The 2012 CMPA Annual Dinner
The CMPA Annual Dinner ventured east of Melbourne to the Yarra Valley Region and the rolling hills of Healesville, where guests networked with industry peers across the weekend. GAVIN MOREIRA, CMPA Administration Officer reviews a fantastic weekend!
AN enjoyable weekend away of fun filled activities and a chance to catch up with old friends. The CMPA Annual Dinner weekend turned out to be exactly that, with cold and wet weather not dampening the spirits of the 220 guests who attended. It was the biggest gathering for the association and is getting bigger and bigger each year.
The weekend commenced with a battle on the short course greens of the RACV Healesville Country Club. It was here that a group of 13 quarry members and associates set out for a leisurely round of eight holes of golf.
Each hole provided its challenges but there were prizes on offer from the sponsors – EI Engineering, Impact Drill & Blast, TSP Group of Companies and WAM Australia making it all worthwhile.
Great fun, networking and mutual respect of each player’s abilities made for an enjoyable afternoon. The overall winner for 2012 was Mark Thompson from Oli Vibrators who was presented with his trophy during the Annual Dinner.
The culmination of twelve months of planning and hard work by the Secretariat evolved into a wonderful night, where 220 Members and their guests gathered on Saturday August 25 at the RACV Healesville Country Club for the twelfth Annual Dinner. The evening commenced with pre-dinner drinks which allowed guests to meet and greet friends and peers over a beer or wine and to take in what was an outstanding venue.
The CMPA Annual General Meeting was held in the Ballroom prior to the commencement of the dinner. John Mawson, CMPA Chairperson opened the meeting and in his address spoke about the highlights of the past twelve months including the submission provided to the EDIC – Parliament of Victoria – Inquiry into Greenfields Mineral Exploration and Project Development in Victoria as well as various training sessions held on Blast Management and Crushing, Screening, Welding and Sampling. He also acknowledged the hard work of the Associate and Management Committees over the past year.
A motion was raised to accept all presentations provided in the Annual Report: Chairperson, Associate Chairperson, Education Chairperson, Policy & Special Issues Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary which were duly passed (These presentations provided in the Annual Report are available in the Members Only area of the CMPA website.).
The last order of business for the AGM was a thank you to Mark Thompson as outgoing Associate Chairman after the election of Tej Panesar to the position for the coming year.
It was then time to open the doors to the Ballroom where guests were welcomed by MC Brendan James and greeted by a very spacious room filled with CMPA balloon centre pieces. The night was officially opened by John Mawson the CMPA Chairperson who gave us an overview of the last twelve months.
This was followed by the first CMPA Public Auction, which involved spirited bidding by guests on five items donated by Associate members. Thank you to Landair Surveys, Orica, Onetrak, GalesafeWeighing and William Adams, the auction raised over $5000 with proceeds going towards the CMPA Educational Fund to develop educational and training resources to improve safety in your workplaces.
This year the Secretariat developed a double-sided A4 size flyer which was a pictorial presentation of the last twelve months of the CMPA and depicted the pride of the members in the association through photos of their quarries, sand and stone front covers and commentary outlining the strengths of the association and the challenges that lie ahead.
The results of the CMPA Members Survey for 2012 was also available to guests on the night and was a good talking point for members to discuss common points of interest that affect all our businesses.
The feature act of the evening was the band Threes Company who kept us all entertained with various musical numbers from different walks of life.
Guests were also given the opportunity throughout the evening to have their pictures drawn by star caricaturist Tony Bramwell who worked non-stop all night.
The dinner was an overwhelming success with many new contacts made and old ones renewed.
Associates were once again overwhelmed by the opportunities they had during the night to network with fellow associates, but more importantly with quarry members. One associate made the comment “It was a great venue, with great food and great company.”
“What a spectacular way to mix business and pleasure!”
OTHERS COMMENTED
“Congratulations to everyone involved in organising the AGM and Dinner, the venue for the weekend and they meals were fantastic.”
“Thank you to the CMPA for a great night and a wonderful dinner, already looking forward to next year.”
“Had a great time, what a wonderful venue!”
“A great night and a good way to get a better understanding of the association and an insight into the industry they work in.”
“Thank you for a terrific weekend. I had a great night and have made contact with enough quarry sites to make visits for the next few weeks, which is great.”
“Lovely to see the photos of the night – it all looked wonderful. I did hear that it was indeed an excellent event. I was so sorry that I was not able to attend. Will definitely be there next year – it is an event we both look forward to.”
The night finished with guests who wanted to carry on the party, did so over quiet drinks and social conversation in The Terrace Bar.
At this point the weekend was only half over, Sunday morning brought more opportunities to mingle with fellow members and to reminisce on the night before.
A beautiful private buffet breakfast was served up for 90 guests who braved the early morning back in the Ballroom to start another beautiful day.
This was soon followed by an hour long trip on the historic Yarra Valley Train or a visit to Healesville Sanctuary. We sincerely hope everyone enjoyed the weekend and as you can see from the photos it certainly appears that way!
THANKS TO THE SPONSORS
On behalf of the guests at the 2012 Annual Dinner, we would like to thank all those who sponsored the evening:
Platinum sponsors:
Atlas Copco Mining & Rock Excavation Australia and Victorian Construction Equipment Pty Ltd
Gold sponsors:
Advanced Engineering Group, Belmont Diesel, Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE, Box Hill Institute of TAFE, Crushing Equipment, Delta Rent Pty Ltd, Finlay Screening & Crushing Systems, Gordyn & Palmer Pty Ltd, Orica Australia (Quarry Services), Sandvik Mining & Construction, Terex Jaques, Vermeer and WAM Australia
Silver sponsors:
CJD Equipment, Earthmoving Industry Engineering Pty Ltd, Galesafe Weighing, Groeneveld Australia, Indeco Australia, Komatsu Australia, Landair Surveys, Landmark Contracting, Lincom Group, Oli Vibrators Pty Ltd, Onetrak Pty Ltd and William Adams
Bronze Sponsors:
Australian Mine & Quarry Supplies, Petromech Pty Ltd and, TSP Group of Companies
Door Prize Sponsor: Crushing Equipment
Door Prize Sponsor: Indeco Australia
Early Bird Prize Sponsor: Lincom Group
Name Tag & Lanyard Sponsor: Oli Vibrators Pty Ltd
It would be greatly appreciated if all Members could thank these companies if you are talking to them. Members are asked to consider these companies when you are next pricing a job.
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