BRUCE MCCLURE, CMPA General Manager reports on the discussions had with the Minister for Public Transport and Roads. TIM Bird Chairman of the CMPA, Garry Cranny Management Committee member and Bruce McClure General Manager of the CMPA met recently with…
BRUCE MCCLURE, CMPA General Manager reports on issues of current Work Plan arrangements. THE CMPA members have expressed over many years their frustrations with the current Work Plan arrangements. The costs to comply with current regulations and the enormous costs…
The CMPA reports on the proposed introduction of Work Health and Safety Management Systems to Extractive Industry Sites. IN the last edition of Sand and Stone ( June/July), the proposed draft Harmonised Mining Regulations and draft Code of Practice for…
The CMPA contracted PETER DAY of Peter Day Consulting Pty Ltd to report on the inquiry into greenfields mineral exploration and project development in Victoria. Below is an extract of this CMPA submission. IN February 2011, the Economic Development and…
RON KERR, CMPA’s Honorary CEO reviews the requirements on an efficient regulatory framework. OVER the last 10 years I have been privileged to hold discussions with many members of the CMPA and other industry participants. All have a passion for…
The 2011 Annual Dinner is almost upon us, here is a last minute update by GAVIN MOREIRA, Administration Officer, CMPA. WHO is up for a fun night or an enjoyable weekend away? If the answer is yes, then a reminder…
One of those cliches oft en used is “do you want the good news first or the bad news”. Irrespective of your response the news is just something that you do not want. BRUCE MCCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports on…
PETER VUCINIC, from Computerised Bearing Analysis (Aust.) Pty Ltd reports in a series of articles on the various technologies used in order to determine equipment condition. I would like to impart some of my experiences over the past 25 years…
What is the volume of stone crushed in the United States of America or Europe? Does Victoria produce more quarry products than either Queensland or New South Wales? WHENEVER you read an extractives industry magazine anywhere in the world, one…
The CMPA wishes to acknowledge the passing of one of Victoria’s most charismatic contributors to the Quarry and Resource Industry in this state. Peter Hoare, taken from our midst at a far too early age. Peter Leo Hoare (PLH) Born…