PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victorian Limestone Producers Association reports on combating soil acidity through the use of lime. THE seminar series addressing soil acidification which commenced in February 2010 has continued in western Victoria culminating in the very successful Westvic…
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on the role of the new Technical Review Board. FOLLOWING the Yallourn mine wall collapse in 2007, an investigation by a specially appointed Mining Warden identified a number of areas where…
MEAD PARTNERS provide ten simple points on managing cash flow and credit in both the good times and the bad – as presented at the Members General Meeting at Bendigo. WHILE we are continually being told that the GFC is…
WorkSafe’s latest health and safety publications focuses on safety around trucks What is the problem? Truck drivers slipping or falling when getting in/out of the truck cabin. The ability to safely get in/out of the cabin relies on drivers being…
The danger of being crushed underneath a raised tipping tray while inspecting components or doing maintenance work should not be under estimated. Here are some handy hints that make this task safer. Background A number of people have been killed…
The Department of Sustainability and Environment’s ‘Groundwater Licensing and Trading in Victoria’ fact sheet is now available. THE Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) oversees the monitoring and management of Victoria’s groundwater resources. A DSE fact sheet for all operators…
THE CMPA Innovation Award is a new idea to recognise and reward an innovative development in Victoria’s construction material processing industry. The award is open to any CMPA member or their employees that includes any genuine innovative development in the…
The CMPA has now produced 50 issues of its publication! The magazine publication Sand & Stone (which is also supplied as an emag on the CMPA website) has provided eleven Voting Members over the past two years with the opportunity…
With the CMPA entering into its second decade with confidence, CMPA SECRETARIAT provides an overview of the benefits enjoyed by CMPA Members. THE CMPA has grown from humble beginnings and now after 10 years, has over 200 Members covering independent…
IAN HAMM, Executive Director Aboriginal Affairs Victoria provides an overview of how to deal with Aboriginal heritage issues. VICTORIA has been a great place to live for many thousands of years. The result of this is physical remnants of earlier…