DREW PHILLIPS, Managing Director and owner of Castella Quarries, provides an insight into the development of his family business and its future in the extractive industry. “Our mission is to provide high quality products that conform to VicRoads specifications,” a bold statement for a first generation quarry owner. But one which the current generation of…
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TEJ PANESAR, reflects on the last financial year and the challenges for the next year. The current year has continued to be full of challenges for the Associates with reduced activity for goods and services to be supplied to the…
Does your business have copies of the CMPA Reference Manuals? Do you need to replenish your stock of Operator Checklists? Make the most of your membership and place an order with the Secretariat today! The CMPA has a wide variety…
IM CAIRNS, Sales Manager for Galesafe Weighing (Vic/Tas) reports on a brand new product, Loadrite’s InsightHQ, which aims to answer a Quarry Manager’s question “What is actually happening in my quarry?” With the internet changing the way we all do…
Fair Work Australia (FWA) has handed down its 2015 Annual Wage Review Decision. GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager, CMPA reports on the changes to wage rates and allowances. The 2015/16 financial year is well under way; please ensure your employee…
ROSS KELLY, Business Manager for William Adams Institute of Training reports on the benefits to your business for Operator Training. If I may just start by asking a few questions for you to ponder: Do you operate mobile plant at…
The last twelve months have seen WorkSafe Victoria develop a comprehensive Quarry Oversight Inspection Checklist. The purpose of the checklist is to develop an internal document to assist inspectors and while it was provided to the industry for feedback it…
The 2015 CMPA Annual Dinner was held at the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre in Wangaratta. JACINTA GALL, CMPA Administration Support Officer reviews a fantastic weekend. The weekend began with fifteen CMPA members participating in Down the Line and Skeet shooting…
GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. Chairperson’s Report – Garry Cranny Over the last year the CMPA has continued to represent and service the needs of Members by providing advice, advocacy in…
The CMPA has made a submission to the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters) Review which is given below. The State Government approval process for quarries is long, expensive and complex. No thought is given by Government to the impact of…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides a brief outline of CMPA’s latest guideline. The CMPA held a workshop in February 2015 on “Safe Working Distances from Quarry Faces”. Out of that Workshop we are pleased to outline…