All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING – Part 1

    What would you do if an important piece of plant breaks down? Easy, you probably say, I would fix it, or if I lacked expertise I would bring in experts. If the equipment was critical and could...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES – In Minerals and Petroleum Division

    A structural change in the Minerals  and  Petroleum Division is to be effective from 16 February. The changes are simple and will involve no job losses. The objective of these changes is to  capture  and  integrate our...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • BRIEFING SESSION – Fairer, Simpler Premium

    The VWA has put in place proposed changes to the way company premiums are set.  These changes will be put to the board during the first quarter of 2004 calendar year for approval and implementation by 1...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • WORKSAFE

    On 20 January 2004, the Minister for Work Cover, Rob Hulls, launched a major Work Safe campaign to highlight the dangers of excessive exposure to UV radiation from sunlight, and to improve the level of UV protection...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • Vital Business Data

    SUPER PENALITIES TO APPLY Employees are obliged to remit superannuation guarantee contributions (SGC) to the Australian Taxation Office on a quarterly basis as from the commencement of this financial year. Previously businesses had the option to contribute...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • CMPA Update (Issue 13)

    INTERLUDE ROPE A piece of rope walks into a bar and orders a beer. The Bartender asks “Hey, are you a piece of rope?” The rope answers yes and the Bartender says “We don’t serve rope.” So...

    • Posted July 15, 2003
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  • THE KINGSVILLE QUARRY SAGA

    Story by Jim Rayner In an article provided to the CMPA News (Jan – Feb 03) I wrote about Rayners bluestone quarries since the 1880’s; following that story, I have a letter from the CMPA mentioning that...

    • Posted July 15, 2003
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  • ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR WORK SAFELY

    The second year of the Work Safely program being conducted by Box Hill Institute of TAFE for the Construction Material Processors Association has been delivered between March and December this year.  During this time almost 200 participants...

    • Posted July 15, 2003
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  • EQUIPMENT FINANCE VIA A CHATTEL MORTGAGE? – PLEASE EXPLAIN!!

    Article by Mark Whitla – Heavy Equipment Finance Aust. Typically, the words ‘Mortgage’ and ‘Equipment Finance’ have never sat well together with borrowers. You could be excused for being deterred, thinking it means that additional security, in...

    • Posted July 15, 2003
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  • INCREASED ONUS ON WORK AUTHORITY HOLDERS

    Under the Extractive Industry Development Amendment Bill the compulsory requirement to have a ‘Certified Quarry Manager’ appointed to each site has been removed.  The Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the Quarry Managers Advisory...

    • Posted July 15, 2003
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