Screening Media Selection
The type of screening and size of the material will have a large bearing on the type of screening media that would be most efficient for the operation. We look at some of these factors. Th is is an extract…
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TAX BREAKS…What it all means
The 2009 Federal Budget has been announced! Here MEAD PARTNERS further explains Small Business and General Tax Breaks. WHILE the legislation is still not law yet, there have been some significant amendments to the Exposure Draft that you should take…
Modernising Victoria’s Planning Act
The CMPA recently provided comments to the Department of Planning & Community Development on the review of the Planning and Environment Act and associated discussion paper. Below is the CMPA’s submission. MANY Members operate businesses under the Extractive Industries Development…
CMPA NEWS (Issue 44)
By SARAH ANDREW The Secretariat has been very busy in April and May with a number of industry initiatives coming to fruition and legislative reviews being tabled. STAFF CHANGES AT CMPA As reported in the last edition of Sand &…
FROM THE CMPA SECRETARIAT (Issue 44)
Success, Direction & Longevity After ten successful years, we aim to keep our Members at the forefront of the industry reports TIM BIRD, the CMPA’s Chairperson. THERE is no doubt that the last ten years of the CMPA have been…
VLPA Update (Issue 43)
Using agricultural lime for the improvement of pastures is currently being explored by Pastures Australia, reports PETER MCCLUSKEY of the VLPA. THE VLPA and its kindred body, the National Aglime Association, were recently invited to be represented at the Pastures…
JOEST Screening Pays Dividends
A major Queensland quarrying company is reaping solid productivity rewards less than two years after investing in vibrating screens and feeders, reports JIM WARD from JOEST. WHEN planning the latest stage of a major expansion just outside Brisbane, the company…
Conveyor Skirting – An Important Maintenance Issue
NEIL KINDER, Managing Director of Kinder & Co, reports on the issue of conveyor maintenance and how Kinder & Co can help you reduce maintenance and downtime. CONVEYOR maintenance is one of the biggest headaches facing any company in the…
2009 ACE Expo Wrap Up
The 6th ACE Expo was bigger and better than ever reports Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer. WITH the economic issues of today affecting companies around the world it was very positive to see the number of CMPA Members, both suppliers…
Changes in the DPI
The division of the DPI responsible for the regulation of the extractive industry has changed name, from the Minerals & Petroleum Division to the Earth Resources Division. Although having little effect on daily operations,it provides an opportunity to revisit their…