Guidelines for Native Vegetation Management / Mobile Plant ‘Add-Ons’ Date: Friday 12th October 2007 Time: 1.30pm—5.00pm Location: William Adams, Laverton Draft Guidelines for Native Vegetation Management The Draft Native Vegetation Management Guidelines for the Extractive Industry have been released for…
Industry travels to Bendigo for the 2007 CMPA AGM & Dinner The 2007 CMPA Annual General Meeting & Dinner was held in Bendigo on Saturday 11 August and was attended by over 160 CMPA Members and others from the industry.…
ERTS Forum Sarah Andrew represented the Association at the Earth Resource Tripartite Safety Forum in August. The forum had wide representation from government, industry and the unions. Discussion points included an update from WorkCover on the transition process and DPI…
Rain Provides Healthy Outlook Continued rain in Victoria, especially during July, is providing a healthy outlook for cropping and pastoral areas and thus a greater requirement for use of agricultural lime than we have seen in recent seasons Protocol for…
National Mine Safety Framework Consultations are underway across Australia to develop the National Mine Safety Framework – a mechanism that will deliver a consistent set of mine health and safety regulations across Australia. Key stakeholder groups within the mining industry,…
The graph below ‘History of Application Status’ refers to those Work uthority applications yet to be approved, and provides a comparison over time. ‘With Proponent’, ‘With MPR’, and ‘With Referral’ all refer to applications currently in the Draft Work Plan…
What’s happening in the Industry? Incidents and Fatalities… Most of you reading this would regularly check the fluid levels in your vehicles and most likely would know if your budget is being met. Most of you would probably also know…
RIISC National Conference—Grow & Maintain the Workforce The Resources and Infrastructure Industry Skills Council Ltd (RIISC) is holding its 2007 National Conference in Sydney in August. Date: Wednesday 22 August 2007 Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney 2007 National Conference—What’s it…
Draft Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 The CMPA made a submission to Aboriginal Affairs Victoria in May on the draft Aboriginal Heritage Regulations, noting that whilst the draft clarifies a number of gaps apparent in earlier documents, it has still not…
ALP shifts on Construction Industry Watchdog In a recent speech to the National Press Club the Deputy Leader, Julia Gillard, has also indicated that the ALP’s position on retention of the Australian Building and Construction Commission has shifted. The ALP…