BRUCE McCLURE General Manager of the CMPA comments on the emerging shortage of materials around parts of Victoria. HISTORY often shows that humans have a habit of not remembering the issues that have impacted on our society in the past…
JOHN MAWSON, Managing Director of E B Mawson and Sons Pty Ltd reflects on the 100 year celebrations. REGIONAL concrete and quarry supplier, Mawsons, marked 100 years in business with celebrations and displays of new and old equipment over the…
BRUCE MCCLURE, General Manager CMPA comments on the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) Native Vegetation Management Framework which has been the subject of a recent submission to the DSE. THE DSE has issued a discussion paper called “Future directions…
BRUCE MCCLURE, General Manager CMPA comments on the approach VicRoads is currently pursuing with respect to the delivery models for projects. BRUCE McClure General Manager CMPA recently attended a meeting with the Victorian Civil Construction Industry Alliance where Bruce Gidley…
BRUCE MCCLURE, General Manager CMPA comments on a recent stakeholders meeting he attended where officers from the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) discussed a proposed review of the Environmental Impact Assessment system. THE Victorian Government released in March…
The Department of Primary Industries publishes an annual statistical review for the previous 12 months. Over the next few editions of Sand & Stone the secretariat will look at some of the questions this data raises for the industry. In…
GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Administration Officer, provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. WE’ve had another year of challenges and some more changes at the CMPA. But overall it has been another great year of achievement for our industry. Here…
BRUCE McCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA, comments on the inquiry by the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission and subsequent State Government response into streamlining local government regulation. IN August 2009 the Victorian State Labor Government directed the Victorian Competition…
SURVEY DEVELOPMENT GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Administration Officer. THE main drivers behind developing of the Members Survey were to gain an understanding of the future direction of the industry, to establish Member priorities and to direct the Associations resources accordingly. Development…
BRUCE McCLURE General Manager of the CMPA comments on the recent spate of road pavement failures around Victoria due to wet and cold weather conditions. THROUGHOUT history mankind has used various techniques to improve the condition of the roads that…