Simone Reinertsen is the stakeholder specialist for the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), Australia’s independent regulator for all heavy vehicles greater than 4.5 tonnes
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Addressing climate change risk in a resource context
Elisa de Wit is a partner in the Melbourne office of international legal firm Norton Rose Fulbright, and leads the firm’s climate change and
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Improving the regulatory space for the extractive industry
Anna Cronin is Victoria’s Commissioner for Better Regulation. She oversaw a review of the Earth Resources Regulator in 2017 and her report – Getting
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The national economic forecast to 2024
Robert Mellor will bring out his barometer at the IQA conference to discuss the national outlook in construction activity to 2024. While it might all seem doom and gloom, he predicts the picture beyond the horizon is bright if the industry plans ahead.
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Sean Taylor: A firm voice for inclusion and diversity
Sean Taylor has more than 30 years’ experience in the earthmoving industry and joined Komatsu Australia in 2004 as general manager of the company’s
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Members, suppliers embrace ‘The Future of Quarrying’
Well, it’s hard to believe that we’re approaching the end of the year. With the footy season coming to a close and Bathurst just
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Resilient, provincial city shakes off its ‘Sleepy Hollow’ tag
Welcome to Geelong, the venue for the IQA’s 62nd annual conference!
Geelong is unjustly portrayed – mostly by parochial Melburnians! – as
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Boral braces for headwinds before infrastructure boom
Following the release of the full year financial results to 30 June, 2019, Mike Kane, CEO of the construction materials company, has forecast a
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Safety deadline passes as MP warns non-compliant operators
The 50,000-strong mining and quarrying workforce have been required to partake in workplace safety sessions in the past seven weeks. It forms part of
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PM visits Downer asphalt plant to tout recycling
Confronted with a worsening waste problem, the Federal Government has outlined plans to establish an end date for the export of waste material and
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