JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on the Temporary Loss of Native Vegetation ONE of the areas that causes most confusion in understanding Victoria’s Native Vegetation Management – A Framework for Action (NRE 2002) is what constitutes…
Every year the Department of Primary Industries publishes an annual statistical review for the previous 12 months. Over the next few editions of the Sand & Stone the Secretariat will discuss some of the trends this information highlights. In this…
PETER MCCLUSKY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. THE MRSDA (Act for mines and quarries) is being revised along with regulations with a view to implementation in 2012; along with other kindred associations we are involved in…
PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victoria Limestone Producers Association reports on the impacts of the RSPT. THE Resources Super Profit Tax has been defeated as far as our industry is concerned but we must remain vigilant with the uncertain Federal Government…
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on changes to regulations for Victoria’s mining industry. THE “Code of Practice for Small Quarries” (the Code) has been made The Mineral Resources Development (Mining) Amendment Regulations 2002 were made on…
PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victoria Limestone Producers Association reports on the impacts of the RSPT. THE Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT) is the big issue at the moment we are liaising with other industry associations including CMPA , National Aglime…
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on the Code of Practice for Small Quarries. THE “Code of Practice for Small Quarries” (the Code) has been made under the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (the Act) and…
PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victorian Limestone Producers Association reports on combating soil acidity through the use of lime. THE seminar series addressing soil acidification which commenced in February 2010 has continued in western Victoria culminating in the very successful Westvic…
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on the role of the new Technical Review Board. FOLLOWING the Yallourn mine wall collapse in 2007, an investigation by a specially appointed Mining Warden identified a number of areas where…
MEAD PARTNERS provide ten simple points on managing cash flow and credit in both the good times and the bad – as presented at the Members General Meeting at Bendigo. WHILE we are continually being told that the GFC is…