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VAGO Rehabilitating Mines Audit 5 August 2020 (VAGO Report)

VAGO Rehabilitating Mines Audit 5 August 2020 (VAGO Report)

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA comments on the VAGO report. Small to medium quarries distributed throughout Victoria provide for quality, choice and competitive pricing of construction materials for the Victorian consumer (including governments). The founding of the CMPA…

Extractive Industry Priority List

Extractive Industry Priority List

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA discusses the Extractive Industry Priority List. The following information was taken from www.earthresources.vic.gov.au The initial Priority List (Hot List was published in the 2018 Joint Ministerial Statement – Extractive Resources. Being on the…

Approvals Overview for quarries

Approvals Overview for quarries

KATHY MAC INNES, Associate Director for Ricardo Energy, Environment and Planning provides an overview on the approvals process for quarries. The changes to requirements for compliance and approvals for quarries has accelerated in recent years such that it seems that…

CMPA Annual General Meeting

CMPA Annual General Meeting

GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA AGM. On 10th September 2020, the CMPA Annual General Meeting was held for the first time electronically on Microsoft Teams. The online event was hosted by Dr Elizabeth…

CMPA Annual Report

CMPA Annual Report

GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. Chairperson’s Report – Garry Cranny Following is a summary of the Chairperson’s report by Garry Cranny prepared by Dr Elizabeth Gibson. The most important set of…

Value of Membership

Value of Membership

GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager of CMPA reports on the value of being a CMPA Member. The current COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for all members of CMPA to work together for a common cause: keep the extractive industry…

Changes to Annual Reporting Requirements

Changes to Annual Reporting Requirements

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the changes to the Annual Reporting Requirements. Earth Resources Regulation’s (ERR) Annual Reporting Requirements are now due as per the following: an extract from the Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) Industry Newsletter…

Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) – Notifications

Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) – Notifications

Have you considered an administrative update to save time and money when requesting a work plan change? Anthony Hurst, Executive Director, Earth Resources Regulation provides details. Quarry operators wanting to make a change to their extractive operations without the need…

Strategic Extractive Resource Areas Pilot Study

Strategic Extractive Resource Areas Pilot Study

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the Strategic Extractive Resource Areas Pilot Study (SERA). Victoria is growing rapidly, with population forecast to exceed 10 million people by 2050. Melbourne is now Australia’s fastest growing city, and the…

Minister for Resources – Letter to CMPA Members

Minister for Resources – Letter to CMPA Members

In response to the ERR media release dated 14 February 2020 “Better site rehab to underpin public confidence”, the CMPA Management Committee asked Members to send letters of concern to the Minister for Resources Jaclyn Symes MP. Below is her…

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