peel Regional Office
partnering stronger communities
The Peel region has become the global ‘centre of excellence’ for the alumina industry, following the opening of our new Peel Regional Office.
The region is already home to our Pinjarra and Wagerup alumina refineries, as well as the Willowdale and Huntly bauxite mines, so we believe it makes good business sense to bring our essential support services closer to our operations.
Our move proves to the resources industry that support roles can and should be co-located near to their operations to ensure employment and economic benefits are brought to local communities.
The office is a clear demonstration of Alcoa’s ongoing commitment to the Peel region and furthers our economic contribution through future employment opportunities for local community members, increased local expenditure for goods and services as well as community capacity building thanks to more people living and working locally.
There is no doubt that the Peel economy has been boosted thanks to the increased number of local services now being utilised by Alcoa. These services include: office security, cleaning, building maintenance, gardeners, recruitment companies, waste disposal and caters.
Of the 90 employees in the new office, 60 have relocated from Alcoa’s head office at Booragoon. Those employees are now likely to take advantage of local services, such as drycleaners and doctors - boosting the local economy even further.
Alcoa has also reaffirmed its position as a business leader in sustainability with the office designed to achieve a 4-star ‘base building’ Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR), which is Australian best practice in energy efficiency.
The Premier of Western Australia, The Hon, Alan Carpenter MLA, officially opened the new Peel regional office at a celebration event on 4 July 2008.
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