Steve Adams, Managing Director for Castlemaine Slate & Stone reports on the development of the quarry. Castlemaine Slate & Stone has been quarried for more than 75 years, lending its rich earthly glow to many significant buildings. The quarry outside Castlemaine has been going since 1953, starting as the Maltby family business but changing …
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DAVID MCKELVIE, Director of Safemix is a Workplace Health and Safety Consultant supporting the Construction Materials Industry. Without effective control, Working at Heights is a highrisk activity and you don’t have to fall far too seriously injure or kill yourself.…
Policy positions that CMPA will pursue with newly elected Victorian Government. ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA. By the time you read this the results of the Victorian State election should be known. There are a number of policy positions…
Benefits of the Preferred Suppliers & General Information Reference Manual The CMPA Preferred Suppliers & General Information Reference Manual 2019 will be delivered in early December to all members, Voting, Honorary Voting, Associate and Workforce. The manual provides you with…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) workshop she attended in Ballarat on 21st September 2018. The draft Standard Risk Management Plan pathway was scrapped due to unworkability highlighted by industry at a…
ADRIAN TOWN, Former Development Manager for the CMPA Ted Young was a leader in process plant design for the Quarry and mining industries for over 60 years. He was a founding and lifelong member of the CMPA. Ted passed away…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA. Earth Resources Policy and Programs (ERPP) (DEDJTR) are in the process of remaking the Mineral Resources (Sustainable development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations (2010) (Extractive Industries Regulations) which sunset in 2020. As part of ERPP’s…
CHRISTINE KINDER, Marketing Manager for Kinder Australia. Today’s evolving bulk materials handling operations are constantly in pursuit of optimal productivity and efficiency. Most handling operations place primary focus on keeping plant and equipment running at faster rates, whilst others accommodate…
JOSHUA ABBERTON, NSW Sales Manager for Flexco reports on the future of auditing practices. Traditionally, conveyor audits are completed using a compendium filled with piles of unfiled paper – this practice can often be an unorganised and overall inefficient way…
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager for CMPA reports on the successful day recently held in the Geelong area for CMPA members. On the 25th October 2018 the CMPA held a workshop to develop a Template / Guideline on Slimes Management.…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA. The following information can be found on www.business.vic.gov.au The Long Service Leave (LSL) Act 2018 came into effect on 1st November 2018. It replaces the Long Service Leave Act 1992, following a legislative…