CMEIG set out last year well before Covid-19 to help make a positive impact on mental health issues. Australia’s overall starting point is reasonably strong: we have a suicide rate of 5.7 per 100,000 people compared to the World Health Organisation average of 11.7. Sadly in Australia, 75% of [...]
As Australia’s largest mental health organisation, Beyond Blue has reported a massive upswing in calls to its support service across the country – often from people who have never experienced mental health challenges before. In response, Beyond Blue earlier this year launched a dedicated Coronavirus Mental Health and Wellbeing Support [...]
CMEIG has established a working group to engage with the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (DAWE) on Non-Road Diesel Emissions, specifically considering the Australian market between 2008 and 2018. DAWE recently held a forum with CMEIG involvement to provide insight and awareness to participants in the Australian [...]
John McNamara studied Civil Engineering at RMIT before joining what is now Melbourne Water then Morgan Drainage and eventually Leighton Contractors. He started at Leighton Contractors as a Construction Project Manager, eventually rising through the ranks to take the role of General Manager Southern Region, covering Victoria, Tasmania and [...]