DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a summary of the meeting with the Treasurer and Minister for Resources, The Hon Tim Pallas MP The Hon Wade Noonan MP resigned as Minister for Resources on 4 October 2017. The…
Voting Member Survey Results 2016/17 DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides a summary on the Voting Members Survey results for 2016/2017. The main drivers behind continuing with the survey (which is in its sixth year) were to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The following article was published on the Earth Resources Regulation’s website on 15 May 2017 (http://earthresources.vic.gov.au/earth-resources-regulation/licensing-and-approvals/sand-stone-and-clay/guidelinesand-codes-of-practice/quarry-batter-stability-in-victoria) Background Quarry stability is linked to understanding and managing geotechnical risks at quarries. Geotechnical risk refers to how likely the ground is to move.…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a summary on the 2015/16 Earth Resources Statistical Review. Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) has just released the 2015/16 statistical review and late last year the 2014/15 statistical review (available at www.earthresources.vic.gov.au). An…