Recent Events • MRSDA Reform meeting via, MS Teams with John Krbaleski, DELWP (planning) and attended by Jason Comben, Garry Cranny, Ron Kerr and E. Gibson• Extractives Industry Reference Group with DoT via MS Teams attended by E. Gibson• Extractive Strategy Taskforce meeting via MS Teams attended by E. Gibson• An update on supply and …
A submission was prepared for the Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee – Inquiry into the protections within the Victorian Planning Framework. Summary of Issues • The replenishment of supply of extractive resources is not occurring which will lead to increasing costs for construction materials and hence, housing costs will continue to increase, as demand …
After 30 years of financing equipment across many industries we thought we would share a few facts to assist business owners in getting the best outcomes on their equipment purchases and finance in 2022. (Finlease have been Associate members of the CMPA since 2015) 1) Interest rates can vary by as much as 2% so …
Prepared by David McKelvie (Safemix) for CMPA Members. David has been a Workforce / Associate member of the CMPA since 2013. Objective of the Regulations:The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Crystalline Silica) Regulations 2021 came into operation on 15th November 2021 and apply from 15th May 2022. The objective of these regulations is to amend …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides the following important information Employers’ Fatigue Management Responsibilities and CMPA’s On Road Truck Pickup and Delivery Checklist (reviewed by Victoria Police). It has come to the Secretariat’s attention, due to an incident involving fatalities for a vehicle being driven within 100 km from the driver’s base …
TRACEY WALL, Communications Support Officer for Kinder Australia reports on their experienced engineering team. Kinder Australia has been an Associate member since 2002. The field applications and mechanical engineering staff are technically trained and experienced in all aspects of conveyor and bulk materials handling engineering.They are fully focused on advancing customers end-to-end handling processes by …
Questions asked by members to the Secretariat to improve communication with readers. Question – 1 How do I manage my duty to notify EPA of contaminated land that is under my control or management? Response – 1 See Notifiable contamination guideline – Duty to notify of contaminated land (publication 2008.1 July 2021) available at https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/publications/2008-1 …
Challenges for 2022 JASON COMBEN, CMPA Chairperson (2021-2024). By now 2022 is in full swing and the industry looks to be having a big year. I consider myself to be a glass half type but like a complaints hotline this column is lacking happy stories. COVID-19Many members have managed their way through COVID to date …
Chris Ryan, owner of Chris Ryan Earthmoving, explains why he decided to close his business down permanently in December just gone. After celebrating more than 30 years in business, Chris Ryan Earthmoving has been forced to pull up stumps permanently “We’ve had to put off three workers and sell two trucks but ultimately we have …