CMPA Secretariat
Management Committee Meeting
The CMPA 2025-4 meeting was held on 19 November 2025 in Clayton. Many thanks to William Adams who hosted the meeting also provided an informative site visit.
Attendees included Jason Comben (Chair), Drew Phillips (Deputy Chairperson), Tim Bird, John Pititto, Matt Skidmore, Garry Cranny, Tej Panesar (Interim Associate Chair), Cameron Black and Andrew Burdett (MS Teams). Apologies from Craig Banthorpe, Ashley Day and David McKelvie.
The Government Panel – Rehabilitations Bonds completed its brief. The Report is currently with Resources Victoria and the Minister for Energy and Resources.
Panel Members include:
- Chair Cheryl Batagol, Former Chair EPA
- Colin Radford, Former CEO WorkSafe and VMIA
- Marcus Spiller, Economist SGS Economics and Planning
- Sarah Andrew, Conundrum Holdings
- Sarah Bellma, Heidelberg Materials Australia
Whilst the report has not yet been released, the following recommendations are being considered:
- Existing system be replaced with a pooled rehabilitation bond scheme (Legislative change)
- Rehabilitation bond calculator to be simplified and for discounts
Three meetings have been held with Resources Victoria regarding Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act reform. There is still no clear information on how the MRSDA Reform will take effect; other Government bodies appear to be unclear regarding the reform.
CMPA’s Marketing and Communication plan will be circulated out-of-session for comment by the Management Committee. Sand & Stone website was approved for a redesign and upgrade reflecting the new CMPA website.
Meeting closed 3:30 pm
Associate Committee Meeting
The Associates Committee meeting was held on 17 November via Microsoft Teams. This was the first meeting with Tej Panesar of TSP Group, who is serving as Interim Chair. Discussions centred on two key priorities: sustaining engagement with CMPA’s Voting Members during the ongoing economic downturn in the extractive industry and expanding the number of members represented on the Associates Committee.
A significant focus was placed on encouraging greater participation from Associate Members, particularly through attendance at and sponsorship of CMPA events such as workshops, webinars, and the Annual General Meeting. The committee also explored the possibility of introducing more informal, social-style events.
These efforts aim to strengthen collaboration between Associate Members and the committee, while fostering a deeper understanding of the challenges currently facing both the industry and CMPA’s Voting Members.
Recent Events
- MS Teams Meeting with Resources Vic Monthly Catch-up, attending
E. Gibson - AUSMASA Consultation at the RACV Club Melbourne, attended by E. Gibson
- MS Teams Meeting on CVGA Zero Emissions Workforce Development, attended by E. Gibson
- TAAP MS Teams Meeting on Heavy Vehicle Drive Safety Reform, attended by E. Gibson
- CMPA Member Site Visits attended by E. Gibson & E. Morrison
- MS Teams Meeting on MRSDA Duties Reform Standards, attended by E. Gisbon
- AUSMASA 2025 AGM, Flinders Street Melbourne. attended by E. Gibson
- MS Teams Meeting with Resources Vic on updates to Duty Model, attended by E. Gibson
- WorkSafe Psychosocial Health Webinar, attended by E. Gibson
- WorkSafe Catchup, held at CMPA Office, attended by E. Gibson & E. Morrison
- Webinar EPA Draft Guidance for minimising pollution and waste, attended by E. Gibson
- MS Teams Meeting on Trailing Liabilities Bill, attended by E. Gibson
- MS Teams Meeting on Extractive Industry Accredited Training Discussion, attended by E. Gibson
Upcoming Events
Save the date!
This year’s Annual Dinner will be at the GMHBA Stadium in Geelong on 3rd
October 2026. Calls for sponsorship will be sent out at the end of February.
Traffic Interaction Workshop
Date: Thursday 19th March 2026
Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
Where: Mantra Hotel 250 Cooper Street Epping, VIC
Cost: Members $150 Non-Members $200
Join us for an interactive workshop which will help you:
- Identify and share best traffic interaction practices being utilised by members
- Understand what WorkSafe expect when inspecting trafficpractices in quarries
- Utilise this information when reviewing the Traffic Management Guideline 2019
Presenters include:
- David McKelvie, SafeMix
- Michael Terry, WorkSafe
- Stephen McNair, Mawsons
- Paul Rutzou, ASQ
- Colleen Balfour, LSQ
- Brian Calobic, Conundrum Holdings
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