Some events and programs organised by the Institute of Quarrying Australia branches over the past month.

Some events and programs organised by the Institute of Quarrying Australia branches over the past month.
The Queensland Government has released the ‘Future Infrastructure: Private Investment’ discussion paper, to incentivise private bodies to invest in state infrastructure needs.
Global construction material company Cemex is launching new decarbonisation projects in three of its global cement plants, where it will use game-changing carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technology developed by Australian company Calix.
Overseeing the activities and functions of QLD’s building industry regulator, the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC), a new board has been appointed to transition the commission into a customer-focused and insights-driven regulator.
Through the Heavy Vehicle Driving Operations Skill Set offered in Western Australia, more than 230 graduates of the program have found employment after acquisition of heavy rigid (HR) licences.
A new Main Roads office will be established in Manjimup in Western Australia next year, as part of the state government’s decision to return road maintenance back in-house to the transport agency.
Orica has expanded on the fragmentation monitoring methods offered by the company, to include real-time oversize product detection for quarries utilising blast technology.
Together with the Digital Data Chain Consortium, VEGA wants to further advance the digital twin of its instruments.
Slated to be held on the 20-21 September 2023 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Inside Construction Expo is set to help the construction and other related industries “engineer the future.”
Four projects in Victoria have been named the recipients of Quarry Transformation Grants, which aim to help stimulate smart thinking about repurposing former quarry sites.