Challenges for the New Year GARRY CRANNY, reflects on 2014 and the challenges that lie ahead for Members next year. In the 2011/12 financial year 58 million tons of extractive industry products were produced in Victoria worth approximately $833 million…
ALAN BLOOMFIELD, Recycling Manager at City Circle Group reports on the development of the business. CITY CIRCLE GROUP commenced business like many demolition contractors, in excavation and civil works projects. As this work started to include site reinstatement and general…
New Minister for Energy and Resources. DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides information on the newly elected State Government election platform. Yes, we have a new State Government with the Premier, Daniel Andrews and Ministers busily settling in.…
TOM ROSS, Business Line Manager, Surface Drilling Equipment from Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation Australia reports on the growth and improvements to Local Mix Quarries in Anakie. When family-owned concrete and quarry company Local Mix wanted to increase productivity…
CHRISTINE KINDER, Marketing Manager for Kinder & Co reports on the new K-Smartscraper Primary Belt Cleaner. The K-Smartscraper Primary Belt Cleaner is a new and highly effective concept in belt cleaning. It is lightweight in construction (weighing only 9kg) and…
1 DECEMBER 2014, Sydney – Arthur J. Gallagher has expanded its presence in Australia through the rebranding of OAMPS Insurance Brokers, following its acquisition of OAMPS in June this year “From today we can provide Australian clients with a genuine…
NOEL PICKERING, Training Consultant Extractive Industries for Box Hill Institute provides an insight into Extractive Industry training in 2015. On the back of a very successful year in 2014, Box Hill Institute (BHI) is looking to strengthen training options for…
CHRIS WALSHOTS, Acting Group Leader in the VWA’s Earth Resources team explains the upcoming limited Quarry Oversight (OHS) project. “As discussed at the October 2014 Earth Resources Tripartite Safety Forum, inspectors from the VWA’s Earth Resources team will be undertaking…
Huge increase in fees – Cost Recovery in State Government DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a report on the new fees for lodging a work plan. The good news is that after successful lobbying by the CMPA…
Meet Jacinta Gall JACINTA GALL, a brief histroy and introduction to CMPA’s new ASO. I started my career at the age of 17, a small town girl, fresh out of school and straight into the Army where I was a…