Challenges for 2021 DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. There is a lot to be said for the current construction material market in Victoria with its wide range of products, quarry sizes and geographical distribution leading to choice, variety, quality and a competitive market, however, this may soon be a thing of the …
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager of CMPA reports on the value of being a CMPA Associate Member. The success of CMPA, the peak body in Victoria for family, private, Council and State Government quarries; and recyclers; is due to its membership base: Voting, Associate and Workforce members working together with one collective voice to State …
Management Committee Meeting The CMPA Management Committee was held on Wednesday 25 November 2020 via Microsoft teams. Attendees were Garry Cranny (Chairperson), Jason Rudge (Associate Chairperson), John Pititto (Treasurer), Jason Comben, Tim Bird, Craig Banthorpe, Ashley Day with apologies from Anthony Bateup, Drew Phillips, Andrew Burdett. Prior to the meeting a lively discussion was held …
TONY ALOISIO is Ecologiq’s Director and a passionate advocate for building sustainable infrastructure. Recycled glass bottles and crushed concrete will help shape the future of transport infrastructure in Victoria. Almost 2.9 million tonnes of recycled and reused content were used across the state’s major road and rail projects in the last financial year, and that …
We are planning ahead now to ensure that quarry materials can continue to be sourced close to where they will be used, so across Victoria we can affordably build homes and infrastructure. That is why the Helping Victoria Grow: Extractive Resources Strategy includes key actions to update mapping and planning provisions to better define areas …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. The following article provides CMPA comments on the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (MRSDA) Reform Proposal. Earth Resources Policy and Programs, DJPR held a MRSDA Reform Proposal Workshop on 27 October 2020 which a number of CMPA Members attended. Scope of MRSDA Reform: Separation, not consolidation: …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Background: The Extractive Workshop was held Thursday 3 December 2020 (Microsoft Teams) to discuss ERR’s regulatory practices for assessing applications for work plans and work plan variations, and administrative changes and where improvements can be made to these processes. A number of deidentified case studies were supplied …
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager for CMPA reports on a very successful webinar. On 22 October 2020, the CMPA held a webinar via Microsoft Teams. It was held to assist members with their responsibilities when it comes to dust (including respirable crystalline silica dust (RCSD)). The webinar was held to review the CMPA Dust Management …
MIKE CAMERON, Executive, Business & Leadership Coach for Strategically Yours a short guide to understanding Values, Vision, Mission, Goals and Strategy (Associate Member of the CMPA since 2008). It is critical to really understand what these terms actually mean and their importance in shaping your business and its long-term success in an ever more complex …
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