ANTHONY BATEUP, General Manager of Mansfield Constructions, looks at the development and achievements of the organisation. STEVE Bell grew up in a fourth generation family operated logging business before branching out to complete a mechanical apprenticeship. Steve’s grounding in the…
State of the Extractive Industry within Victoria BRUCE MCCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA reflects on where the Extractive Industry is at in Victoria. IT is interesting to reflect on where the CMPA has travelled over the last two and…
DARIN COMPT, General Manager of Complete Equipment Solutions Pty Ltd shares his insight to the success of C.E.S. C.E.S is an Australian wide company supplying quarrying, mining, materials handling & allied products to end users. As a young company established…
ALLAN DAWSON, Business Manager for MAXAM Australia reports on the growth of the business and the bulk explosive product RIOFLEX. MAXAM can trace its roots back to Alfred Nobel who founded the original company in 1872. MAXAM is a global…
IAN MCLEOD, Acting General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations, Earth Resources Regulation Victoria (ERRV) provides an update on the department restructure and audit program. Public Service Restructure Th e Victorian Public Service has been restructured to strengthen the focus on…
Fair Work Australia (FWA) has handed down its 2013 Annual Wage Review Decision. GAVIN MOREIRA , Administration Officer, CMPA reports on the changes to wage rates and allowances. IT’S the start of a new financial year; please ensure your employee…
ROSS KELLY, Business Manager for William Adams Institute of Training reports on the new look operator training. LAST month, a new generation of focussed operator training was delivered by William Adams Institute of Training at Conundrum Holdings’ Northern Quarries site…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA reports on the development of the Blast Management Plan – Template. A Blast Management Plan (BMP) is a risk control plan used in explosive blasting. It aims to ensure blasts do not harm people…
SHANE SLAUGHTER, Senior Technical Advisor for MAXAM Australia reports on safe and eff ective Bench Practices. ALL quarries are looking for both performance and compliance in their processes, with drill and blast being no exception. Costs and margins, particularly in…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides an update on communications with WorkSafe A meeting was held with WorkSafe on 30 May 2013. In attendance were Rob Kelly, Manager Earth Resources Unit and Tony Ferrazza Senior Mining Engineer from…