Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager CMPA, provides an update on the Resources Victoria Statistical Report. Resources Victoria (RV) recently released (December 2025) the 2024/25 Annual Statistical Report A downturn for 2024/25 in annual construction material tonnages has occurred. This is…
A minor variation refers to a change in any part of an approved work plan that does not significantly increase risk to: The environment The public Land Property Infrastructure A minor variation enables an operator to implement small changes to…
The CMPA had the opportunity to comment on the Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Regulations Discussion Paper, presented in the first SRG meeting in November 2025. CMPA is a member of WorkSafe’s Mines, Quarries and Petroleum Stakeholder Reference Group (SRG),…
Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager CMPA and Matt Skidmore, General Manager City Circle Group provided the CMPA submission to EPA’s Draft Methods for Calculating Financial Assurance for Bulk Storage, Onsite Soil Retention and Waste and Resource Recovery. EPA was thanked…
Emma Morrison recently joined the CMPA part-time as Member Services Officer and has been busy with Elizabeth on site visits across Victoria. With significant experience in marketing and communications both operational and strategic, her skills broadly include brand management, events,…
Conundrum Holdings was awarded the Highly Commended CMPA Progressive Rehabilitation Award (Large quarries category), sponsored by Resources Victoria, at the CMPA Annual Dinner on 30 August 2025. Jason Comben, Chairperson, CMPA Management Committee, presented the award to Brian Calovic, Manager,…
Andy Lumb recently celebrated completion of almost 37 years of legal practice at Nevett Ford, firstly as a director and in recent years as Special Counsel and as a senior member of the Nevett Ford Commercial Law Practice Group. Andrew,…
Resources Victoria Regulatory Operations (RVRO) Compliance Priorities 2025-26 At the last of 2025 RVRO Industry Reference Group meeting (25 November 2025) attended by the peak bodies (including Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager CMPA) in quarrying and mining, the new Chief…
Dr Elizabeth Gibson, General Manager CMPA, provides excerpts from the final Resources Victoria Regulatory Operations (RVRO) Blast Impact Assessments: A guide to documenting blasting activities for mining and quarry applications (BIA). BackgroundRVRO developed the BIA as a mandatory requirement for…
Earlier this year, Alex Fraser and SAMI Bitumen Technologies received the Australian Flexible Pavement Association (AfPA) State Award for Outstanding Project Under $10 Million for the Toll Road Upgrade project in Altona North. The project’s outstanding achievements were further recognised…