GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Member Services Manager, provides a summary of the CMPA Annual Report. Chairperson’s Report – Garry Cranny Over the last year the CMPA has continued to represent and service the needs of Members by providing advice, advocacy in…
The CMPA has made a submission to the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters) Review which is given below. The State Government approval process for quarries is long, expensive and complex. No thought is given by Government to the impact of…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides a brief outline of CMPA’s latest guideline. The CMPA held a workshop in February 2015 on “Safe Working Distances from Quarry Faces”. Out of that Workshop we are pleased to outline…
Recent Events Native Vegetation review stakeholder consultation session, Melbourne, Elizabeth Gibson Proposed work shop on Community Engagement to be held in November 2015, Alex Wilson. MDV DEDJTR, Melbourne, Elizabeth Gibson Aboriginal Heritage issues meeting in Melbourne with quarry owners, Andrew…
BRENDAN PYLE and GERARD VERMAZEN of DMM Engineering report on the growth of the business and its commitment to continuous improvement. DMM Engineering has been operating since 1987, providing the sand and quarrying industries with a range of capabilities including,…
IAN HANSEN, Director of Corporate Finance (Aust) Pty Ltd, outlines a practical way to address the funding of your insurance. All business owners have a legal obligation to insure employees against accidents and work related illness, but paying premiums in…
Member’s workshop and tour of William Adams, Clayton. GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager, CMPA reports on the successful workshop held at William Adams, Clayton. A Traffic Management Workshop was held on 7th May 2015 in Clayton at the site of…
The last twelve months have seen Worksafe Victoria develop a comprehensive Quarry Oversight Inspection Checklist. The purpose of the checklist is to develop an internal document to assist inspector’s and while it was provided to the industry for feedback it…
CRAIG HALIDAY, State Manager Victoria for Lab Tech Training (LTT) provides a report on current training available to CMPA members. LTT is a registered training organisation who has been in operation over nine years. They train nationally with offices in…
MICHAEL Steel, CEO of Bamstone, reports on the development of the family business as well as its positive future growth in the stone industry. A family owned and operated business. Bamstone started supplying Dimension Stone Bluestone to the world on…