Have you been asked to work from home due to COVID-19 and are wondering what to claim for working from home? The ATO has simplified it for you to claim home office deductions, introducing a temporary 80 cents per hour…
GAVIN MOREIRA, Members Services Manager for the CMPA provides a brief report on the latest incidents as reported to WorkSafe Victoria. The latest Earth Resources Tripartite Safety Forum was held at WorkSafe in Melbourne back on 5th March 2020. The…
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JASON MACDONALD, Product Manager – Crushing & Screening for Onetrak has summarised some useful fuel saving alternatives for your crushing and screening operation (Associate member of the CMPA since 2008). With ever increasing costs of production in the crushing and…
Questions asked by members to the Secretariat to improve communication with readers. What are my OH&S obligations to employees whilst they work remotely and what happens if they injure themselves at home? Nevett Ford Lawyers has provided a response for…
Rehabilitation in the extractive industry DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA responds to Earth Resources Regulation’s media release dated 14 February 2020 “Better site rehab to underpin public confidence”. The CMPA was originally founded on a number of issues…
KIM HANSEN, Marketing Manager for Onetrak chats to Sam Trovatello, Managing Director & Paul Savage, Quarry Manager of Barfold Quarry. Barfold Quarry, a new CMPA Voting member and more recently became the owner of a Hidromek HMK640WL wheel loader. “I…
Service & Maintenance Workshop – POSTPONED A substantial day was planned for CMPA Members and other interested industry contributors at William Adams, Sunshine West but due to COVID-19 it has been postponed to later in the year. The CMPA and…
ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager for CMPA provides an update on how the CMPA will continue to support our Members. Social distancing plays an important part in preventing the spread of the virus, but this affects many CMPA activities, from simple…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the ERR 2018/19 Statistical Report. Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) has recently released the 2018/19 Annual Statistical Report (available at www.earthresources.vic.gov.au). The upturn in annual construction material tonnages continues to its highest…