ANDREW NATOLI, Director of Equipe Lawyers. The Victorian Government has introduced a new planning approval pathway for quarries as part of a package of planning reforms to implement the long-awaited housing policy document, Victoria’s Housing Statement, a 10-year plan to…
Demand for extractive resources is growing to unprecedented levels. Driven by major construction projects in Victoria’s ‘Big Build’ and more recently, the Housing Statement. State-wide demand for extractive materials is expected to increase to 79.5million tonnes by 2030, higher than…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides an extract from the CMPA’s submission to the Draft Code of Practice that includes comments from CMPA Members. The Draft Code of Practice for Common Risk Management Techniques for Quarries (to…
Changes to Victoria’s environment laws in 2021 mean permits are now needed for some mining or extractive industry activities impacting aquifers, explained below by EPA. These permits help manage waste and pollution risks across the state. They also help you…
The committee members representing our Associate Membership and providing an invaluable contribution towards the growth of the CMPA and the extractive industry. Mark Thompson, Oli Vibrators – CMPA Associate ChairpersonMark is the Managing Director of Oli Vibrators Pty Ltd (Aust)…
CHRISTIAN BUXTON, Buxton Consulting Group. Most people know of HBO’s widely successful TV series, Succession. It centres on the Roy family, owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, as they fight for company control while their patriarch deals…
DR PETER MARSHALL of PJM Economics and DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides further detail on the Extractive Resources Supply and Demand Study 2022-30 published August 2023 by Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. BackgroundThe Extractive…
GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. Chairperson’s Report – Jason Comben Following is a summary of the Chairperson’s report by Jason Comben prepared by Dr Elizabeth Gibson. The most important set of…
The 2023 CMPA Annual Dinner was held at the mighty MCG in Melbourne. CMPA Member Services Manager, Gavin Moreira, reviews our record breaking night. We have to go back seven years since the last CMPA Annual Dinner was celebrated in…
MICHAEL EWING, General Manager of Amsted Global Solutions Australia, Associate Member of the CMPA since 2002. Plant maintenance is an important issue for the quarry manager, and it is critical that it is planned and not reactive. There are many…