According to WorkSafe statistics, almost 30 per cent of all workplace deaths in Victoria occur on farms, despite the fact that agriculture employs just 3 per cent of Victorian workers…. Read more »
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Secretariat Meeting – 1 April 2016
Meeting of the Extractive Industry Taskforce (Supply and Demand study), DEDJTR, attended by Dr Elizabeth Gibson, in Melbourne.
Secretariat Meeting – 05 April 2016
Industryreference group meeting, ERR, DEDJTR, Melbourne, attended by Dr Elizabeth Gibson.
Secretariat Meeting – 30 March 2016
Meeting of the Earth Resources Ministerial Advisory Council in Ballarat, attended by Dr Elizabeth Gibson.
Sector Women’s Leadership Grants – Extended Application Deadline
Due to an unprecedented response to the 2016 National Industry Scholarship Grant Initiative to support the development of women’s leadership in the sector, the National Scholarship Grant Committee have made… Read more »
Australia’s Workplace Relations Tribunal backs quarry safety efforts
The tribunal has backed a quarry operator’s decision to terminate the employment of a worker who flouted site safety policies. The recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) ruling related to Metro… Read more »
Utah quarry worker killed after falling 300 feet in dump truck
A miner at died at a Utah quarry earlier this month after the dump truck he was in fell 30 feet into the quarry water below. (Source: Aggregates Manager) Click… Read more »
Rock fall at Papua New Guinea mine claims life of Ok Tedi worker
A man has died at Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi mine, forcing operations to be suspended less than two weeks after they were restarted. (Source: ABC News Australia) Click here… Read more »
Secretariat Meeting – 15 March 2016
Seminar with The Hon Jacinta Allan, Minister for Transport and the Victorian Civil Construction Industry Alliance, Melbourne, Elizabeth Gibson in attendance.
Secretariat – Site Visits – 17 March 2016
Site visits to were conducted to Voting Members in the Geelong area by Elizabeth Gibson and Gavin Moreira.