May 30, 2011 | Working With Farmers
May 30, 2011 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the National Farmers Federation’s decision to reject the Gillard Government’s proposed tax on carbon dioxide. NFF President Jock Laurie today released new research which indicated that some farmers...
May 30, 2011 | 2011 Blogs
GIPPSLAND LAKES A NATIONAL ICON May 30, 2011 This week in Federal Parliament I highlighted the need for the Commonwealth Government to provide more funding and take an active role in the future of the Gippsland Lakes. As an internationally-recognised wetland, there is...
May 29, 2011 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
May 27, 2011 The failure of the Federal Government to heed community concerns and provide funding to improve the safety of the Princes Highway east of Sale has been brought to the attention of Federal Parliament. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester this...
May 27, 2011 | 2011 Archive
LOCAL STUDENTS GET WARM WELCOME IN COLD CANBERRA May 27, 2011 Lakes Entrance Primary School students were in the gallery of Federal Parliament last week during a school visit to Canberra. While speaking in the House of Representatives local MP and Lakes Entrance...
May 26, 2011 | Improving Rural Health
May 27, 2011 Latrobe Regional Hospital will receive $4 million to build new rooms for four additional beds and upgrade the hospital’s community rehabilitation section. Making the announcement today, State Member Russell Northe and Federal Member Darren Chester said...
