DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA comments on the recent meeting with Deputy Premier Peter Ryan. DUE to the changes in Victorian Government Departments, that is, as of 1 July 2013 Earth Resources formerly of the Department of Primary Industries…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager for CMPA reports on the new Section 831. THE following is a summary of the response to CMPA from VicRoads received 12 July 2013 regarding issues with new Section 831. CMPA requested for a minimum…
MARK WAGNER, Commercial Manager for Conundrum Holdings Pty Ltd and CRAIG JAMES, General Manager – Technical Concrete and Quarries for E B Mawson & Sons Pty Ltd provide and update on Stacksite and Supply Issues. EARLY this year the CMPA…
DRAFT REGIONAL GROWTH PLANS Regional growth plans are being developed to provide broad direction for land use and development across regional Victoria. They will also provide more detailed planning frameworks for key regional centres. The regional growth plans are the…
PAUL WILLIAMSON, Managing Director of SBI Cranbourne Quarries looks at the history of the organisation. SBI Cranbourne Quarries was originally a sand pit supplying brick sand, packing sand and top soil to the Melbourne Markets. In the mid 1980’s owner…
Government Response to EDIC DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA reports on the Governments response to the EDIC. THE Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee (EDIC) is a Joint Investigatory Committee of the Parliament of Victoria. The Committee carries out investigations…
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…
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…