All posts by Gavin Moreira
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Native Vegetation – CMPA Position
The CMPA recently sent a native vegetation position paper to the incoming Ministry and Shadow Ministry to ensure that they are aware of our concerns. Following is the covering letter. The Extractive Industry recognises a significant amount...
- Posted December 3, 2006
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Membership Matters (Issue 29)
Brain Teaser 5 women sit at a circular table. Ms Smith is between Ms Cooper and Ms Andrews. Annie is between Connie and Ms Grey. Ms Cooper is between Annie and Yvette. Elizabeth has Ms Summers on...
- Posted October 29, 2006
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Crushing & Screening Reference Manuals
Seeking Photos As members would be aware the CMPA has been working with Box Hill Institute of TAFE on training materials. We are now drafting the service and maintain units for crushers, screens, conveyors, bins, feeders and...
- Posted October 29, 2006
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Submissions and Issues (Issue 29)
Medical Templates The draft documents have been presented to the Management Committee. The templates will now be sent to major companies and possibly the mines for their comments. Following this, the documents will be sent to a...
- Posted October 29, 2006
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DPI Update (Issue 29)
Noise/Dust ‘Blitz’ The noise/dust control ‘blitz’ carried out by officers of the Minerals and Petroleum Regulation group recently, is now complete. Officers made unannounced visits to thirty-one worksites (mines and quarries) across the State to investigate the...
- Posted October 29, 2006
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What’s News? (Issue 29)
Rino Giobbi – RIP 19/10/06 We pass on our deepest sympathies to the family of CMPA Workforce member, Rino Giobbi who passed away this month. Get in Early for a Discount on 2007 AGM Accommodation Organisation for...
- Posted October 29, 2006
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‘Stuck in the Muck’ with your Finance? Read on…
When it comes to arranging equipment finance, Heavy Equipment Finance Australia Pty Ltd (HEFA) offers its clients seven key strategies to success. HEFA is pleased to share them with readers of CMPA News: Choose the right product...
- Posted October 29, 2006
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DPI to WorkCover – OHS Management to Change
New arrangements for the regulation of occupational health and safety across Victoria’s earth resources industries were announced on Tuesday 24 October by the Minister for Energy Industries and Resources, Theo Theophanous, with the transfer of the responsibility...
- Posted October 29, 2006
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Quarry operators should consider financial repercussions of new contracts
Each day, quarry managers are faced with a myriad of challenges. The ever increasing demands on productivity levels, operating costs and blast performance can be tough for all quarries to meet, regardless of their size. Sometimes, however,...
- Posted October 29, 2006
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Education (Issue 29)
Caterpillar Institute is now delivering the unit ‘Service and Handover Front End Loaders’ from the Extractive Industries Training Package both as a full training course and as a shortened, recognition of prior learning course. The full course...
- Posted October 29, 2006