Nov 3, 2010 | Protecting Local Jobs
November 3, 2010 Jobs in the Gippsland timber industry would be threatened by a Labor-Greens Government in Victoria, according to The Nationals. Federal MP Darren Chester toured Gunns Timber Products in Heyfield with Senator Barnaby Joyce and Tim Bull and witnessed...
Nov 1, 2010 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
October 29, 2010 East Gippslanders are being encouraged to help clean up the Gippsland Lakes with a Community Action Day in Lakes Entrance, Paynesville, Raymond Island and Metung on Sunday, November 7. The action day will target rubbish removal from foreshore areas in...
Nov 1, 2010 | In Parliament - 2010
ALCOHOL October 28, 2010 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (12.30 pm) — I rise to raise my concerns with the excessive consumption of alcohol and the harm that is being caused in our homes and on our streets. According to the Department of Health and Ageing’s National Drug...
Nov 1, 2010 | In Parliament - 2010
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS – AFGHANISTAN October 27, 2010 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (4.42 pm) — I would like to begin by commending the member for Maribyrnong on his contribution as one of the most thoughtful and, I believe, heartfelt contributions we have heard in...
Nov 1, 2010 | Working With Farmers
October 30, 2010 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has used a visit by Senator Barnaby Joyce to highlight the opportunities to secure further growth in the Macalister Irrigation District (MID). Senator Joyce, who is the Coalition’s Shadow Minister for...
