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CMPA Annual General Meeting

CMPA Annual General Meeting

GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA AGM. On 10th September 2020, the CMPA Annual General Meeting was held for the first time electronically on Microsoft Teams. The online event was hosted by Dr Elizabeth…

CMPA Annual Report

CMPA Annual Report

GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. Chairperson’s Report – Garry Cranny Following is a summary of the Chairperson’s report by Garry Cranny prepared by Dr Elizabeth Gibson. The most important set of…

Slimes Management Guideline

Slimes Management Guideline

GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager reports on the development of the latest CMPA publication – Slimes Management Guideline. In the 2020-21 financial year several CMPA Publications will be completed ready for Members to update their libraries. The first of…

Equipment & Vehicle Finance Checklist in COVID-19 Times

Equipment & Vehicle Finance Checklist in COVID-19 Times

With a fractured COVID-19 affected economy across our nation what is the current lending environment like and how do the weeks and months ahead look? Pre-COVID-19 the economy was moving along nicely and for many their businesses and outlook were…

Job Opportunities  (Issue 112)

Job Opportunities (Issue 112)

A new section of Sand & Stone created to communicate to readers: job opportunities that are available in both member quarries and supplier businesses.

Volvo rocks it for Australia’s Matthews Quarries

Volvo rocks it for Australia’s Matthews Quarries

CJD Equipment (Associate Member since 2004) reports on the fleet of Volvo machines at Matthew’s Quarries (founding Member of the CMPA) Back in the mid-1970s, Matthews Quarries bought its first Volvo machines and immediately saw a 50% reduction in fuel…

Frequently Asked Questions (Issue 112)

Frequently Asked Questions (Issue 112)

Questions asked by members to the Secretariat to improve communication with readers. What is Victoria’s current path to COVID Normal? Information extracted from https://www.vic.gov.au/coronaviruscovid-19-restrictionsroadmaps Summary of Steps towards COVID Normal First Step – Metro Melbourne (11:59pm 13 September) – Expanded…

From the Secretariat (Issue 111)

From the Secretariat (Issue 111)

Update – COVID-19 DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a COVID-19 update. I hope all is travelling well with everyone. It appears that COVID-19 is going to be with us for a while and so we need to…

Value of Membership

Value of Membership

GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager of CMPA reports on the value of being a CMPA Member. The current COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for all members of CMPA to work together for a common cause: keep the extractive industry…

CMPA News (Issue 111)

CMPA News (Issue 111)

2021 Preferred Suppliers & General Information Reference Manual The CMPA Preferred Suppliers & General Information Reference Manual 2021 is currently in the early stages of being produced with the intention of delivering the manual to members by the end of…

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