Government communications DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides an update from the regulators. There has been much happening in the Government space that is applicable to the extractive industry. Some of which that has occurred is reported on in this issue of Sand & Stone: Release of the Planning Practice Note 89: …
Management Committee meeting 2019-1 The 1st Management Committee meeting for 2019 was held on Wednesday 27th February 2019 in Kilmore and was attended by Garry Cranny (Chair), Anthony Bateup, Tim Bird, Jason Comben, John Mawson, Drew Phillips and John Pititto. Prior to the meeting a discussion was held with Adam Olive: Senior Advisor for Jaclyn …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides a copy of the CMPA Submission. The Planning Department in DELWP have sought comment on how best to manage the interface between industries and sensitive uses, this is a longstanding planning issue. Currently, planning approaches to address buffer issues can vary, be complex and lead to …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides a copy of the CMPA Submission. “The Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) has recently released Planning Practice Note 89 (the Practice Note) to guide the assessment of extractive industry proposals within the Victorian planning system.The new practice note has been updated to reflect …
Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) has recently released the 2017/18 statistical review (available at www.earthresources.vic.gov.au). An analysis of the data for the volume of extractive material sold in tonnes demonstrates a continued upturn to near record levels. Of the 881 current work authorities only 491 quarries reported in 2016/17 as opposed to 529 in 2016/17. This …
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager for CMPA reports on the successful day recently held in the North East area of Victoria for CMPA members. On 22nd February 2019 the CMPA held two workshops to develop two Templates / Guidelines on Fire Response and Readiness and Pest Animal and Weed Management Plans. These will enable Members …
GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager reports on the updated CMPA publication – Traffic Management in the Construction Materials Industry. In 2019 several CMPA Publications will be completed and ready for Members to update their libraries. The second of these is Issue 2 – Traffic Management in the Construction Materials Industry. A Traffic Management Workshop …
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DIANE WILSON, Project Manager Extractive Industries & Industrial Sciences for Box Hill Institute reports on the importance of training. Box Hill Institute is currently taking enrollments in the following courses. RII30115 Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations RII40115 Certificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations RII50115 Diploma of Surface Operations Management RII60215 Advanced Diploma of Extractive …
Ray Cox from Landair Surveys offers some advice and general regulatory observations for the use of drones in quarry applications. This article has been condensed from a more comprehensive white paper by Landair Surveys available at; www.landair.com.au/our-solutions/for-quarries Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – more commonly known as drones – have become increasingly useful in many aspects …