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…
BRUCE McCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA reports on the State Government’s decision to review the costs of implementing Federal OH&S laws. OUR State Government has recently released a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia on the impact of the Federal Governments…
For many quarries electricity is a major operating cost. Crushers, screeners and other plant and equipment consume significant amounts of electricity. Short of shutting down its operations, the quarry operator appears to have little control over the cost. Recently however…