By Paul Wilkins Bob Beaumont from Beauchamp Consulting was one of the keynote speakers at the CMPA annual dinner. Recognition of Family Businesses was the theme of the evening, and with his many years of experience investing in family businesses,…
An attempt to flood the Victorian Extractive Industry with a work place fatigue questionnaire prior to thorough consultation was thwarted on the 2nd May when the CMPA and the VMEC refused to be party to the proposed investigation. People at…
Chief Inspector of Quarries, John Mitas, a regular at CMPA meetings, discussed regulation and compliance as well as giving a brief on recently reported safety incidents at GM#12. The incidents included a fall from a loader, engulfment in a crushed…
In an industry heavily regulated through Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental legislation a business requires the cooperation of all persons involved to keep the business afloat. Safety policies, management systems and procedures are only as good as the ability…
In the first of this two part series Peter Bentley of Bentley Consulting discussed the relationship of the Native Title Act to public and private land, time frames for reporting of archaeological finds and the role of archaeologists and the…
A US quarrying journal years ago claimed that more land in the US had been devoted to parking lots at supermarkets than all the lands ever used by mining in its entire history. While that may or may not transfer…
The CMPA contacted extractive industry consultant Peter Bentley, of Bentley Consulting, to provide some discussion about the impact Native Title issues can have with our industry. Read on for an account of Mr. Bentleys response to questions raised by CMPA…
Continued from issue 8: Just prior to the onset of the Depression, my father Arthur Rayner bought out my grandfather, who, by reason of having financed homes purchased for some fifteen workmen, was obliged to forego all house payments because…
The ATO has yet to determine a final outcome in its review of the effective life of quarrying assets and has surprisingly granted an extension for submissions from other industry representative bodies. The CMPA presented a detailed submission to the…
Charles Rayner, born 3rd December 1855, was my grandfather. My great-grandfather and my great-great-grandfather worked a selection at Natte Yallock (between Avoca and Bealba), Victoria. My grandmother was from a Natte Yallock family. My grandparents were 22 and 20 when…