CMPA’s involvement with Dust RON KERR, Honorary CEO of CMPA provides an introduction to dust and a history behind CMPA’s involvement on this issue. We as an association have tirelessly tried to bring this to our members attention from our very first issues of Sand & Stone through training resources and policy documents, submissions and …
Supporting the Extractive Industry for 20 years GAVIN MOREIRA, Members Services Manager of the CMPA reflects on the first 20 years of the association. The inaugural meeting of small to medium sized extractive industry organisations was held on the 6th September 1999 at the BP Service Station on the corner of Cooper Street and the …
Membership Renewals All Members would have received their renewals for 2019/20. It would be greatly appreciated if the application form can be completed and sent back via email, fax or mail. We do require the form to be completed and signed for our record. Once the paperwork has been received a tax invoice will be …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides an extract on a submission made by CMPA to Planning (DELWP). CMPA is pleased that Planning (DELWP) is continuing to implement the strong statements made in the August 2018 Joint Ministerial Statement “Extractive Resources – Rock solid foundations for Victoria’s growth” (JMS) by the former Minister …
An Exciting Development for Victoria’s Circular Economy. Victorian Minister for Environment Opens Sustainable Asphalt and Glass Recycling Plants. On May 31, the Hon. Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, MP – Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change – officially opened Alex Fraser’s new high recycled technology asphalt plant along with an innovative glass recycling plant at …
CMPA Secretariat reports on the general meeting held in Tullamarine for CMPA members. The General Meeting was held on Thursday 23 May 2019 at the Quality Hotel Melbourne Airport Tullamarine commencing at 5.00pm. It was advertised as an important meeting to provide your input into the progress of implementation of recommendations from the review of …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides a report on the workshop. The meetings were convened on 10 May 2019 and 14 June 2019 by Earth Resources Regulation, DJPR (ERR), with representatives from CMPA (Basil Natoli, BCA Consulting and Elizabeth Gibson) and a nominated geotechnical engineer Sanjive Narendranathan, (GHD) and CCAA to develop …
CMPA Secretariat reports on the successful Dust Management workshop recently held in Tullamarine for CMPA members. The Dust Management Workshop was held on Thursday 23 May 2019 at the Quality Hotel Melbourne Airport Tullamarine commencing at 9:00 am and was attended by approximately 50 people with over 840 years of experience in the industry including …
Quarrying has long been a part of South Australia’s history. The Mount Lofty Ranges have been quarried since 1837. For over 180 years the East-Coast of South Australia has been providing the nation with rich aggregate materials to build and support the growing need for infrastructure in Australia. The demands for aggregate materials have changed …
Walsh Ballarat Quarries is a privately owned and operated family business that was started in 1980 by Leo Walsh, who opened his first quarry in Dunnstown, 15kms east of Ballarat. After 15 years of a thriving business in the earth resources industry, Walsh Ballarat Quarries then opened a second quarry site in Learmonth, to the …