BRUCE McCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA comments on the report recently presented to State Parliament on Greenfields Mineral Exploration and Project Development in Victoria which was set up by the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee from the Victorian Parliament.…
CMPA Secretariat reports on the successful day recently held in the north of Melbourne for CMPA Members. A fine but cold morning on the 27th June 2012 saw over 60 representatives of the quarry industry from all over Victoria meet…
PETER DAY, of Peter Day Consulting provides a summation of the CMPA’s submission to the Australian Government on the process of Regulatory Impact Analysis in Australia. THE Federal Government’s Productivity Commission is conducting a study of the process of Regulatory…
CMPA Secretariat provides an update of the latest news and happenings. 2012/13 ASSOCIATES REFERENCE MANUAL The 2012/13 Associates Reference Manual is currently being pieced together, with the intention of delivering the manual to members in early October 2012. A reminder…
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…
Inquiry into Greenfields – Final Report to Parliament BRUCE McCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA reports on the recently presented report to State Parliament on Greenfields Mineral Exploration and Project Development in Victoria. ON the 30th January 2012 four members…
ROB BURNS, Managing Director, Claypro (Australia) Pty Ltd reports on how the “Clayprocess” can help raise Plasticity Index. IN 2004 the reconstruction and duplication of the Calder Highway at Malmsbury was under way. Hanson’s Axedale Quarry had successfully tendered and…
CMPA Honorary Voting Member, BASIL NATOLI reports on the growth of his business and its connection to the extractive industry. MY connection to the extractive industries started with an early interest in geology at secondary school in the mid 1960’s…
CMPA Honorary Voting Member, JACK KRAAN reports on his career in planning and the growth of his business. I began my association with the extractive industries in the mid 1970’s, not long after graduating from Latrobe University with an honours…
SARAH SHEDDEN, R&M Solutions reports on the value and reliability of the companies’ unique service. QUITE often if a machine is still working – most individuals would not really think it needs to be fixed. Why fix it now? Just…