Skip to content
Heavy equipment

WORKPLACE TELEPHONE POLICY

By Gavin Moreira

Bobbie Symons, CMPA Management Committee I attended a conference where one of the guest speakers was a lecturer in Industrial Relations, her address was on a University study on the use of mobile phones in the workplace. The lecturer asked for a show of hands as to who had a Workplace Policy in place for …

IMPROVING MAINTENANCE, DECREASING DOWNTIME

By Gavin Moreira

Mark Pitham, Groeneveld Australia When we talk about maintenance and the associated costs, we look for the most reliable service provider and the most opportune time to carry out that maintenance so as to minimise the effect on the bottom line of our operation, no matter which industry we are in. So with the above …

VITAL CMPA UPDATES (Issue 23)

By Gavin Moreira

Sarah Andrew, CMPA Project Manager TRANSPORT FORUM Friday 23 September saw over 40 attendees gather at the Airport Hotel in Tullamarine for the Transport Forum. The forum saw attendees gain an introductory understanding of the recently changed Australian Design Rule 70 concerning diesel emissions, industry presentations by Andrew Burdett and Jeff Wakeman focusing on how …

SUBMISSION: ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

By Gavin Moreira

Sarah Andrew, CMPA Project Manager The CMPA was given the opportunity to provide comments on the new Guidelines for Assessing Environmental Effects under the Environmental Effects Act 1978. The following are the Association’s comments on the Guidelines. Time limits on Process One of the consistent concerns by business and industry is the costs incurred by …

CMPA Annual General Meeting & Dinner

By Gavin Moreira

On Saturday 13th August over 200 CMPA Members flocked from around the state to enjoy an evening of great food, wine and entertainment in Traralgon. The 2005 AGM & Dinner was held at The Premiere Function Centre in Traralgon, a stylish venue with plenty of room to accommodate the largest crowd in the history of …