Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager of the CMPA Review of Extractive Industry Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Policy and Bonds in Victoria The CMPA supports responsible, balanced legislation and community engagement that is in the best interests of the State and acknowledges…
Since the Industrial Revolution, when we started commercial coalmining in earnest, the greatest fear of coalminers was being poisoned by carbon monoxide. It was the biggest killer in what was already a dangerous occupation. The problem with carbon monoxide was…
GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA AGM. On 27th August 2021, the CMPA Annual General Meeting was held for the second time electronically on Microsoft Teams. The online event was hosted by Dr Elizabeth…
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…
The CMPA recognises the 15 Year Members from 2020-21
Following is a series of comments from RON KERR, CMPA Honorary CEO. in response to the Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) report Rehabilitating Mines (1). I, like many of those in our industry who hold or manage Work Authorities, am…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Tables 1-10. In summary the annual reporting by the extractive industry may contain inaccuracies such as incorrect groupings; internal transfers distorting the rates which may bring into question the integrity of the…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Many of you may remember in 2017 the review undertaken of Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) “Getting the Groundwork Right: Better Regulation of Mines and Quarries” (Report) undertaken by Anna Cronin Commissioner for…
PAUL MCDONALD, Director Geological Survey of Victoria, DJPR. The State’s geoscience agency, the Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) will be visiting a number of quarries between May and October this year to collect physical rock samples. The geological extractives sampling…
HELEN J FOARD, DJPR. The Victorian Government’s Extractive Resources Strategy commits to better industry reporting and sharing of data across the quarrying sector and planning agencies. A priority of the Strategy is to improve the type of information submitted by…