New Energy Minister for Victoria A limited ministerial reshuffle by Victorians Premier, Denis Napthine, in the run-up to this year’s state election has included the appointment of Russell Northe as Minister for Energy and Resources. Mr Northe was elected the MP for Morwell at the 2006 election and was returned at the 2010 poll. He …
CMPA Submission to the Exposure Draft Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Amendment Regulations and Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS). THE submission was in response to the above draft Regulations and the accompanying RIS. At the outset it is important to state the CMPA accepts the principle of full cost recovery of efficient regulatory costs where …
Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager CMPA, reports on the DSDBI Workshop. FOLLOWING on from the article in Sand & Stone Issue 72, a workshop was held at the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Melbourne to progress the development of a risk-based Work Plan application (formerly template). Representatives were there from the mining industry and for the …
Dr Elizabeth Gibson, reports on the Traffic Management Workshop held in Ballarat. THE traffic Management Workshop was held in Ballarat on 1 May, 2014 and was facilitated by David McKelvie of DMcK Management. the sponsors were Landair Surveys and Walsh Quarries, Ballarat. The objectives of the workshop were to provide participants with: awareness of the …
Dr Elizabeth Gibson reports on the State Government Taskforce that recognises the importance of maintaining appropriate access to extractive resources. THE taskforce met in early April and consists of Anthony Hurst (Chair) and Fiona Clarke, DSDBI; Elizabeth Gibson, CMPA, Brian Hauser, CCAA and Ann Kirwan, Department of Planning, transport and Local Infrastructure (DtPLI). The taskforce …