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More Safety. Less Oops. That’s IMPACT

More Safety. Less Oops. That’s IMPACT

PAUL GRIFFIN, Operations Manager for Impact Drill & Blast (a sponsor at the March 2021 CMPA Critical Incidents workshop) provides a report on the comprehensive safety management system in place on all aspects of the business. (Associate Member of the…

Frequently Asked Questions (Issue 116)

Frequently Asked Questions (Issue 116)

Questions asked by members to the Secretariat to improve communication with readers. Question Response How do you classifyindustrial waste? Waste duties | Environment Protection Authority Victoria (epa.vic.gov.au) How do you classifypriority waste? Waste duties | Environment Protection Authority Victoria (epa.vic.gov.au)…

From the Secretariat (Issue 115)

From the Secretariat (Issue 115)

ERR update the Rehabilitation Bond calculator DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) has updated (first time since 2010) the rehabilitation bond calculator for mines and quarries. The update is to ensure that industry obligations…

Job Opportunities

Job Opportunities

Available in both member quarries and supplier businesses. These ads are free as a benefit of being a CMPA member.

Agricultural Lime Supplier in Brucknell

Agricultural Lime Supplier in Brucknell

BILL ASKEW, owner of Brucknell Lime reports on the development of the business. Brucknell Lime has been a family owned and operated business for over 30 years situated on the Curdies River in South West Victoria. It was established by…

CMPA News (Issue 115)

CMPA News (Issue 115)

Management Committee The Management Committee meeting held 24 February 2021 (Microsoft teams) was attended by Garry Cranny (Chairperson),Tej Panesar (Acting Associate Chairperson), John Pititto (Treasurer), Jason Comben (until 1:00pm), Tim Bird, Ashley Day, Anthony Bateup, Drew Phillips and Andrew Burdett.…

Proposed Crystalline Silica Regulations 2021

Proposed Crystalline Silica Regulations 2021

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides CMPA comments on the proposed Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Crystalline Silica) Regulations 2021. Reforms to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations are being considered by WorkSafe in order to…

EPA Waste Determinations Paper

EPA Waste Determinations Paper

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose The new Environment Protection Act 2017 comes into force on1 July 2021. Through the Recycling Markets Acceleration Package (RMAP), EPA is working on a series of waste and resource recovery determinations…

Draft Earth Resources Regulation Rehabilitation Plan Guidelines

Draft Earth Resources Regulation Rehabilitation Plan Guidelines

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose According to Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) the purpose of the guideline (https://engage.vic.gov.au/preparation-rehabilitation-plans-guideline-extractive-industry) is to provide information to assist extractive industry work authority holders to develop rehabilitation plans that meet regulatory requirements…

Planning for Melbourne’s Green Wedges and Agricultural Land

Planning for Melbourne’s Green Wedges and Agricultural Land

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose The green wedge and peri-urban areas (the study area) surrounding Melbourne provide a range of different and important services, capabilities and values that have regional and state significance (https://engage.vic.gov.au/gwal/).This area, the…

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