Oct 26, 2009 | In Parliament - 2009
GIPPSLAND ROTARY CENTENARY HOUSE & GIPPSLAND PLAINS RAIL TRAIL October 26, 2009Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (8.27 pm) — I rise to speak on two issues that certainly grieve me and many hundreds of people in my electorate: the federal government’s failure to provide...
Oct 26, 2009 | In Parliament - 2009
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – NATIONAL LANDCARE WEEKOctober 26, 2009Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Chester: That the House: (1) notes that National Landcare Week, 7 to 13 September, in 2009 commemorated 20 years of service across Australia; (2) recognises that...
Oct 26, 2009 | In Parliament - 2009
GIPPSLAND ROTARY CENTENARY HOUSEOctober 26, 2009Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (6.54 pm) — I was very impressed at the Gippsland Rotary Centenary House on Saturday night by a fundraising initiative to secure additional funding for the next nine units required by this...
Oct 26, 2009 | In Parliament - 2009
SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (INCOME SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS) BILL 2009October 26, 2009Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (6.16 pm) — I rise to speak in relation to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009, which...
Oct 26, 2009 | 2009 Archive
‘MOVEMBER’ IMPORTANT IN PROMOTING MEN’S HEALTH October 26, 2009 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is willing to risk harmony on the homefront by revisiting his moustache-growing exploits of 2008, when Movember officially begins on Sunday. Last year, Mr...