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From the Secretariat (Issue 115)

By Gavin Moreira

ERR update the Rehabilitation Bond calculator DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) has updated (first time since 2010) the rehabilitation bond calculator for mines and quarries. The update is to ensure that industry obligations match modern standards and costings for site rehabilitation. The CMPA supports the principle of responsible, …

Agricultural Lime Supplier in Brucknell

By Gavin Moreira

BILL ASKEW, owner of Brucknell Lime reports on the development of the business. Brucknell Lime has been a family owned and operated business for over 30 years situated on the Curdies River in South West Victoria. It was established by father and son, Lindsay and Bill Askew in 1985. The original screen and crusher were …

CMPA News (Issue 115)

By Gavin Moreira

Management Committee The Management Committee meeting held 24 February 2021 (Microsoft teams) was attended by Garry Cranny (Chairperson),Tej Panesar (Acting Associate Chairperson), John Pititto (Treasurer), Jason Comben (until 1:00pm), Tim Bird, Ashley Day, Anthony Bateup, Drew Phillips and Andrew Burdett. Apologies were received fromCraig Banthorpe and Jason Rudge. Prior to the meeting discussions were held …

Proposed Crystalline Silica Regulations 2021

By Gavin Moreira

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides CMPA comments on the proposed Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Crystalline Silica) Regulations 2021. Reforms to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations are being considered by WorkSafe in order to adequately protect the health and safety of those employed within industries which have a high …

EPA Waste Determinations Paper

By Gavin Moreira

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose The new Environment Protection Act 2017 comes into force on1 July 2021. Through the Recycling Markets Acceleration Package (RMAP), EPA is working on a series of waste and resource recovery determinations to set specifications and conditions which, when met, will authorise the receipt and deposit of …

Draft Earth Resources Regulation Rehabilitation Plan Guidelines

By Gavin Moreira

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose According to Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) the purpose of the guideline (https://engage.vic.gov.au/preparation-rehabilitation-plans-guideline-extractive-industry) is to provide information to assist extractive industry work authority holders to develop rehabilitation plans that meet regulatory requirements in Victoria and achieve sustainable rehabilitation outcomes. It sets out what the regulator, ERR, expects …

Planning for Melbourne’s Green Wedges and Agricultural Land

By Gavin Moreira

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose The green wedge and peri-urban areas (the study area) surrounding Melbourne provide a range of different and important services, capabilities and values that have regional and state significance (https://engage.vic.gov.au/gwal/).This area, the subject of this consultation paper, is within a 100km radius from central Melbourne. It comprises …

Victoria’s Draft 30 Year Infrastructure Strategy

By Gavin Moreira

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose Since Infrastructure Victoria released the first 30-year infrastructure strategy in 2016, the Victorian Government has allocated many billions of dollars for new infrastructure, first in response to rapid population growth, and most recently in response to the Victoria’s devastating bushfires and the shock of the COVID-19 …

Victorian Government’s Social Procurement Framework

By Gavin Moreira

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. This business article is the first in a series. Below is an extract from an email sent by the Secretariat to the Treasurer, The Hon Tim Pallas MP, on 4 December 2020 concerning the Victorian Government’s Social Procurement Framework (SPF). “I received the email below (deidentified) from …