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NEW help to grow the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services sector is now available. The Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme offers services to help your business in the extraction industry succeed. As anyone in business knows there are challenges around every corner and owners are always on the lookout for efficiencies and constantly trying to …
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CMPA submission to the Federal Department of Department of Education and Training’s ‘Industry Engagement in Training Package Development – Discussion Paper Towards a Contestable Model’. The following is an extract from the CMPA submission. Training is an issue for the extractive industry in that it is a relatively small industry with a regionally located and …
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GAVIN MOREIRA, Members Services Manager for the CMPA provides a report on the latest incidents reported to Worksafe Victoria. THE latest Earth Resources Tripartite Safety Forum was held at Worksafe in Melbourne on 19 February 2015. The following information relating to incidents in quarries was presented. Visits to quarries 1 July 2014 to 31 January …
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Guarding Plant and Equipment in the Construction Materials Industry DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA outlines the process surrounding the development of a new CMPA publication. A Guarding Plant and Equipment Workshop was held in February 2014 with a view to developing a Guideline. A working group was formed which consisted of Nathan Gee …
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Depratment of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a summary of the Depratment of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR), formerly known as DSDBI, organisational rearrangements. Earth Resources Regulation will be moving back to 1 Spring Street, Melbourne by the end of June 2015 to …
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Member’s workshop and Site Visit to Fulton Hogan, Tynong Quarry CMPA Secretariat reports on the successful day recently held in the south east of Victoria for CMPA members. THE CMPA held a 2nd workshop (previously held in 2008) on 19 February 2015 to expand on the collective knowledge of its members and to inform them …
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MEETING with Minister The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio. THREE CMPA representatives met with the Minister for Energy and Resources, The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio, to discuss items of note particular to the construction material industry. Garry Cranny (Chairperson), Ron Kerr (Hon CEO) and Dr Elizabeth Gibson (General Manager) were delighted to meet with the Minister for Energy …
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Proposed Risk based Work Plans are coming soon DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, looks at the concerns for the industry surrounding the proposed Risk Based Work Plans. THE Economic Development Infrastructure Committee inquiry recommendation and subsequent Government response was to “Introduce changes to work plan requirements in the minerals regulations that are more risked based and less …
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LANE COLLINS, Quarry Manager Geelong Operations provides an interesting overview of Batesford Quarry. BATESFORD Quarry is situated next to the Geelong ring road and between the Midland Hwy and Fyansford-Gheringhap roads. Batesford Quarry (WA3) is 902 Hectares in size with the main extraction pit being 100 hectares and about 5 kilometres around the rim of …