SEAN KINDER, Sales Engineer NSW/ACT and Eastern Victoria at Kinder & Co, who started work in the family business in June 2013. Q&A PROFILE: SEAN KINDER When you were 10 years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? I recall that I wanted to be a professional tennis player because Pat…
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JOHN MAYNE, Managing Director of Transdiesel Australia, looks back at the history of Transdiesel Australia. IN conjunction with my extensive experience and background in the mining and construction industries, Transdiesel Australia Ltd was established in April 1974 and commenced operations…
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Operations, Earth Resources Regulation provides an update on the review of Work Plan Approvals. THE Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (DSDBI) has set up a steering committee made up of representatives from CMPA, CCAA,…
Most construction companies are looking for ways to realise cost efficiencies and increase productivity. MICHAEL DONNELLY, Associate Director from GE Capital shares his thoughts on how companies can accomplish this without jeopardising quality. PRODUCTIVITY improvement is all about finding ways…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager for CMPA looks at the review of the RII Training Package. TELECONFERENCE WITH SKILLSDMC A teleconference for the Extractive Sector Standing Committee Members was arranged by Michelle Day SkillsDMC, Amanda Bevan and Prue Brown, Holcim;…
NOEL PICKERING, Industry Training Consultant for Box Hill Institute of TAFE provides an overview of the site visit to Northern Quarries in Epping. ON the 26th August 2013 the Certificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations students from Box Hill Institute…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager for CMPA looks at the development of training from Job Profiles. CMPA, Ron Kerr and Dr Elizabeth Gibson arranged a meeting to introduce David Carrucan,Alex Fraser Group; David Jones, Holcim; and Ross Outen, Boral; to…
TONY FERRAZZA, Senior Mining Engineer – Earth Resources Unit of WorkSafe Victoria reflects on safety in quarries for the 2012/13 financial year. THE safety regulation of Victorian quarries came under the jurisdiction of the Earth Resources group in January 2013.…
The CMPA Annual Dinner ventured west of Melbourne to the surf coast town of Torquay and the beautiful Peppers The Sands Resort, where guests networked with industry peers across the weekend. Gavin Moreira, CMPA Administration Officer reviews a fantastic weekend!…
GAVIN MOREIRA , Administration Officer, CMPA provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. WE have had another year of challenges and some more changes at the CMPA. But overall it has been another great year of achievement for our…
ANDREW NATOLI, Lawyer and Town Planner for Equipe Lawyers Pty Ltd reports on the Victorian land use planning system and its zones. WHY ARE ZONES IMPORTANT? The CMPA covers a broad range of construction material processing businesses engaged in the…