All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • BUSINESS UPDATE (Issue 20)

    VECCI ECONOMIC UPDATE Supplied by VECCI www.vecci.org.au For further information please contact: Chris Cudsi (03) 8662 5406 ccudsi@vecci.org.au IN THE PIPELINE This is a very busy time of year at the CMPA with a variety of projects...

    • Posted March 9, 2005
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  • EDUCATION UPDATE (Issue 20)

    WELL FUNDING CMPA was recently advised by Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) of their success in securing funding for the 2004/2005 Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Programme. The WELL Programme, assists workers to improve...

    • Posted March 9, 2005
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  • LEGISLATIVE UPDATES (Issue 20)

    Summary of Updates NOHSC BECOMES ASCC On Monday 7th February, the National Occupational Health & Safety Commission (NOHSC)became the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC),under the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. The changes to NOHSC were...

    • Posted March 9, 2005
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  • DPI UPDATE (Issue 20)

    Regulatory Activities—Mining and Extractive Sectors John Mitas, Operations Manager, DPI

    • Posted March 9, 2005
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  • VIC ROADS

    VRFAC Melbourne Forum 2004—report Every year the Victorian Road Freight Advisory Council organise a series of forums to involve road users with issues affecting freight. The forums are attended by a variety of people including representatives from...

    • Posted March 9, 2005
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  • SAFETY UPDATE (Issue 20)

    Driller Trips and Slides Four Metres Down Face Following on from the recent CMPA Mobile Plant Workshop, below is a summary of an incident similar to those discussed. This is a perfect example of how minor details...

    • Posted March 9, 2005
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  • TRISTAN ANTICO, PIONEERING INDUSTRIALIST

    Grant Phillips, Yarra Valley Quarries/CMPA Chairperson Tristano Venus Antico, who died at age 81, arrived in Australia at the age of seven with just three words of English – “yes, no, toilet”. From such an unpromising beginning,...

    • Posted March 9, 2005
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  • PREMIERE OF STONE SHOW

    In April 2005 the Stone Institute of Australasia and dmg world media will jointly present The Stone Show as a major feature of the inaugural Form and Function Expo. This exciting new exhibition will be co-located with...

    • Posted March 8, 2005
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  • OHS COURT RULINGS

    Inspector McDonald v Solo Waste Aust Pty Ltd In Inspector McDonald v Solo Waste Australia Pty Ltd (2004) the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales Court considered what an appropriate penalty would be for breaching the...

    • Posted March 8, 2005
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  • WHAT IS GEOSEQUESTRATION?

    Summary by Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer Coal and other fossil fuels are the world’s major sources of energy and drive economic and social development. In Victoria, coal produces more than 85% of our electricity. However, fossil...

    • Posted March 8, 2005
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