The Community Grant started with the appointment of the Peninsula Quarries Community Engagement Group Commenced in 2018 which involves PQV Management, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, EarthResources, EPA, DELP along with neighbours and local residents. The Grants program is delivered through…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. The CMPA made a submission to the draft EPA Separation Distance Guideline (December 2022) publication number 1949. This Guideline is intended to replace the EPA Recommended Separation Distances for Industrial Residual Air…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA The Victorian Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste recycling industry is proud of its contribution to the circular economy with many of our members being at the forefront of product development and reuse…
Bladder cancer is in the top 10 cancers in Australia. Every year over 3000 people are diagnosed, and tragically over 1000 people die each year. It is not rare. Men over 60 are at the highest risk of bladder cancer,…
DONNA FINDLAY, Quarry Approvals Coordinator, DJPR Recent economic modelling undertaken by the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) indicates Victoria’s building and construction industries are facing pressure from unprecedented demand and supply chain challenges, including shortages of construction materials.…
Machinery of Government (MoG) implications for DELWP and the new Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA). A new Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action From 1 January 2023, a new Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action…
The recent flooding across Eastern Australia has impacted many thousands of people, destroyed homes and ruined businesses. In times of stress and danger communities come together to protect one another from a common threat; in the second half of 2022…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA submitted the following election priorities to the current government, opposition, and independents. Key Election Priorities• Securing supply of extractive resources by:• Deferring indefinitely the proposed reforms of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development)…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides an update on EPA Financial Assurance calculator requirements for Construction and Demolition waste. EPA Financial Assurances (FA) for Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D) was reported in Sand & Stone April/May 2022…
JUDY SCOTT, Chief Inspector outlines some changes within Earth Resources Regulation (ERR). Over the last 12 months, ERR has undertaken a review of the compliance operating model – identifying what works, what could be improved on and how we can…