The 2014 Annual Dinner
The CMPA Annual Dinner was held at the Pullman Hotel in Melbourne. The night was enjoyed and well received. MELANIE SUMPTER, CMPA Administration Support Officer reviews a fantastic night.
With 280 guests in attendance it was the biggest function for the association. The evening began with pre-dinner drinks and canapés in the foyer. The guests socialised over a wine or beer.
The CMPA Annual General Meeting was held in the Grand Ballroom 2. John Mawson, CMPA Chairperson opened the meeting and spoke about the last twelve months.
A motion was raised to accept all presentations provided in the Annual Report; Chairperson, Associate Chairperson, Education Chairperson, Policy & Special Issues Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary which were passed.
After the Annual Meeting the doors opened to the Grand Ballroom. Our very own Gavin Moreira was our MC for the night who proved to be a natural. A big thank you is required for Burdett Sands for assisting and providing the material for our centre pieces. The platinum sponsors Tutt Bryant equipment provided pens and Maxam Australia provided stubby holders.
We would also like to thank William Adams for the use of the mobile plant simulators.
The night was officially opened by John Mawson who gave us an overview of the last twelve months. John then handed over to the new Chairperson Garry Cranny to say a few words. This was followed by the opening of the CMPA Silent Auction,which involved bidding by guests throughout the night on five items donated by Associate members. Thank you to Galesafe Weighing, Maxam Australia, EI Engineering, Oli Vibrators and Liebherr Australia the auction raised over $16,000 with the proceeds going towards the development of training resources.
The feature act of the evening was the band Chunky Jam. They were fabulous with a lot of guests up and dancing and enjoying the music.
Guests were also given the opportunity throughout the evening to have their pictures drawn by cartoonist Gavin Bell and friend.
Associates were appreciative of the opportunities they had during the evening to network with fellow associates and more importantly with the quarry members.
Comments
“A really good night to catch up with some of our old acquaintances.”
“It was a great night, enjoyed the dinner, it was very well organised and you had a great MC!”
“Congratulations CMPA another outstanding event. It gets bigger and better every year.”
“A great family night out with something for everyone.”
“Thanks for a terrific weekend. All members should be happy. The event caters for those wanting to socialise with their family, employees or to network with fellow members.”
The night finished with guests in the Atrium bar.
With 100% of the Pullman and Mercure Hotels booked a beautiful breakfast was serviced for over 100 the guests when they surfaced.
We hope everyone had a fantastic night and CMPA hope to see you at the 2015 Annual Dinner.
Thank you to our sponsors. Without your support the night would not be able to go ahead.
Platinum Sponsors
Tutt Bryant Equipment and Maxam Australia.
Gold Sponsors
Atlas Copco Mining & Rock Excavation Australia, CJD Equipment,
Complete Equipment Solutions, Crushing Equipment Pty Ltd, Eagle Fuels and Lubricants, Finlay Screening & Crushing Systems, Gordyn & Palmer, Impact Drill & Blast, Lincom Group, MSC Group, Orica Australia (Quarry Services), Sandvik Mining & Construction, Terex Jaques and WAM Australia.
Silver Sponsors
Box Hill TAFE, EI engineering, Groeneveld Australia, Indeco Australia, Komatsu Australia, Landmark Contracting Pty Ltd, Liebherr Australia Pty Ltd, TSP Group of Companies and William Adams.
Bronze Sponsors
Galesafe Weighing, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Aust.), Landair Surveys and Oli Vibrators Pty Ltd.
Name tag and lanyard sponsor Onetrak
Tthe early bird prize was sponsored by Crushing Equipment Pty Ltd and the winner was Glenn Guest from Pyrenees Quarries. He won an ipad mini. The door prize was a cartoon self-portrait donated by Gavin Bell and was won by Tince Mursalim from CJD Equipment.
Silent Auction results
Maxam Australia provided two 4 ton Blasts which were won by Castella Quarries and Lima South Quarries.
EI Engineering provided a discount on bucket attachments which was won by E.B. Mawson & Sons Pty Ltd.
Galesafe Weighing provided a Progressive Dinner with three Melbourne venues, this was won by Anna Knox of South Gippsland Quarries.
Oli Vibrators provided a Champagne Hamper which was won by Danielle Elkin of South Gippsland Quarries.
Liebherr Australia provided a scale model of a dozer which was won by Jim Knox also of South Gippsland Quarries.
It would be greatly appreciated if you can please consider these members when you are pricing a new job.
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