LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Issue 4)
From Mr A McCarthy of Tylden Quarries. Sir, In the last C.M.P.A. newsletter, Mr. R. Symons from Gippsland expressed his appreciation for the assistance and effort of the C.M.P.A. in achieving a reduction in the increase to his site’s rehabilitation bond from 300% to 20%. It is indeed fortunate that an organisation such as the …
Whose Quarry now? Long may your landlord live!
Where a quarry operation is conducted on leased land, the landowner and the quarry operator have potentially competing interests. On the one hand the land owner, like any landlord, wishes to be in a position, if he so chooses, to terminate the relationship with the incumbent operator and to lease the land to another operator …
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ISSUES
SUBMISSIONS Budget submission to Victorian Government. In response to the Honourable Candy Broad, Minister for Energy and Resources’ request for input into the 2001 / 2002 budget, the CMPA completed a submission during January 2001. Many issues were canvassed and in summary some specific comments included: The impact of continual compliance is placing a real …
CHAIRPERSONS COMMENT – Competition Policy Review
Many members will have seen an article in the Herald Sun (15/5) under the heading Woodchip subsidy blasted – Old growth cheaper than bread. Apparently the Australian Conservation Foundation commissioned a study of the old growth timber logging industry, and found that Forestry Departments in several States including Victoria are subsidising the industry by selling …
OUTSTANDING EMIAB (Extractive Mining Industry Advisory Board) ISSUES.
Bond Issue. The second draft has been presented to our patron, Professor Ross Williams and our management committee for their comment, and further information has been sought by the CMPA and the DNRE for inclusion in his calculation before the final draft is presented. Once it is bound the CMPA will present the report to …
REPORT FROM THE POLICY & SPECIAL ISSUES COMMITTEE.
CMPA Induction Hand Book [IH] Progress Report from the Chairperson Basil Natoli. The CMPA’s IH was completed in February and has been presented to the Minister for Energy & Resources, the Hon Candy Broad MP. The Minister congratulated the CMPA on this major achievement, and advised the Department would contribute towards the printing cost, as …