VRFAC Melbourne Forum 2004—report Every year the Victorian Road Freight Advisory Council organise a series of forums to involve road users with issues affecting freight. The forums are attended by a variety of people including representatives from state and local…
Grant Phillips, Yarra Valley Quarries/CMPA Chairperson Tristano Venus Antico, who died at age 81, arrived in Australia at the age of seven with just three words of English – “yes, no, toilet”. From such an unpromising beginning, he would become…
In April 2005 the Stone Institute of Australasia and dmg world media will jointly present The Stone Show as a major feature of the inaugural Form and Function Expo. This exciting new exhibition will be co-located with design EX, Australia’s…
Inspector McDonald v Solo Waste Aust Pty Ltd In Inspector McDonald v Solo Waste Australia Pty Ltd (2004) the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales Court considered what an appropriate penalty would be for breaching the Occupational Health and…
Summary by Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer Coal and other fossil fuels are the world’s major sources of energy and drive economic and social development. In Victoria, coal produces more than 85% of our electricity. However, fossil fuels are also…
Summary by Sarah Kerr, CMPA Project Manager The Otway Ranges National Park covers 102,470 ha, linking the existing Otway National Park, and Angahook-Lorne, Carlisle, and Melba Gully State Parks and many state forest areas and smaller reserves. The recommended national…
John Mitas, Operations Manger, DPI Following is the transcript of the presentation on ‘Working at Heights,’ as delivered by John Mitas, Operations Manager DPI, at the 15th CMPA General Meeting, continued from Issue 19. …The idea is to stop the…
Andrew Stewart, Kilpatrick & Associates WHAT IS CRYSTALLINE SILICA? Silica (silicon dioxide or SiO2) is one of the most common oxides in the earth’s crust and occurs in both crystalline and noncrystalline (amorphous) forms. Crystalline silica, also known as free…
Tom McKenny, Roving Reporter The relationship between a quarry operator, or owner of capital, and that of suppliers in any industry has changed significantly in recent decades. Competition in particular has equated to greater customer service systems being implemented by…
Donna Beaumont, CMPA The CMPA successfully ran its first ever Mobile Plant Hazard and Risk Identification Workshop in Bendigo on Wednesday 9th March. This was the second in a series of three Workshops, with the third Workshop, Fixed Plant Hazard…