Every career tells a story and often, it’s the experiences outside a job title that make people most effective in their roles. On International Women’s Day, Komatsu celebrated the women who bring that experience to work every day. Not just their technical skills or industry knowledge, but the full breadth of who they are and how that …
Management Committee Meeting The CMPA 2026-1 meeting was held on18 February 2026 at Conundrum Holdings in Kilmore. Attendees included Jason Comben (Chair), Tim Bird, Craig Banthorpe, Ashley Day, David McKelvie, David Skidomore, Garry Cranny, Cameron Black, Tej Panesar (Interim Associate Chair), John Pititto (Treasurer) via MS Teams, Andrew Burdett via MS Teams. Apologies included Drew Phillips (Deputy Chairperson). Prior to the …
The CMPA hosted a webinar, Quarry Audit Program, on Thursday 26 February 2026 with presenter, Dr Sven Scheppokat, Lead Engineer, Quarry Materials, Assets and Engineering at the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP). The webinar outlined the process for: Source rock investigations Subsequent inspections Accreditation of materials supply for use in VicRoads works Why does …
WorkSafe has partnered with The Alfred Hospital to offer free health assessments to eligible workers in the quarrying industry to identify any crystalline silica related disease. The Alfred Occupational Respiratory Clinic (AORC) is located at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. Why should you get a health assessment? Recently in Victoria there has been an increase in …
Advanced Fatigue Management (AFM) is currently the only available mechanism under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) that can provide operators with tailored work and rest hours. Fatigue management exemptions (permits and notices) allow operators and drivers to use alternative methods to manage their work and rest hours, work diaries and record-keeping obligations. If drivers …
On 18 February 2026, Matt Vincent, CEO, Resources Victoria and Erin Letovsky, Regional Director, Loddon Mallee, DEECA, joined the CMPA Management Committee in Kilmore to discuss challenges and opportunities around the Native Vegetation Removal Regulations 2017. With robust discussion and debate from Committee Members, some of the challenges included: Council Planners and DEECA Many Council …
The IRG meets quarterly throughout the year and is a mechanism for receiving relevant updates from Resources Victoria and, also for industry associations to provide feedback. Attendees included Resources Victoria officers and representatives from CMPA, CCAA, MCA, AMEC, PMAV and AEP. The last meeting was held on 24 February 2026 with the following topics covered: …
The ERTS Forum on 11 March 2026 was chaired by Mark Glenister, Acting Manager, Earth Resources and Silica. WorkSafe’s definition of Workplace Exposure Standards (WES) will be replaced by the new term, Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL), the limit that must not be exceeded, to be introduced on 1 December 2026, subject to Ministerial sign-off. Proposed changes include the following: 177 hazardous substances will have exposure limits …
The CMPA hosted a one-day workshop, Traffic Interaction, on Thursday 19 March 2026 at the Mantra Hotel in Epping, with sponsorship from Onetrak. David McKelvie from SafeMix and Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager CMPA facilitated the day. David provided an introduction and overview of why operators needed to prioritise traffic flow in and out of …
In any quarrying or processing plant, hoppers, silos and bins are critical assets that directly influence productivity, safety and profitability. From a vibrator perspective, proper care and operation of these vessels is essential to protect structural integrity, ensure uninterrupted production and maintain consistent material flow. “Industrial vibrators play a vital role in promoting reliable discharge of bulk materials. When correctly specified, …