BRIAN CALOVIC, Health Safety & Environmental Manager for Conundrum Holdings Pty Ltd reports on Worksafe Victoria’s Silicosis Summit. Approximately 600 people from engineered stone, tunnel project and earth resources industry attended the Worksafe Victoria Silicosis Summit. Mr Colin Radford CEO…
Prepared by Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager of the CMPA with input from Jack Kraan, Managing Director of Focus CDS Consultants. The extractive industry has long had an issue with encroachment into buffers by incompatible uses such as residential development.…
The Victorian Government has been progressing the Strategic Extractive Resource Area (SERA) pilot project – a flagship initiative of the Helping Victoria Grow: Extractive Resources Strategy. The SERA pilot project aims to introduce new planning policies and controls in defined…
Respirable dust particles are small enough (0.2 – 7 Microns) to penetrate past the upper respiratory tract and deep into the lungs. Potential health effects associated with exposure to respirable quartz dust, known as Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust (RCSD) are…
CMPA’s submission to the proposed Planning for health amenity and safety buffers questionnaire prepared by Dr Elizabeth Gibson. Overview “The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is proposing updates to the Planning Policy Framework and Clause 53.10 of…
This article has been compiled in part by Dr Elizabeth Gibson from the presentation given by Dr Michelle Delaire, Director of the Regulatory Transition Taskforce, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) on 27 November 2019 in Kilmore to CMPA…
The biggest change in 50 years to Victoria’s environment protection laws is coming soon. The new Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 (the Act) comes into force on 1 July 2020. It will be focused on prevention. The general environmental duty…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA reports on the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) for Draft Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Extractive Industries Regulations (EIR) 2019. The current Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Extractive Industries Regulations 2010 are due to sunset…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA and Members comments on the Draft Geotechnical Guideline (Guideline) for Terminal and Rehabilitated Slopes Extractive Industry. Earth Resources Regulation (DJPR) has been in consultation with CMPA and the extractive industry in general…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA comments on the Draft National Light Pollution Guidelines for Wildlife. The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy is developing draft National Light Pollution Guidelines for Wildlife including Marine Turtles, Seabirds and…