Memorandum of Understanding between DPI and WorkSafe A MEMORANDUM of understanding has been developed which sets out a common understanding between WorkCover and the DPI. The MOU is not intended to create legally enforceable obligations; rather it provides guidance for…
THE graph below ‘History of Application Status’ refers to those Work Authority applications currently listed on the Department of Primary Industries’ database and provides a comparison over time. ‘With Proponent’, ‘With MPR’, and ‘With Referral’ all refer to applications currently…
THE table below provides a history of Victoria’s unit rate by product over time. The data highlights that whilst the costs of operating in the extractive industry have risen dramatically over the years, the average unit rate of material has…
Industry Difficulties with Native Vegetation SARAH Andrew recently accompanied Chris Pitfeld, Senior Policy Officer of the Department of Sustainability and Environment, on a number of site visits in order to provide an understanding of the different scales and types of…
Native Vegetation and Mobile Plant Add-Ons ON Friday 12 October members travelled to William Adams Laverton for a CMPA Briefing focusing on: Draft Guidelines for Native Vegetation Management, and Mobile Plant Add-Ons Draft Guidelines for Native Vegetation Management These Guidelines…
CMPA Presentation at CCF Conference IS it about who is responsible or is it about how we can ensure our community is gaining good public assets? As a quarry owner, and a representative of quarry owners within the CMPA, I…
The graph to the below ‘History of Application Status’ refers to those Work Authority applications yet to be approved, and provides a comparison over time. ‘With Proponent’, ‘With MPR’, and ‘With Referral’ all refer to applications currently in the Draft…
Substance Abuse Victoria Police have been surprised at the rate of positive tests obtained from roadside random drug tests. Increasingly, VECCI is contacted by members who have an employee they know, or whom they suspect, is attending work affected by…
Owner Driver Premium Public Ruling The implementation of the recently released Owner Drivers premium ruling has been deferred. This deferral follows a request from representatives of industry groups for further time to consider the ruling. The ruling has also been…