DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA provides comment on the Australian Government’s Nature Positive Plan 2022. The following is an extract from the Australian Government’s “Nature Positive Plan: Better for the Environment, Better for Business” followed by comments on the accompanying National Environmental Laws. “The Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act …
HARRY WEBBER, Director Heritage Services | First Peoples – State Relations Group, Department of Premier and Cabinet. A new Victorian Government supported pilot will benefit developers and land use planners by ensuring the protection and management of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage is considered earlier in the planning process. The Strategic Aboriginal Heritage Assessments (SAHA) Pilot brings …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a summary from the Victorian anFederal budgets together with budget and performance objectives for Resources Victoria. VictoriaOn 7 May 2024 Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas handed down the Victorian State Budget (https://www.dtf.vic.gov.au/statebudget/2024-25-state-budget) for 2024-25. There were several initiatives of note for the ports and freight sector. More freight …
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager of the CMPA provides an extract on Guarding Plant and Equipment in the Construction Materials Industry There has been an increase in incidents relating to guarding of plant and equipment in quarries. Highlighted in the last issue of Sand & Stone were the Earth Resources Tripartite Safety Forum quarterly statistics …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA details the latest safety project that CMPA is undertaking: Mobile Equipment and Road Trucks Operators Verification of Competency Framework. IntroductionThe CMPA has commenced a project using its Policy and Special Issues fund (from a percentage of Membership fees accrued over the years) for the framework to conduct verification of …
Mead Partners – 7 ways to get a better handle on your financials on the building site. The construction and building industry is a tough industry, and not just on those on the tools. Labour shortages, project delays, design changes, and contractual disputes … the list goes on. Add in financial stresses such as cashflow …
Liebherr has decades of experience in the development and production of class-leading machines for the quarrying industry, including crawler excavators, wheel loaders, crawler dozers, dump trucks and many more. With innovative design and major components all produced by Liebherr, the machines can be deployed with great efficiency and performance in the most challenging and difficult …
Failing to clean your conveyor belts can lead to a sticky situation. Material carryback occurs when bulk material adheres to the conveyor belt and is not completely discharged at the transfer point or the intended destination. Instead, some portion of the material sticks to the belt and is carried back along the return side of …
Succession Planning The above information has been provided as a follow up to the CMPA Succession Planning Webinar held back in February 2024, presentation by: Christian Buxton, Director of Buxton Consulting Group 0425 726 374 or christian@buxgroup.com.au To ask a question that could be shared amongst all members in the association please contact the CMPA:Phone: …
For listing enquiries phone: 03 5781 0655 or Email: enquiries@cmpavic.asn.au Available to both member quarries and supplier businesses. These ads are also published on the CMPA WEBSITE and are FREE as a benefit of being a CMPA member.