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Are you ready to grow your quarry business or increase your sales in 2015?
NEW help to grow the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services sector is now available. The Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme offers services to help your business in the extraction industry succeed. As anyone in business knows there...
- Posted March 20, 2015
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Industry Engagement in Training Package Development
CMPA submission to the Federal Department of Department of Education and Training’s ‘Industry Engagement in Training Package Development – Discussion Paper Towards a Contestable Model’. The following is an extract from the CMPA submission. Training is an...
- Posted March 20, 2015
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Worksafe Victoria Incident Update
GAVIN MOREIRA, Members Services Manager for the CMPA provides a report on the latest incidents reported to Worksafe Victoria. THE latest Earth Resources Tripartite Safety Forum was held at Worksafe in Melbourne on 19 February 2015. The...
- Posted March 19, 2015
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Guarding Guidelines
Guarding Plant and Equipment in the Construction Materials Industry DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA outlines the process surrounding the development of a new CMPA publication. A Guarding Plant and Equipment Workshop was held in February...
- Posted March 19, 2015
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Earth Resources News
Depratment of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a summary of the Depratment of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR), formerly known as DSDBI, organisational rearrangements. Earth...
- Posted March 19, 2015
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Safe working distances from quarry faces
Member’s workshop and Site Visit to Fulton Hogan, Tynong Quarry CMPA Secretariat reports on the successful day recently held in the south east of Victoria for CMPA members. THE CMPA held a 2nd workshop (previously held in...
- Posted March 19, 2015
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Minister for Energy and Resources
MEETING with Minister The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio. THREE CMPA representatives met with the Minister for Energy and Resources, The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio, to discuss items of note particular to the construction material industry. Garry Cranny (Chairperson), Ron...
- Posted March 19, 2015
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From the Secretariat
Proposed Risk based Work Plans are coming soon DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, looks at the concerns for the industry surrounding the proposed Risk Based Work Plans. THE Economic Development Infrastructure Committee inquiry recommendation and subsequent Government response was...
- Posted March 19, 2015
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Batesford Quarry- Geelong Victoria
LANE COLLINS, Quarry Manager Geelong Operations provides an interesting overview of Batesford Quarry. BATESFORD Quarry is situated next to the Geelong ring road and between the Midland Hwy and Fyansford-Gheringhap roads. Batesford Quarry (WA3) is 902 Hectares...
- Posted March 19, 2015