DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, CMPA General Manager As all are well aware the rehabilitation bond value expelled by the Earth Resources Regulator (ERR) calculator is of such orders of magnitude greater than the original bond that, generally, it has the potential to impact the financial viability of the quarry. In contrast, the Victorian Auditor-Generals Office Rehabilitating …
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager of CMPA highlights the benefits to your business for being a CMPA Member. The CMPA is recognised as the principal advocate for the Construction Material Processors Industry in Victoria. The success of CMPA, the peak body in Victoria for family, private, Council and State Government quarries; and recyclers; is due …
Recent Events • AUSMASA SWAP (Fed education) meeting held via MS Teams, attended by E. Gibson• AUSMASA CEO and IQA CEO meeting held via MS Teams, attended by E. Gibson• Victorian Freight Plan Industry Summit held in Melbourne, attended by E. Gibson• ABC Radio interview conducted with CMPA’s E. Gibson in relation to the Minister’s …
TYLAH DROCHMANN, Manager Quarry Approvals at Resource Victoria. As major construction projects in Victoria progress, the demand for extractive resources continues to grow. Victoria’s demand for extractive materials is expected to increase to around 80 million tonnes in the short-term. Competing land uses, changing community preferences and regulatory complexities continue to cause delays in bringing …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA provides comments for the Victorian Freight Plan – the roadmap for the state’s freight system. In 2018 the Victorian Freight Plan, Delivering the Goods, was launched by the State Government. Since then there has been increasing volume, mass and speed of freight carried on Victoria’s freight network, at a …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA provides a brief submission to the Federal Government’s National Urban Policy Consultation draft May 2024. The National Urban Policy: Consultation Draft May 2024 (the Policy) (https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/have-your-say/national-urban-policy-australia) outlines the Australian Government’s goals and objectives to enable our urban areas to be liveable, equitable, productive, sustainable and resilient. The Policy includes …
ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager for CMPA provides an update on the General Meeting held in Attwood. Following a very successful workshop earlier in the day, a general meeting of members was held at the Best Western Hotel, Attwood 23 May 2024. Presentations were given by Matt Vincent CEO Earth Resources DEECA and Ben Wright Manager …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA provides some highlights from the workshop. The Minimising Rehabilitation Bonds – Hard Rock Workshop was held on Thursday 23 May 2024 at Best Western Airport Motel, Attwood. There were 44 attendees (including presenters) representing 21 quarry businesses. Below are extracts of the presentations and speakers from the day. Earth …
DAVID MCKELVIE, SafeMix provides an explanation of the new obligations for WorkSafe Victoria’s notifiable incidents. New requirements for Incident notification for plant and equipment under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations) and the Equipment (Public Safety) Regulations 2017 (EPS Regulations) have commenced. Before the new regulations, the list of plant that were …