CMPA News (Issue 70)
CMPA Secretariat provides an update of the latest news and happenings. ANNUAL DINNER PHOTOS Would you like a happy snap of you and your friends all dressed up for the Annual Dinner? Photos from the night are available to be…
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Coragulac Quarries
PHIL BOYD and STEVE LANG, Directors of Coragulac Quarries looks at the development of the business. PHIL Boyd and Steve Lang worked for a number of years in the timber preservation industry. Both were always keen to own and run…
FROM THE CMPA SECRETARIAT (Issue 70)
Meeting with DSDBI DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA reports on DSDBI – meeting with Kylie White and Ron Barr. A meeting was held on 19 July 2013 in Melbourne with Rob Barr, Deputy Secretary Corporate Planning and Compliance Services…
Member visits to Gippsland Region
GAVIN MOREIRA , Administration Offi cer of CMPA reports on a recent trip to visit members in the Gippsland Region. ADRIAN Town (Development Manager) and Gavin Moreira (Administration Officer) visited members and prospective members, in the Gippsland Region of Victoria…
CME Celebrates 25 years of Innovation
MATT BRICK, Marketing Manager for Crushing & Mining Equipment reviews 25 years of innovation. FROM small beginnings in Perth, Western Australia in 1988, Crushing & Mining Equipment (CME) has grown into an international organisation focused on providing materials processing expertise,…
Cashflow Management
JOHN PITITTO, Mead Partners, Chartered Accountants reports on Cashflow Management as per his presentation at the September 2013 CMPA Business Seminar 2. PROFIT VS. CASH FLOW It’s a common misconception that success in business is all about profit. The tragedy…
Amendments to the Fair Work Act
The Fair Work Amendment Act 2013 (Amendments) received Royal Assent on 28 June 2013. This article provides an overview of some of the more important Amendments that will take effect from 1 January 2014 and which may be expected to…
The Performance Edge
JOHN ROBERTS, Business Development Manager of Leadership Management Australasia reports on personal and professional development of your employees. CMPA foundation Voting Member, Andrew Burdett from Burdett Sands and three of his Managers, recently completed the program “The Performance Edge” with…
Worksafely Refresher Course
At the CMPA Members day in Bendigo, DAVID MCKELVIE from DMcK Management Pty Ltd presented Work Safely Refresher Training to approximately thirty five participants. THE objective of the refresher training was to refresh knowledge and understanding of; OHS Duties of…
Explosives Safety Alerts
The Department of Natural Resources and Mines Queensland latest Explosives Safety Alerts look at incorrect magazine records, an incident involving boosters and explosives found in shotfirer’s vehicle. MAGAZINE RECORDS WRONG AFTER RETURNS FROM LOADING ACTIVITIES What happened? Several recent incidents…