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…
Constructing new leachate and stormwater management infrastructure on the NSW North Coast has required careful planning and adaptation to local environmental conditions. Partnering with Tonkin + Taylor, Chadwick Geotechnics is delivering a perimeter leachate and stormwater system – using staged…
A founding member of the CMPA and having worked in the quarry industry for decades, Robbie’s motto was ‘bigger is better’. His passion was quarries and this is where he spent most of his time. More than 700 people came…
Dr Elizabeth Gibson provides an update on the new statutory process for minor work plan variations following on from Chris Drury’s (WESTVIC Quarry Solutions) article on administrative work plan updates in issue 141 Sand & Stone. Resources Victoria (RV) have…
The following is a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. Chairperson’s Report – Jason Comben A summary of the Chairperson’s report, prepared by Dr Elizabeth Gibson. The most important set of issues confronting the Extractive Industries sector include: Identification, security,…
Dr Elizabeth Gibson provides a summary of the Resources Victoria Regulatory Operations (RVRO) Performance Report 2024-25. RVRO publish quarterly performance statistics that are available at https://resources.vic.gov.au. Below are some of the outcomes for FY 2024-25. Work Authorities and Work PlansRVRO…