From Mr A McCarthy of Tylden Quarries. Sir, In the last C.M.P.A. newsletter, Mr. R. Symons from Gippsland expressed his appreciation for the assistance and effort of the C.M.P.A. in achieving a reduction in the increase to his site’s rehabilitation…
Where a quarry operation is conducted on leased land, the landowner and the quarry operator have potentially competing interests. On the one hand the land owner, like any landlord, wishes to be in a position, if he so chooses, to…
SUBMISSIONS Budget submission to Victorian Government. In response to the Honourable Candy Broad, Minister for Energy and Resources’ request for input into the 2001 / 2002 budget, the CMPA completed a submission during January 2001. Many issues were canvassed and…
Many members will have seen an article in the Herald Sun (15/5) under the heading Woodchip subsidy blasted – Old growth cheaper than bread. Apparently the Australian Conservation Foundation commissioned a study of the old growth timber logging industry, and…
Bond Issue. The second draft has been presented to our patron, Professor Ross Williams and our management committee for their comment, and further information has been sought by the CMPA and the DNRE for inclusion in his calculation before the…
CMPA Induction Hand Book [IH] Progress Report from the Chairperson Basil Natoli. The CMPA’s IH was completed in February and has been presented to the Minister for Energy & Resources, the Hon Candy Broad MP. The Minister congratulated the CMPA…
CMPA Logo We trust you noticed our new ‘logo’ as the colour heading for ‘CMPA’ News, which was selected from a number of excellent designs. Matthew Boyd submitted this design. He is a first year Graphic Art student at Geelong’s…
By Robin Hocking The majority of Municipal Rating Valuations in the State of Victoria have recently been reviewed with values as at the 1st January 2000. There are many Properties where the rating assessments require a detailed examination of the…
There are serious issues for both Government and Industry in the following article republished with thanks to Australia’s Mining Monthly from their October 2000 issue. As our first article on this subject we consider that this story highlights the need…
Leo Walsh – a foundation member of the CMPA Leo Walsh, the owner of Walsh Ballarat Quarries located in Dunnstown and Learmonth died just prior to Christmas at St John of God Health Care Services. Mr Walsh was born in…