Burdett Sands – The Best Name in the Dirt Game Article written by WAYNE KEENE, on behalf of CJD Equipment Pty Ltd reporting on the development of Burdett Sands. Burdett’s has been infamously operating throughout the Melbourne Metropolitan area, regional Victoria and into New South Wales for the past 40 years. Originating from humble beginnings …
Similar Challenges Lie Ahead for the New CMPA Associate Chairperson TEJ PANESAR, Manager of TSP Group of Companies reflects on the last financial year. The current financial year has been very demanding for the Associate Members with controlled spending from the Voting Members for the services, consumables, parts, accessories, attachments and equipment alike. This has …
Membership Renewals All Members have received their renewals for 2017/18. We have had a fantastic response to date, for those who haven’t responded as yet it would be greatly appreciated if the application form can be completed and sent back via email, fax or post. We do require the form to be completed for our records. …
Earth Resources Regulation – Continuous Improvement Program DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the Earth Resources Regulation – Continuous Improvement Program. Earth Resources Regulation has commenced a Continuous Improvement Program (CIP). The following are two extracts from information released by DEDJTR in July 2017 to set the context: “The Minister for Resources has …
VCAT Project Update DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides an update on the CMPA VCAT Project. An advertisement for tenders was placed in The Age on 28 June 2017 and the advertisement was circulated to Members. There were sixteen requests for the project brief (The Age – 13; via Members – 3). six …
CMPA Proposed Legislative Changes DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the Proposed Legislative Changes to the MR(SD)A Act 1990. The following are legislative changes to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (MR(SD)A) that were proposed for the Earth Resources Regulation – Continuous Improvement Program. All the proposed changes were seen as …
CMPA Annual Report GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. Chairperson’s Report – Garry Cranny The Association has continued to produce and make available to Members, educative materials to assist with industry best practice training, in conjunction with improvements in the vital area of occupational health and safety. …
CMPA Annual Dinner – Chairperson’s Speech AN EXTRACT OF THE CMPA CHAIRPERSON – GARRY CRANNY’s Annual Dinner speech for those members who were not in attendance, highlights the key issues we in the industry are facing now and into the future. The Association remains committed to engaging collaboratively with Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) as the …
The 16th CMPA Annual Dinner The 2017 CMPA Annual Dinner was held at The Pier in Geelong. CMPA Member Services Manager, Gavin Moreira, reviews a night to remember. Members and guests were greeted to a magnificent sunset on the water in Geelong at The Pier as the evening commenced with the AGM at 5pm, allowing the …
Flyrock Incident During Blasting This information is to assist operators and workers to understand their duties and responsibilities in relation to Safe Distances when using explosives and should be read in conjunction with; https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/pages/forms-and-publications/forms-and-publications/safe-distances-when-using-explosives An extract from the NSW Resources Regulator – Flyrock incident at open cut coal mine (31 July 2017) is given below. …