DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose The green wedge and peri-urban areas (the study area) surrounding Melbourne provide a range of different and important services, capabilities and values that have regional and state significance (https://engage.vic.gov.au/gwal/).This area, the…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Purpose Since Infrastructure Victoria released the first 30-year infrastructure strategy in 2016, the Victorian Government has allocated many billions of dollars for new infrastructure, first in response to rapid population growth, and…
TONY ALOISIO is Ecologiq’s Director and a passionate advocate for building sustainable infrastructure. Recycled glass bottles and crushed concrete will help shape the future of transport infrastructure in Victoria. Almost 2.9 million tonnes of recycled and reused content were used…
We are planning ahead now to ensure that quarry materials can continue to be sourced close to where they will be used, so across Victoria we can affordably build homes and infrastructure. That is why the Helping Victoria Grow: Extractive…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. The following article provides CMPA comments on the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (MRSDA) Reform Proposal. Earth Resources Policy and Programs, DJPR held a MRSDA Reform Proposal Workshop on 27 October…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. Background: The Extractive Workshop was held Thursday 3 December 2020 (Microsoft Teams) to discuss ERR’s regulatory practices for assessing applications for work plans and work plan variations, and administrative changes and where…
Preparation of Work Plans and Work Plan Variations – Guideline for Extractive Industry Projects October 2020 version 1.2. Extractive Industry Work Plan Guideline Update “Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) have released (30.10.20) the revised Preparation of Work Plans and Work Plan…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA reports on ERR’s new Geotechnical Guidelines. General comments The approach that the guideline takes seems to be extremely conservative, confusing, and unclear. A ‘Preliminary geotechnical assessment‘ (Section 2.1 and Section 3.3) is…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA reports on planning issues raised with DELWP. The CMPA has been involved in consultation with Planning, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) over the last 2 years. See “Encroachment and…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA reports on the meeting held with DJPR. A meeting (Microsoft teams) was held with DJPR to discuss the proposed Changes to Operating hours for extractives operations – Consultation draft for industry (7…