ANNA CRONIN Commissioner for Better Regulation and Red Tape Commissioner’s second six-monthly review to implement the Getting the Groundwork Right report is available from www.earthresources.vic.gov.au The second review was commissioned by the Minister for Resources The Hon Jaclyn Symes MP…
JACLYN SYMES MP, Minister for Resources. The Minister’s speech given at the CMPA Annual Dinner in Marysville on 14 September 2019. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the formation of the CMPA – that’s two decades of providing a…
Written by John Mawson. Last month the Quarry Industry lost one of its oldest and most esteemed leaders. At the age of 97, after a long and healthy life, Ken Mawson passed away peacefully at his home in Torquay. Ken…
The CMPA came across additional production statistics from Earth Resources Regulation (thanks to Sarah Andrew, Conundrum Holdings) and thought that this would be of interest. The statistics have been broken down into charts for unit rate (cost/tonne) and tonnages produced…
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…
An Extract from the CMPA CHAIRPERSON – GARRY CRANNY’ Annual Dinner speech for those members who were not in attendance, highlights the key issues we in the industry are now facing and into the future. “Minister – I am in…
The 2019 CMPA Annual Dinner was held at The VIBE Hotel, Marysville. CMPA Member Services Manager, Gavin Moreira, reviews our special night. The 20th Anniversary of the CMPA was celebrated in the regional town of Marysville. As CMPA Members descended…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA highlights the need for improved information for community engagement. The CMPA released the “Quarries Build Communities” poster and brochure at the 2019 Annual Dinner in Marysville that was developed by the Secretariat.…
DAVID CAMILLERI, Sales Engineer for AVWELD provides an insight into the AbrasaPipe® Early in 2018, David Camilleri (Avweld’s Sales Engineer) and Vaughan Bartleson (Loctite Business Development Manager) were approached by Stuart Daley, Maintenance Supervisor at Holcim’s quarry in Werribee, about…
Where can I find a template or some guidelines to set up a security plan for setting up explosive storage magazines? 1.The contents required for the security plan are listed in Schedule 3 of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2011…