Membership Renewals All Members have received their renewals for 2020/21. We have had a fantastic response to date, for those who have not responded as, yet it would be greatly appreciated if the application form can be completed and sent…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA comments on the VAGO report. Small to medium quarries distributed throughout Victoria provide for quality, choice and competitive pricing of construction materials for the Victorian consumer (including governments). The founding of the CMPA…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA discusses the Extractive Industry Priority List. The following information was taken from www.earthresources.vic.gov.au The initial Priority List (Hot List was published in the 2018 Joint Ministerial Statement – Extractive Resources. Being on the…
KATHY MAC INNES, Associate Director for Ricardo Energy, Environment and Planning provides an overview on the approvals process for quarries. The changes to requirements for compliance and approvals for quarries has accelerated in recent years such that it seems that…
GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA AGM. On 10th September 2020, the CMPA Annual General Meeting was held for the first time electronically on Microsoft Teams. The online event was hosted by Dr Elizabeth…
GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. Chairperson’s Report – Garry Cranny Following is a summary of the Chairperson’s report by Garry Cranny prepared by Dr Elizabeth Gibson. The most important set of…
GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager reports on the development of the latest CMPA publication – Slimes Management Guideline. In the 2020-21 financial year several CMPA Publications will be completed ready for Members to update their libraries. The first of…
With a fractured COVID-19 affected economy across our nation what is the current lending environment like and how do the weeks and months ahead look? Pre-COVID-19 the economy was moving along nicely and for many their businesses and outlook were…
A new section of Sand & Stone created to communicate to readers: job opportunities that are available in both member quarries and supplier businesses.
CJD Equipment (Associate Member since 2004) reports on the fleet of Volvo machines at Matthew’s Quarries (founding Member of the CMPA) Back in the mid-1970s, Matthews Quarries bought its first Volvo machines and immediately saw a 50% reduction in fuel…