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Monthly Archives:: May 2017
Secretariat Meetings to 25/05/2017
24.05.17 ERR workshop re: Risk based Work Plan guideline Notifications/Variations, Melbourne, E. Gibson
Federal Budget Promises Boost to Infrastructure
The Federal Budget’s allocation of $75 billion towards construction and infrastructure has been welcomed by industry, with the Government recommitting to several long term projects. (Source Quarry Magazine) Click here… Read more »
Statewide Assessment of Public Land
The Final Report on VEAC’s Statewide Assessment of Public Land was publicly released on Monday 8 May 2017. (Source Victorian Environmental Assessment Council) Click here for related link
Secretariat Meetings to 18/05/2017
15.05.17 Earth Resources Policy and Programs and consultants meeting re: Planning Practice Guideline, Elizabeth Gibson. 15.05.17 CMPA Associates Committee meeting, William Adams at Sunshine West 17.05.17 CMPA Management Committee meeting,… Read more »
Victoria has its first Chief Environmental Scientist
This week Victoria’s first Chief Environmental Scientist, Dr Andrea Hinwood, began work at EPA. Her arrival will strengthen and promote EPA’s scientific voice, giving government, industry and community even greater confidence… Read more »
US mining and quarrying to reach 6bn tonnes by 2021
The report, Mining & Quarrying: United States, by Freedonia Focus Reports, says expansion in domestic construction activity will stoke gains, as growing US production of copper-based building materials will stimulate… Read more »
Drone & UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Surveying
Landair Surveys is a CASA-certified supplier of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) services for surveying and photogrammetry applications. (Source Landair Surveys) Click here for related link
Secretariat Meetings to 11/05/2017
05.05.17 ERR Working Group Stakeholder Engagement and Guideline review, Melbourne, E. Gibson 10.05.17 Meeting with Ross McGowan, ERR, Melbourne, E. Gibson 10.05.17 ERR compliance strategy review, Melbourne, E. Gibson
Review of the native vegetation clearing regulations
Submissions now published! In December 2016, the government released the proposed amendments to the regulations, including a draft of the new incorporated document Native Vegetation Clearing – assessment guidelines for… Read more »