There’s few quarry operators in the country that can match the lifelong connection the Knox family has maintained with quarrying in South Gippsland. WITH over a century of quarrying under their belt, the Knox’s at Leongatha have seen a raft…
KELLIE GIANARELLI, Administration Manager of Goulburn Valley Resources reports on the growth of the business through the experiences of Albert Gianarelli. ALBERT Gianarelli (Ginger) of Goulburn Valley Resources Pty Ltd arrived in Seymour, Victoria from the small town of Sassalbo…
KANE HENSON, General Manager reports on the development of the business to what it is today. ANDREW Halloran has an eye for opportunity, not just identifying it, but acting upon it. As the Company Director of the EMM Group (formerly…
MICHAEL MARASPIN, Division Manager – Quarries of Fulton Hogan reports on the development and growth of the business. AS one of the most significant stages of growing his Standard Roads construction business, owner, Ron Rado seized an opportunity to fill…
RYAN ELDRIDGE, Projects Engineer of DE Quarry Solutions reports on the sixty four years of history of the business. LINDSAY Eldridge founder of L.D. Eldridge Cartage Contractor moved from the Colac district to Derrinallum in 1948 and saw the need…
Chris Blake Manager of R.L. Blake Pty Ltd and his daughter Prue report on the history and growth of the business. R.L. BLAKE PTY LTD is situated in Cobden which is in South West Victoria, 60km west of Colac and…
GARY CRANNY, reports on the history, development and management philosophy of Dandy Premix Quarries Pty Ltd. THE Yarra Valley Quarries site at Launching Place has accommodated some form of extractive industries operations continuously for more than 75 years. In 1964…
GARY MCCLURE, reports on the history and development of Bendigo Washed Sands. THE tertiary gravels of White Hills had long been exploited for gold and sand products as far back as the late 1850’s. The gravel in Bendigo accumulated in…
MAURICE ADRIEN, reports on the history and development of Wodonga Quarries. WODONGA Quarries, situated 10km from the NSW/VIC border in West Wodonga was formed in 1987. Prior to 1987, a parcel of Crown land, which is now owned by the…
VIN OLIVER, reports on the history and development of Mount Granite Quarries. MOUNT Granite Quarries is a dimensional stone quarry situated on Mount Alexander Harcourt, it’s a small family business run by Vin Oliver, wife Val, son Brett who is…