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Darren Chester MP
Official Page of The Nationals Member for Gippsland,
Federal Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel.
Check out Darren's personal page at https://www.facebook.com/darren.chester.524
Welcome back to Gippsland.
Back in 1985 – a number of Yarram Rotary Club members enjoyed welcoming students from other countries to Gippsland as part of the popular student exchange program.
One of those students, Junko was back in Yarram recently to take a trip down memory lane with one of her host families, Jenny and Rob Davies from Alberton West.
Junko spent nearly 10 months in Yarram and was hosted by five local families, staying on farms and in town, allowing her to experience all that Yarram and district had to offer.
She attended Yarram Secondary College (which was called Yarram High School then) and loved every minute being a year 12 student studying english, maths and art.
Junko has made four trips back to Yarram over the years and has welcomed many of her host families and their families into her home in Japan.
On this trip, Junko enjoyed showing her husband and now grown up daughters around Yarram Secondary College as well as other sights around Yarram that she came to love.
It is fantastic to see students who came here on the Rotary Exchange Program over many years returning to Gippsland and bringing their families with them to enjoy our piece of paradise.
#lovegippsland
Back in 1985 – a number of Yarram Rotary Club members enjoyed welcoming students from other countries to Gippsland as part of the popular student exchange program.
One of those students, Junko was back in Yarram recently to take a trip down memory lane with one of her host families, Jenny and Rob Davies from Alberton West.
Junko spent nearly 10 months in Yarram and was hosted by five local families, staying on farms and in town, allowing her to experience all that Yarram and district had to offer.
She attended Yarram Secondary College (which was called Yarram High School then) and loved every minute being a year 12 student studying english, maths and art.
Junko has made four trips back to Yarram over the years and has welcomed many of her host families and their families into her home in Japan.
On this trip, Junko enjoyed showing her husband and now grown up daughters around Yarram Secondary College as well as other sights around Yarram that she came to love.
It is fantastic to see students who came here on the Rotary Exchange Program over many years returning to Gippsland and bringing their families with them to enjoy our piece of paradise.
#lovegippsland
Latrobe City and the broader Gippsland region will be the centre of lawn bowls action for the next nine days.
Starting tomorrow, bowls clubs across Gippsland are hosting this year’s Henselite Victorian Bowls Open Championships… and it’s sure to be a multi-million dollar boost to the economy.
The tournament is the second largest bowls event (behind the Australian titles) and is open to bowlers with a range of abilities competing in singles, pairs, mixed pairs and triples events.
This major event will be hosted across 18 venues within the Gippsland region including Traralgon, Morwell, Churchill, Yinnar, Boolarra, Heyfield, West Sale, Sale, Maffra and Stratford.
It’s great to see Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley hosting such large-scale events… well done to Latrobe City and all the groups which are partnering with Bowls Victoria.
Good luck to all entrants!
For more information, visit the Bowls Victoria website: https://vicopen.com.au/
#lovegippsland #myvalley
Starting tomorrow, bowls clubs across Gippsland are hosting this year’s Henselite Victorian Bowls Open Championships… and it’s sure to be a multi-million dollar boost to the economy.
The tournament is the second largest bowls event (behind the Australian titles) and is open to bowlers with a range of abilities competing in singles, pairs, mixed pairs and triples events.
This major event will be hosted across 18 venues within the Gippsland region including Traralgon, Morwell, Churchill, Yinnar, Boolarra, Heyfield, West Sale, Sale, Maffra and Stratford.
It’s great to see Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley hosting such large-scale events… well done to Latrobe City and all the groups which are partnering with Bowls Victoria.
Good luck to all entrants!
For more information, visit the Bowls Victoria website: https://vicopen.com.au/
#lovegippsland #myvalley
Are you handy with a rod and reel, then it’s time to take a break in Gippsland.
The Victorian Fisheries Authority has laid down the challenge with the first person to catch a metre-long flathead in the Gippsland Lakes set to receive a $1000 tackle voucher.
Now in my mind, a metre-long flathead is basically a small crocodile… but the Gippsland Lakes have been fishing well and the VFA is confident someone will land a monster soon!
Dusky flathead are ‘keepers’ in the 30-55cm range but there have been reports of impressive duskies in the 80-90cm range being caught and released.
If it turns out to be you, there’s $1000 worth of tackle as a prize from the participating Gippsland tackle stores tagged below.
And remember, big duskies need to be handled with care so refresh yourself with best practice principles here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgMvDK8lB4.
For terms and conditions of the comp, visit www.vfa.vic.gov.au/gippslandmetery
#lovegippsland
The Victorian Fisheries Authority has laid down the challenge with the first person to catch a metre-long flathead in the Gippsland Lakes set to receive a $1000 tackle voucher.
Now in my mind, a metre-long flathead is basically a small crocodile… but the Gippsland Lakes have been fishing well and the VFA is confident someone will land a monster soon!
Dusky flathead are ‘keepers’ in the 30-55cm range but there have been reports of impressive duskies in the 80-90cm range being caught and released.
If it turns out to be you, there’s $1000 worth of tackle as a prize from the participating Gippsland tackle stores tagged below.
And remember, big duskies need to be handled with care so refresh yourself with best practice principles here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgMvDK8lB4.
For terms and conditions of the comp, visit www.vfa.vic.gov.au/gippslandmetery
#lovegippsland
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Check out Darren's personal page at https://www.facebook.com/darren.chester.524
Welcome back to Gippsland.
Back in 1985 – a number of Yarram Rotary Club members enjoyed welcoming students from other countries to Gippsland as part of the popular student exchange program.
One of those students, Junko was back in Yarram recently to take a trip down memory lane with one of her host families, Jenny and Rob Davies from Alberton West.
Junko spent nearly 10 months in Yarram and was hosted by five local families, staying on farms and in town, allowing her to experience all that Yarram and district had to offer.
She attended Yarram Secondary College (which was called Yarram High School then) and loved every minute being a year 12 student studying english, maths and art.
Junko has made four trips back to Yarram over the years and has welcomed many of her host families and their families into her home in Japan.
On this trip, Junko enjoyed showing her husband and now grown up daughters around Yarram Secondary College as well as other sights around Yarram that she came to love.
It is fantastic to see students who came here on the Rotary Exchange Program over many years returning to Gippsland and bringing their families with them to enjoy our piece of paradise.
#lovegippsland
Back in 1985 – a number of Yarram Rotary Club members enjoyed welcoming students from other countries to Gippsland as part of the popular student exchange program.
One of those students, Junko was back in Yarram recently to take a trip down memory lane with one of her host families, Jenny and Rob Davies from Alberton West.
Junko spent nearly 10 months in Yarram and was hosted by five local families, staying on farms and in town, allowing her to experience all that Yarram and district had to offer.
She attended Yarram Secondary College (which was called Yarram High School then) and loved every minute being a year 12 student studying english, maths and art.
Junko has made four trips back to Yarram over the years and has welcomed many of her host families and their families into her home in Japan.
On this trip, Junko enjoyed showing her husband and now grown up daughters around Yarram Secondary College as well as other sights around Yarram that she came to love.
It is fantastic to see students who came here on the Rotary Exchange Program over many years returning to Gippsland and bringing their families with them to enjoy our piece of paradise.
#lovegippsland
Latrobe City and the broader Gippsland region will be the centre of lawn bowls action for the next nine days.
Starting tomorrow, bowls clubs across Gippsland are hosting this year’s Henselite Victorian Bowls Open Championships… and it’s sure to be a multi-million dollar boost to the economy.
The tournament is the second largest bowls event (behind the Australian titles) and is open to bowlers with a range of abilities competing in singles, pairs, mixed pairs and triples events.
This major event will be hosted across 18 venues within the Gippsland region including Traralgon, Morwell, Churchill, Yinnar, Boolarra, Heyfield, West Sale, Sale, Maffra and Stratford.
It’s great to see Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley hosting such large-scale events… well done to Latrobe City and all the groups which are partnering with Bowls Victoria.
Good luck to all entrants!
For more information, visit the Bowls Victoria website: https://vicopen.com.au/
#lovegippsland #myvalley
Starting tomorrow, bowls clubs across Gippsland are hosting this year’s Henselite Victorian Bowls Open Championships… and it’s sure to be a multi-million dollar boost to the economy.
The tournament is the second largest bowls event (behind the Australian titles) and is open to bowlers with a range of abilities competing in singles, pairs, mixed pairs and triples events.
This major event will be hosted across 18 venues within the Gippsland region including Traralgon, Morwell, Churchill, Yinnar, Boolarra, Heyfield, West Sale, Sale, Maffra and Stratford.
It’s great to see Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley hosting such large-scale events… well done to Latrobe City and all the groups which are partnering with Bowls Victoria.
Good luck to all entrants!
For more information, visit the Bowls Victoria website: https://vicopen.com.au/
#lovegippsland #myvalley
Are you handy with a rod and reel, then it’s time to take a break in Gippsland.
The Victorian Fisheries Authority has laid down the challenge with the first person to catch a metre-long flathead in the Gippsland Lakes set to receive a $1000 tackle voucher.
Now in my mind, a metre-long flathead is basically a small crocodile… but the Gippsland Lakes have been fishing well and the VFA is confident someone will land a monster soon!
Dusky flathead are ‘keepers’ in the 30-55cm range but there have been reports of impressive duskies in the 80-90cm range being caught and released.
If it turns out to be you, there’s $1000 worth of tackle as a prize from the participating Gippsland tackle stores tagged below.
And remember, big duskies need to be handled with care so refresh yourself with best practice principles here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgMvDK8lB4.
For terms and conditions of the comp, visit www.vfa.vic.gov.au/gippslandmetery
#lovegippsland
The Victorian Fisheries Authority has laid down the challenge with the first person to catch a metre-long flathead in the Gippsland Lakes set to receive a $1000 tackle voucher.
Now in my mind, a metre-long flathead is basically a small crocodile… but the Gippsland Lakes have been fishing well and the VFA is confident someone will land a monster soon!
Dusky flathead are ‘keepers’ in the 30-55cm range but there have been reports of impressive duskies in the 80-90cm range being caught and released.
If it turns out to be you, there’s $1000 worth of tackle as a prize from the participating Gippsland tackle stores tagged below.
And remember, big duskies need to be handled with care so refresh yourself with best practice principles here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgMvDK8lB4.
For terms and conditions of the comp, visit www.vfa.vic.gov.au/gippslandmetery
#lovegippsland