Kristen Wood, Returned Overseas Field Volunteer, Engineers Without Borders Australia reports on the quarry links between Australia and India. TWO Australians recently spent a year working on quarries in India as overseas field volunteers with Engineers Without Borders. Engineers Without…
ERIK BIRZULIS, Director of LANDAIR SURVEYS reports on the need to clarify what type of land you’re planning to utilise. I was recently reminded about the importance of researching and understanding the status of public land and the potential impact…
BRUCE McCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA comments on the report recently presented to State Parliament on Greenfields Mineral Exploration and Project Development in Victoria which was set up by the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee from the Victorian Parliament.…
CMPA Secretariat reports on the successful day recently held in the north of Melbourne for CMPA Members. A fine but cold morning on the 27th June 2012 saw over 60 representatives of the quarry industry from all over Victoria meet…
PETER DAY, of Peter Day Consulting provides a summation of the CMPA’s submission to the Australian Government on the process of Regulatory Impact Analysis in Australia. THE Federal Government’s Productivity Commission is conducting a study of the process of Regulatory…
SHAYNE MORRALL of Victorian Construction Equipment Pty Ltd reports on the first Terex® TL310 loader to be sold in Australia. THE first Terex® TL310 loader to be sold in Australia has been purchased by Northern Quarries, a division of Conundrum…
DAVID BURNS, Marketing Executive for Kinder & Co reports on the businesses latest environmental initiative. KINDER & Co, one of Australia’s leading suppliers to the mining and manufacturing industry, has again broken new ground in recycling – this time with…
BRUCE MCCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA reports on the review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. THE Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (AHA) commenced on the 28 May 2007 and provides for the protection and management of the state’s…
Over the last few months a number of members have raised concerns with the Secretariat regarding Land Tax and its implications on their business. Two members of our association with considerable experience in this area were approached for their comments.…
A recent government inquiry into greenfields mineral exploration and project development in Victoria has been given the following comments by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV). TOM MCKENNY, Industri Communications reports. LOCAL councils have taken a free hit at the…