Fair Work Australia (FWA) has handed down its 2012 Annual Wage Review Decision. GAVIN MOREIRA, Administration Officer, CMPA reports on the changes to wage rates and allowances. IT’S the start of a new financial year; please ensure your employee wages and allowances have been updated. Fair Work Australia’s 2012 annual wage review, which takes effect…
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PETER MCCLUSKEY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. ‘NEED FOR MANAGING ACIDIFICATION’ In the last edition of Sand & Stone I referred to the National Land and Water Audit of 2001 which stated that: “Regular testing of…
BRUCE McCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA reports on what the Carbon Tax will mean to your business. AS all Australians are aware the Carbon Tax comes into operation on the 1 July 2012. The impact on business is obviously…
GAVIN MOREIRA , Administration Officer of the CMPA provides an overview of the updated On Road Truck Pickup & Delivery checklist. THE CMPA has recently reviewed and updated the On Road Truck Pickup & Delivery Checklist and accompanying Procedure Document…
BRUCE McCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA reports on the changes to the structure within WorkSafe Victoria which impacts on the Extractive Industries. In the Feb/Mar Issue of Sand & Stone the Secretariat mentioned that WorkSafe Victoria was proposing internal…
Over the last few months a number of members have raised concerns with the Secretariat regarding Land Tax and its implications on their business. Two members of our association with considerable experience in this area were approached for their comments.…
Kristen Wood, Returned Overseas Field Volunteer, Engineers Without Borders Australia reports on the quarry links between Australia and India. TWO Australians recently spent a year working on quarries in India as overseas field volunteers with Engineers Without Borders. Engineers Without…
ERIK BIRZULIS, Director of LANDAIR SURVEYS reports on the need to clarify what type of land you’re planning to utilise. I was recently reminded about the importance of researching and understanding the status of public land and the potential impact…
BRUCE McCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA comments on the report recently presented to State Parliament on Greenfields Mineral Exploration and Project Development in Victoria which was set up by the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee from the Victorian Parliament.…
CMPA Secretariat reports on the successful day recently held in the north of Melbourne for CMPA Members. A fine but cold morning on the 27th June 2012 saw over 60 representatives of the quarry industry from all over Victoria meet…
PETER DAY, of Peter Day Consulting provides a summation of the CMPA’s submission to the Australian Government on the process of Regulatory Impact Analysis in Australia. THE Federal Government’s Productivity Commission is conducting a study of the process of Regulatory…