Fostering certainty for the Industry DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the implications of recent VCAT decisions. There is the pending shortage of construction materials in outer Melbourne with additional large infrastructure projects forecast such as the third airport runway; Western distributor, widening of Tullamarine freeway, and the proposed North East Link. …
TIM BIRD, Managing Director of Allstone Quarries (ASQ) reports on the diversity of the business that enables products to be provided throughout Victoria. The ASQ business was established in 1970 in Castlemaine, Victoria initially trading as G&L Bird Contracting and then Bird Brothers. The main operation of the business was the hiring of backhoes and …
CMPA / VicRoads Technical Meeting A meeting was held of the CMPA / VicRoads Technical Committee on Tuesday 28 March 2017 at Northern Quarries, Epping and was attended by: Graeme Newman and Sven Scheppokat (VicRoads); Craig James and Matthew Lees (E & B Mawson & Sons), Mark Wagner (Conundrum Holdings); Bill Payne (Quarry Crete) and …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the CMPA response to the additional cost recovery proposed by DEDJTR (follow on from last issue of Sand & Stone). Thank you for Anthony Hurst’s letter dated 3 March 2017 regarding increased regulatory fees from July 2017 to offset the cost of improvements for the regulation …
ALEXIS VALENZA, Director of Valenza Engineering and JOHN NOLAN of Nolan Consulting provide a report on Water Management strategies for the Quarry Industry. Who we are? Alexis Valenza and John Nolan have been involved in groundwater, surface water and environmental consulting services for the mining and quarrying industry for the last 30 years, both in Australia …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA reports on the Critical Incident Management Workshop. On 23 May 2017 the CMPA held a workshop on Critical Incident Management. Critical incidents can be a major source of disruption of day-to-day business, can cause significant financial losses, and long term reputational harm. Employees can be traumatised and …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the CMPA’s submission to the review of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act. The Victorian Government has “committed to reviewing the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. This review is closely linked to a major biodiversity initiative – the development of a statewide plan for managing Victoria’s …
Make sure you’re ready: New OHS Regulations commencing on 18 June 2017. On 18 June 2017, Victoria’s new Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations) and Equipment (Public Safety) Regulations 2017 (EPS Regulations) will commence. The new OHS Regulations 2017 are mainly the same for most Victorian duty holders. However, if you are in …
DAVID THOMAS, Business Development Consultant for Lab Tech Training reports on the increased efficiency of workplace based practical training. In 2017, the construction materials testing (CMT) market calls for faster turnaround of tests with increased compliance and reporting to NATA, all on a lower cost per test base. Agile organisations are turning to workplace based …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the first IRC meeting of the newly formed committee. The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) appointed PwC Skills for Australia (PwC) as the new Skills Services Organisation (took over from SkillsDMC on 1 January 2017). The AISC was established by the Council of Australian Governments …