When it comes to air quality control, the onus is increasingly on the quarry rather than regulators to ensure best practice is met, according to two environmental experts.
LafargeHolcim to put rebranding to a vote
LafargeHolcim, the world’s largest producer of cement, has proposed to change its name, if only slightly.
Construction giant gets tick of approval following USG Boral sale
Boral has received a boost, after its BBB credit rating was affirmed by American credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings. Read more
Boral to supply Perth’s most sustainable industrial estate
Boral’s Envisia low-carbon concrete has entered the trial phase to test the viability of its use for a new Perth logistics facility.
NSW regulator to assess quarry water management
The effects of water erosion around New South Wales quarries will be assessed on-site by the state’s Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) in the Northern Rivers, Hunter and Sydney Metro areas.
Drone approvals cut from weeks to seconds
An app-based approval system will be trialled by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Airservices Australia, for the use of drones by commercial operators.
OEM rings changes in start to 2021
Multinational OEM Sandvik has announced some important developments in the lead-up to 2021.
A breath of fresh air with the right data
Clean air is one of the most basic and fundamental expectations for quality of life. As Roger Cudmore and Cameron S McNaughton discuss, regardless of where we live, we all want to be confident that the air we breathe isn’t going to harm our health, or the health of the living things in our environment.
Mine regulator refreshes Victorian site rehab process
Earth Resources Regulation has updated the bond rates used to fund rehabilitation projects in Victorian mines and quarries for the first time since 2010.
Ex-sand quarry approved to reduce, reuse and recycle
Cairns Regional Council has approved the repurposing of a former sand quarry owned by Lemura Sand Company, allowing the facility to host more than 50,000 tonnes of recycled materials.