自1916年以来，Viva Energy的纽波特终雷电竞端是一个重要的燃料储存点，提供了维多利亚州的三分之一的燃料需求。终端经理Michael Iapichello谈到了终端在维多利亚经济和当地社区中的角色。
雷电竞Viva Energy的纽波特终端通过吉朗炼油厂的管道收到燃料和溶剂，在那里通过跨大都市和地区维多利亚的道路运输方式存储等待分销，或者由管道向墨尔本的Tullamarine机场提供。
In 2016, the terminal supplied more than three billion litres of petrol, diesel, aviation fuels, solvents and lubricants around the state.
100 years in service
纽波特的第一个散装燃料储罐于1915年建造，尽管大多数都是通过20世纪20年代完成的。最初，该网站运行3个储罐，并已生长为25个储罐，现在正在运行。一些原来的铆接坦克仍然是站立的，并且已经收到了遗产上市，以确保保留了这一特殊的墨尔本工业历史。
纽波特终端经理Michael Iapichello表示，这些铆接坦克之一仍在今天仍在使用中。“我们有一个定期的维护检查，将在使用它的额外持续服务。”
The site has undergone considerable changes since its opening, in response to evolving economic and technological advances. In the early days, the tanks were used to store kerosene, which was brought off ships in barrels, while in 1926 an asphalt plant was built to supply road construction.
“Over the years, the site has been used for agricultural chemicals, lubricants, manufacturing and warehousing,” says Michael, “but now we pipe fuel from Geelong, discharge it into our tanks and distribute it in bulk via road tankers. We have approximately 300 truck movements in and out of the site every day.”
A century in the community
For the past century, the terminal has been an important part of the Newport community, and has been a permanent fixture in the lives of some longstanding employees. One of those is Viva Energy’s Leanne McGuffie, whose family has more than 50 years of history with the Newport site.
“My dad loaded out of Newport Terminal from 1963, then worked for Shell as a driver until he retired in 1992,” Leanne says, adding that her brother and cousin also spent many years at Newport.
“当我在1980年开始在那里工作时，这是非常家庭的。我们很多人都来自当地社区，我们认识所有人。”
Michael agrees, saying that the terminal and its employees have always been actively involved in the community, and provide grassroots support for organisations like the local cricket club.
“The Gellibrand club plays next door – we have an arrangement with them to replace any balls that are hit over the fence with new ones!” he laughs.
On a more serious note, Viva Energy partners withheadspaceto help local youth, and recently donated money to门户网关是该地区贫困的孩子们的计划。
“The社区Liaison Group迈克尔说，每年举行两次，讨论网站，未来项目和对社区的任何潜在影响的情况。““我们还与霍普斯湾市议会，环境保护管理局和MFB保持了强大的工作关系，因为我们都负责照顾该地区的生态。”
技术和企业改进导致了多年来的许多变化，但纽波特终端仍然是当地社区和维多利亚经济的组成部分。
Photograph courtesy of The University of Melbourne Archives BATCH/FILE/IMAGE NUMBER(i.e. 2008.0045 BWP/0510)
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