KEN NORRIS Partner for Norris & Schoeffel reports on the statutory review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) which commenced on 29 October 2019. Over the next 12 months, the review will look at how…
Matthews Quarries is a family owned and operated business supplying quarry products across Victoria. The business has steadily grown, with sister companies Latrobe Valley Concrete and Latrobe Valley Sands, to meet diverse construction material needs. A founding member of the…
Following on from EPA’s article in Sand & Stone issue 109 regarding “Helping you manage risk to the environment” further information is given on EPA’s Reducing Risk in the Premixed Concrete Industry (Guideline) publication number 1806 from December 2019. Table…
After 30 years of financing equipment for capital intensive industries, we thought we would share a few facts which will assist business owners in getting this area right. Mark O’Donoghue, Founder & CEO Finlease (Associate member of the CMPA since…
Have you been asked to work from home due to COVID-19 and are wondering what to claim for working from home? The ATO has simplified it for you to claim home office deductions, introducing a temporary 80 cents per hour…
GAVIN MOREIRA, Members Services Manager for the CMPA provides a brief report on the latest incidents as reported to WorkSafe Victoria. The latest Earth Resources Tripartite Safety Forum was held at WorkSafe in Melbourne back on 5th March 2020. The…
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JASON MACDONALD, Product Manager – Crushing & Screening for Onetrak has summarised some useful fuel saving alternatives for your crushing and screening operation (Associate member of the CMPA since 2008). With ever increasing costs of production in the crushing and…
Questions asked by members to the Secretariat to improve communication with readers. What are my OH&S obligations to employees whilst they work remotely and what happens if they injure themselves at home? Nevett Ford Lawyers has provided a response for…
Rehabilitation in the extractive industry DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA responds to Earth Resources Regulation’s media release dated 14 February 2020 “Better site rehab to underpin public confidence”. The CMPA was originally founded on a number of issues…