ABOUT 70 former Pasminco workers gathered to share laughs and a few stories of their time at the smelter during a special event on the weekend marking 15 years since the operation closed.
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The smelter, at Boolaroo, closed down in September 2003 after more than 100 years of operation.
Former Pasminco worker Troy Dubbelde said the 15-year reunion at Club Macquarie on Saturday was a chance for many workers, some who had not seen each other in more than a decade, to get together and remember the camaraderie that came with working at the smelter.
“The mateship, the team work – it was more personalised than work can be these days,” he said. “Now, often, work can be just a job and you’re just a number but back then we worked as part of a team and I think that’s why we all get together.”
Mr Dubbelde, who worked at the smelter for the 10 years leading up to its closure, said reunions were held once a year, but the 15-year celebration was particularly special.
“We had some old bits and pieces from Pasminco that we brought in from a museum for the event,” he said.
He wanted to especially thank the event’s sponsors: HIC services, Rema Tip Top Convatech and Monadelphous Mt Thorley.
