From the Secretariat (Issue 111)
Update – COVID-19 DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a COVID-19 update. I hope all is travelling well with everyone. It appears that COVID-19 is going to be with us for a while and so we need to…
Issue 111- Jun/Jul 2020
Value of Membership
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager of CMPA reports on the value of being a CMPA Member. The current COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for all members of CMPA to work together for a common cause: keep the extractive industry operating to support the economic recovery. It has also highlighted the importance of being a…
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CMPA News (Issue 111)
2021 Preferred Suppliers & General Information Reference Manual The CMPA Preferred Suppliers & General Information Reference Manual 2021 is currently in the early stages of being produced with the intention of delivering the manual to members by the end of…
Changes to Annual Reporting Requirements
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the changes to the Annual Reporting Requirements. Earth Resources Regulation’s (ERR) Annual Reporting Requirements are now due as per the following: an extract from the Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) Industry Newsletter…
Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) – Notifications
Have you considered an administrative update to save time and money when requesting a work plan change? Anthony Hurst, Executive Director, Earth Resources Regulation provides details. Quarry operators wanting to make a change to their extractive operations without the need…
Strategic Extractive Resource Areas Pilot Study
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the Strategic Extractive Resource Areas Pilot Study (SERA). Victoria is growing rapidly, with population forecast to exceed 10 million people by 2050. Melbourne is now Australia’s fastest growing city, and the…
General Meeting
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager for CMPA reports on the first General Meeting held via Microsoft Teams for CMPA members. On 21 May 2020, the CMPA held its first webinar via Microsoft Teams, it was a General Meeting on two…
Conflict Resolution
MIKE CAMERON, Executive, Business & Leadership Coach for Strategically Yours looks at the concept of Conflict Resolution in the workplace. (Associate Member of the CMPA since 2008) Definition of Conflict The state in a relationship or interaction where two or…
Running a business and insolvency risk during coronavirus
STUART WILSON, Senior Commercial Lawyer for Nevett Ford Lawyers provides a report on insolvency risk during the current pandemic. The coronavirus and associated response measures have imposed immense pressure on businesses in many sectors, which in turn places stress on…
Uncontrolled Hot Works could Burn your Bottom Line
Hot Works are activities that involve the introduction of a flame or spark and have the potential to cause a fire if that flame or spark combines with fuel and oxygen. Tasks such as welding, gas cutting and grinding are…
Job Opportunities (Issue 111)
A new section of Sand & Stone created to communicate to readers job opportunities that are available in both member quarries and supplier businesses.