Safe Work Australia has published an updated work health and safety (WHS) checklist to assist businesses in developing comprehensive safety strategies with ease and to understand their duties in guaranteeing employee safety. For those designated as a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU), it is important to understand your [...]
Welcome to the winter edition of the CMEIG Newsletter. In this issue we cover: An update on the Federal Government’s Non-Road Diesel Emission project. This is a critical topic for CMEIG members, and we are actively involved to ensure that any regulation introduced has taken on board the input [...]
Hi everyone! Time flies, and we’re now one month into our relationship with CMEIG subscribing members. It is good to pause and reflect on where we are at so far.It has been great to get to know each of you and to better understand your businesses – thank you for [...]
In 2018, the Australian Government identified the management of emissions from non-road diesel engines as a priority action under the National Clean Air Agreement. Since then, significant developments have taken place, bringing us closer to a national approach to tackle this issue. Recently, on May 24, 2023, the Department [...]
Welcome to the Autumn 2023 CMEIG Newsletter. 2022 was another strong year with sales increasing by 7 per cent. From the Covid environment of the past few years, 2023 presents us with a whole new landscape from the economic challenge of combatting rising inflation to geo-political tensions. Within CMEIG [...]
Researchers from RMIT University have made a breakthrough in the production of green hydrogen by developing a method to split seawater directly into hydrogen and oxygen without the need for desalination. This is a critical step towards creating a commercially viable green hydrogen industry that is 100% carbon-free across [...]
CMEIG has conducted an audit of skills training for the sector and is working with the newly appointed regulator (AUSMASA) on the introduction of qualifications. AUSMASA is the Australian Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance (ausmasa.org.au) and the Jobs and Skills Council for Mining and Automotive industries. In recent years, [...]
Accompanying the Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2023 was an informative presentation from Heidi Hutchison, Assistant Director General at the Australian Cyber Security Centre, on cyber security and how it could affect our members. Heidi provided information on many considerations, including: Managing & securing remote access Considering who [...]
There are many activities being undertaken by our Working Groups and of course, by David our CEO, with the focus to improve our industry for our members. You may have noticed our LinkedIn page and the content that is highlighted and shared. There are many updates directly related [...]
CMEIG recently hosted a well-attended member event at the Gabba in Brisbane. It was terrific to have the Queensland Minister for Resources, the Honourable Scott Stuart MP, present on Queensland’s plans for spending on mining and construction infrastructure in the lead up to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. We [...]