An open letter to all CMPA Members by DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA. CMPA is dedicated to the representation, advocacy and service of its Members in the Victorian earth resources extractive industry. The purpose of CMPA is to…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the Minister’s Statement of Expectations for 2017-19. Background The objective of a Minister’s Statement of Expectations (SOE) is to establish clear expectations of regulator performance and improvement between responsible Ministers and…
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager for the CMPA provides a report on the latest incidents as reported to WorkSafe Victoria. The latest Earth Resources Tripartite Safety Forum was held at WorkSafe in Melbourne on 22nd June 2017. The following information…
MILES BEAMISH, Senior Business & Equipment Finance Broker at Finlease reports on the hidden gold in the 2017 budget for companies with a turnover of up to $10 million. Although much publicity after the 2016 & 2017 budgets surrounded the…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a brief on the upcoming submission on the regulation of heavy vehicle charges. The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (Australian Government) released the following paper in May 2017: Land Transport Market…
Landair Surveys (Wantirna, VIC) is about to introduce a new generation of aerial surveying solutions for their clients. With the latest purchase of the ultra-modern Leica RCD30 airborne camera for photogrammetric and remote sensing applications, the surveyors at Landair Surveys…
DAVID HAMILTON, Director of Hamiltons Blasting Service provides an insight into the developing business. We are a family owned business, offering specialised blasting and associated services to Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia. With over a decade of experience…
Fostering certainty for the Industry DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the implications of recent VCAT decisions. There is the pending shortage of construction materials in outer Melbourne with additional large infrastructure projects forecast such as the…
TIM BIRD, Managing Director of Allstone Quarries (ASQ) reports on the diversity of the business that enables products to be provided throughout Victoria. The ASQ business was established in 1970 in Castlemaine, Victoria initially trading as G&L Bird Contracting and…
CMPA / VicRoads Technical Meeting A meeting was held of the CMPA / VicRoads Technical Committee on Tuesday 28 March 2017 at Northern Quarries, Epping and was attended by: Graeme Newman and Sven Scheppokat (VicRoads); Craig James and Matthew Lees…