The VCAT (Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal) President’s Review recently released a consultation paper calling for comments on how VCAT operates. Below is the CMPA’s submission. THE CMPA appreciates the role VCAT plays in the planning appeals process and supports…
By ROGER BUCKLEY There have been plenty of issues for the new staff of the CMPA Secretariat to address in their first few months. THE NEW BOYS OF THE CMPA Following the safe arrival of baby Xavier to Sarah Andrew…
A reflection on ten successful years and the way forward with the CMPA, reported by DAVID BATSON (pictured to the right) the CMPA’s Associate Chairperson. A Network That Works THE CMPA and its Members, including Associates have enjoyed 10 years…
MSC Group has recently purchased a ‘state of the art’ office and workshop facility in Laverton North, reports KIRWAN BARR. THE property boasts a large modern workshop and spare parts store (1,250m2), plenty of office space (240m2), and over 3000m2…
Galesafe Weighing’s installation of Loadrite®gear greatly improves efficiency and safety for both contractor and client, reports JIM & ROWENA CAIRNS. GALESAFE Weighing Pty Ltd (Galesafe) is the Victorian distributor for the Loadrite® range of on board weighing systems. In late…
JOHN MITAS, Chief Inspector of mines and quarries reports on the moderinisation of the Extractive Industry regulatory framework occurring in response to the ‘Review of the Efficient Regulation of Victoria’s Extractive Industry’. REVIEW OF THE MRSDA 1990 – RELEASE OF…
Commencing the consultation process, the CMPA has recently made a submission to the DPI on the Extractive Industry Regulations discussion paper. Below is a summary of the proposed changes. TO coincide with the legislative changes that will occur as a…
DAVID CROSBY from Quantec Solutions outlines their two day course, the Certificate of Completion & Welding Procedure Qualification. WELDING lifting lugs onto wear components is by its nature a high risk activity. There have been a number of incidents in…
TEGAN ELDRIDGE, CMPA Document Development Officer attends Combined Crushing and Screening Operations training course to gain a first hand understanding of the process. AFTER speaking to past students of both the Conduct Screening and Combined Crushing & Screening courses, I…
Preventing drivers falling from dump trucks is an important OHS issue within the extractive industry. Below is a Health and Safety Solution provided by WORKSAFE. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Drivers falling from older model dump trucks with doors while they…