GRAHAM MCKAY, Director for Cowwarr Quarries provides a report on the development and growth of the site. Cowwarr Quarries was started eight years ago as a Greenfield site on land owned by a family member, who was also a Director of the Company. Setting up the site and getting a work plan together to reduce …
Benefits of the Preferred Suppliers & General Information Reference Manual The CMPA Preferred Suppliers & General Information Reference Manual 2016/17 will be delivered in early December to all members, Voting, Honorary Voting, Associate and Workforce. The manual provides you with a page of detailed information on your CMPA Preferred Suppliers in words and photos as …
CMPA releases Noise Management Guideline A new publication released by CMPA, providing support to members regarding Noise Management in the Workplace. CMPA is pleased to announce the release of the Noise Management Guideline on 20 October 2016 which adds to the current collection of CMPA Guidelines (see www.cmpavic.asn.au for further information and purchase). The Noise …
Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager CMPA outlines Public Sustainability Reporting in the extractive industry. Public Sustainability Reporting is a new impost on the extractive industry. The following is an extract from the Earth Resources Regulator’s Guideline “Public Sustainability Reporting for 2015/16” released on 3 November 2016. What is earth resources public reporting, and how does …
The Victorian Government has made some press releases in early November 2016 which may be good news for Members: Major Works Set To Transform Outer-Western Roads The Victorian Government has called for Expressions of Interest for the western package of the Outer Suburban Arterial Roads (OSARs) Program – an Australian first, $1.8 billion investment. It …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager for CMPA provides a summary of the Voting Members survey 2015/16. Voting member survey results 2015/16 The main drivers behind continuing with the survey (which is in its fifth year) were to gain an understanding of the future direction of the industry, to establish Member priorities and to direct the …
An extract of the first major refresh of this UV Guidance Note in twelve years by Worksafe Victoria. The purpose of this guidance is to assist employers, employees and independent contractors to understand the risk of occupational exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight. It will assist employers in ensuring the risk of UV radiation …
CMPA Secretariat reports on the successful day recently held in the North of Melbourne for CMPA members. Noise Management Workshop On 20 October 2016 the CMPA held a workshop to expand on the collective knowledge of its members and to inform them of their responsibilities with respect to “Noise Management”. The main objective of the …
MILES BEAMISH, Senior Business Finance Broker from Finlease reports on 9 quick facts you need to know about equipment finance. After 25 years of financing equipment for capital intensive industries, we thought we would share a few facts which will assist business owners in getting this area right. 1) Interest rates can vary by as …
LEANNE MARNELL, Secretary of the Australian Autoglass Industry Alliance (AAIA) reports on how it grew out of industry circumstances where independent autoglass businesses did not have an industry voice. In many ways the industry circumstances which drove the establishment of the AAIA are not unlike those which drove the establishment of the CMPA. Independent businesses …