Analysis of 2018/19 Work Authority Activity, Sarah Andrew, Conundrum Holdings When looking to invest in a quarry or expand our existing sites, it is necessary to carry out a risk assessment of the market we operate within. Three metrics which…
MILES BEAMISH, Partner Equipment Finance (VIC) for Finlease provides an update on Lending in these times of COVID-19 (Associate member of the CMPA since 2015). In these extraordinary times for all of us we believe it is important to keep…
KEN NORRIS Partner for Norris & Schoeffel reports on the statutory review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) which commenced on 29 October 2019. Over the next 12 months, the review will look at how…
Matthews Quarries is a family owned and operated business supplying quarry products across Victoria. The business has steadily grown, with sister companies Latrobe Valley Concrete and Latrobe Valley Sands, to meet diverse construction material needs. A founding member of the…
ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager for CMPA provides an update on how the CMPA will continue to support our Members. Social distancing plays an important part in preventing the spread of the virus, but this affects many CMPA activities, from simple…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the ERR 2018/19 Statistical Report. Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) has recently released the 2018/19 Annual Statistical Report (available at www.earthresources.vic.gov.au). The upturn in annual construction material tonnages continues to its highest…
BRIAN CALOVIC, Health Safety & Environmental Manager for Conundrum Holdings Pty Ltd reports on Worksafe Victoria’s Silicosis Summit. Approximately 600 people from engineered stone, tunnel project and earth resources industry attended the Worksafe Victoria Silicosis Summit. Mr Colin Radford CEO…
Prepared by Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager of the CMPA with input from Jack Kraan, Managing Director of Focus CDS Consultants. The extractive industry has long had an issue with encroachment into buffers by incompatible uses such as residential development.…
The Victorian Government has been progressing the Strategic Extractive Resource Area (SERA) pilot project – a flagship initiative of the Helping Victoria Grow: Extractive Resources Strategy. The SERA pilot project aims to introduce new planning policies and controls in defined…
Respirable dust particles are small enough (0.2 – 7 Microns) to penetrate past the upper respiratory tract and deep into the lungs. Potential health effects associated with exposure to respirable quartz dust, known as Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust (RCSD) are…