Victorian Road Freight Advisory Council Forum 2004 Freight Task Set to Double. What’s Needed? Tony Tamburro, Conundrum Holdings The Victorian Road Freight Advisory Council (VRFAC) agenda is currently focusing on the growing freight task and what is needed to cope…
A Test Drive of the New Award Review Service Mary Thompson, Tylden Quarries On January 1st 2005, the Federal Quarry Industry – Victoria – Award 2000 will come into effect via the Common Rule Test Cases. We understand that the…
Work Safely Training Become involved in what has proven to be an extremely successful course. All successful participants receive certification for the “Work Safely Competency” in Certificate II – Quarry Management from the Nationally endorsed Extractive Industry Training Package. Would…
Incident Investigations and Enforcement Actions John Mitas, Manager Minerals & Extractive Operations (Southern Region) Minerals & Petroleum Regulation Branch The primary role of Minerals & Petroleum Regulation Branch (MPR) is to encourage and facilitate compliance with the various Acts and…
Ammonium Nitrate Sarah Kerr, CMPA Secretary The CMPA was recently invited to attend a forum to discuss the issue of ammonium nitrate. The following is a summary of the issue and WorkSafe’s subsequent response. A national review into ammonium nitrate…
Sarah Kerr, CMPA Secretary With the coming Federal election, the CMPA felt it appropriate to review the major parties industrial relations policies. The following article looks at the policies put forward by the Australian Labour Party, Australian Greens, and the…
The CMPA have recently reviewed their accomplishments over the last 12 months. The following is a summary of the activities undertaken by the CMPA for members information. Sarah Kerr, CMPA Secretary Establishment and Development of the CMPA Identity The CMPA…
Mr Peter Langlands On the day before the CMPA Annual General Meeting,‘ Wimmera Crushing & Processing’ was launched with a demonstration of a mobile impact crushing plant at Tarranyurk, near Jeparit in the Wimmera region of Victoria. Following a successful…
Wimmera Crushing and Processing has bought the region’s first Trakpactor, a remote-control-operated mobile rock crusher, one of only eight in Australia. The 428-model Trakpactor can crush a variety of rocks through its three-stage hammer mill crushing unit. Rocks the size…
Membership Renewals Our sincere thanks is extended to those Members who have already returned their membership renewal information—it is greatly appreciated. All CMPA Members should have received their paperwork for renewal for the 2004-05 financial year. It would be greatly…