All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • EDUCATION UPDATE (Issue 18)

    Explosive Licence Renewal Course Brian Calovic, Conundrum Holdings On Friday 5th November I attended a CMPA Explosive Licence Renewal Course and was tested for the renewal of my Explosive Licence. With licences now due for renewal, the...

    • Posted November 13, 2004
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  • SAFETY UPDATE (Issue 18)

    FATAL GRINDER ACCIDENT AT QUARRY Incident A welder was carrying out maintenance on a quarry excavator bucket. He was using an angle grinder to prepare surfaces for welding when the disk disintegrated. Circumstances The hand-held angle grinder...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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  • A HIDDEN TREASURE

    Supplied by “The Leader” newspaper Barossa Quarries is a thriving business hidden in Angaston and exports crushed stone products throughout Australia and overseas. Formerly known as Howard Quarries, which was established in 1938, Stephen and Rebecca Falland...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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  • HEALTH & SAFETY BARRO GROUP’S AWARD WINNING EXPERIENCE!

    Rhonda Barro, Barro Group On 28 October Barro Group was the recipient of the WorkSafe 2004 Award for “Best Strategies in Health and Safety Management”. A couple of years ago Barro Group commenced a journey to best...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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  • PROUD MIGRANT WHO BUILT LEGACIES

    LORENZO GALLI 18/1/1930 – 21/5/2004 Lorenzo Galli, a property developer, construction and quarry king and, most recently, the owner of a winery, has died in Melbourne after a short illness at age 74. Galli arrived in Australia...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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  • DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR UNDERGROUND CABLES ARE?

    Erik Birzulis, Landair Surveys Landair Surveys is a surveying company that specialises in all land and aerial surveying work associated with the extractive industry. Recently we were commissioned by a number of CMPA Members to locate underground...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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  • VITAL CMPA UPDATES (Issue 18)

    Sarah Kerr, CMPA Secretary WELL Funding 2005 The CMPA is please to announce that it will again be applying for WELL funding towards ‘Work Safely’ in 2005. This application will also include the units ‘Communicate in the...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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  • QUARRY MANAGERS ADVISORY PANEL – Part 1

    Ron Kerr, CMPA Honorary CEO Following is the transcript of Honorary CEO, Mr Ron Kerr’s speech as presented at the IOQ Bendigo Conference. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to put forward the CMPA’s...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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  • SURVEY DELIVERS THE DETAIL

    Tom McKenny, Roving Reporter A recently completed Members’ survey has elicited a range of interesting responses and results from CMPA Voting Members. The survey encompassed a range of questions on everything from operational issues to occupational health...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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  • MEMBERSHIP MATTERS (Issue 17)

    Off The Back Of The Truck… Potential banning the sales of quarry materials seems to have become a new role for the DPI with the introduction of the noxious weed control plan in the North East and...

    • Posted October 30, 2004
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