HARRY WEBBER, Director Heritage Services | First Peoples – State Relations Group, Department of Premier and Cabinet. A new Victorian Government supported pilot will benefit developers and land use planners by ensuring the protection and management of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a summary from the Victorian anFederal budgets together with budget and performance objectives for Resources Victoria. VictoriaOn 7 May 2024 Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas handed down the Victorian State Budget (https://www.dtf.vic.gov.au/statebudget/2024-25-state-budget) for…
Partnerships and expertise key to ensuring seamless operation of the underground network. OVER a span of six years, and with a possible two-year extension, Aggregate Industries have secured their contract with London Underground, marking a significant milestone in the supply…
Dr Elizabeth Gibson, CMPA General Manger outlines the highlights of the Resources Victoria Strategy for the extractive industry. Resources Victoria has published a new strategy “Towards 2030” in March 2024 (https://resources.vic.gov.au/about-us/our-role/vision-and-mission). One of the top priorities is to secure the…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, CMPA outlines the process towards the new Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework (NHVDCF). BackgroundAustralia’s Transport Ministers have agreed in-principle to an improved, nationally consistent approach to the training and licence progression of heavy vehicle drivers, that improves…
The submission by DR ELIZABETH GIBSON on the above Regulations and accompanying Regulatory Impact Statement (https://engage.vic.gov.au/risk-consequence-and-contingency-regulations) was made from the context of the Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling (C&D) Industry. RegulationsThe Regulations are comprehensive, a Circular Economy Risk, Consequence and…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the ERR 2022/23 Statistical Report. Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) has recently released (22 December 2023) the 2022/23 Annual Statistical Report (available at www.earthresources.vic.gov.au). Well done to all that submitted their returns…
First Peoples – State Relations have developed the following information for the preparation of Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMP). Info for the construction materials extractive industry. Requirements of Victoria’s Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 for protecting and managing Aboriginal cultural heritage.…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides estimated Additional CHMP Costs and Timeframes. Estimated Additional CHMP Costs and Timeframes Other costs include:• the engagement fees for Heritage Advisors; and• fees that the RAPs charge for consultation meetings, cultural…
Construction, in almost any form, relies heavily upon extractive industries providing access to mined and quarried minerals, soils, sands, stones, and rock. As aggregates, such materials are used throughout our built environment, from simple gravel access roads to major freeways;…