Mar 31, 2009 | Improving Rural Health
March 27, 2009 Gippsland and Latrobe Valley residents will face reduced access to health professionals and higher medical costs if the Federal Government goes ahead with plans to change the criteria for rural subsidies. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren...
Mar 31, 2009 | 2009 Archive
POSITIVE MEETING IN YARRAM: CHESTER March 31, 2009 The need to attract new investment in Yarram and build on existing infrastructure were among the key topics discussed with The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester during a meeting this week with the Alberton...
Mar 31, 2009 | Fixing Country Roads
March 31, 2009 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester will pursue state and federal funding opportunities to seal the last remaining section of the Dargo High Plains Road. Mr Chester met with a group of 20 Dargo and district residents on Monday night, where...
Mar 30, 2009 | 2009 Archive
COVINO’S LEADING THE WAY March 30, 2009 Future expansion of agriculture in the Sale-Maffra district was the subject of a visit by the Shadow Minister for Agriculture John Cobb this week. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester took the Shadow Minister to one...
Mar 26, 2009 | Protecting Local Jobs
March 26, 2009 Job fears in Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley have been further exacerbated by reports today that the Rudd Labor Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) could slash the local economy by 20 percent over the next 40 years. Frontier Economics has...