CMPA Secretariat provides an update of the latest news and happenings. We take this opportunity to wish all Members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! EPA VIC COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT REVIEW DISCUSSION PAPER The CMPA has provided…
Bonds a Miasma of Uncertainty The foundation of the CMPA in 1999 was largely built on the egregious nature of rehabilitation bonds imposed on the industry at the time. However, some 10 years down the track, it seems little has…
ALBERT TOAL, Lincom Group General Manager reports on the growth of the Lincom Group. LINCOM Pacific Equipment Pty Ltd and Powerscreen Australasia Pty Ltd were formed in 1998 to supply crushing and screening equipment to the extractive and recycling industries…
Many millions of dollars are spent each year on new excavators and wheel loaders trying to get more reliability, economy and low maintenance. But, the machine may not necessarily be the problem reports ADRIAN MASON of EI Engineering Pty Ltd.…
Leading bulk materials handling product supplier, Kinder & Co has added to the 25th anniversary celebrations in style with the opening of a new factory and office complex. Report by CHRISTINE KINDER LOCATED in Braeside in Melbourne’s south-east, the new…
PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victoria Limestone Producers Association reports on the impacts of the RSPT. THE Resources Super Profit Tax has been defeated as far as our industry is concerned but we must remain vigilant with the uncertain Federal Government…
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on changes to regulations for Victoria’s mining industry. THE “Code of Practice for Small Quarries” (the Code) has been made The Mineral Resources Development (Mining) Amendment Regulations 2002 were made on…
WAYNE DOUGLAS of E.B.Mawsons & Sons Pty Ltd reports on the importance of keeping your staff educated. CONDUCT CRUSHING AND SCREENING Back in May a Conduct Crushing and Screening Course was held in Bendigo. We felt privileged to have personal…
STEVEN RICHARDSON, Quarry Manager of Local Mix Quarries reports on the diversity of the business. Local Mix is a family owned business established in 1971 by Trevor Richardson and other partners. In 2006 Trevor became the sole owner of the…
A quarry firm in Taranaki, New Zealand has been fined $30,000 after a worker was hit on the head by a rock the size of a cricket ball. Reported by KELLY LONEY, Taranaki Daily News. AT the Hawera District Court,…