Jul 8, 2011 | Working With Farmers
July 7, 2011 Gippsland students Rebecca Dunsmuir and Elizabeth Crerar are making the most of the Investing in Youth Studentship Program. This week they caught up with local Federal MP Darren Chester in Canberra to discuss agricultural issues and opportunities for the...
Jul 8, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
HEALTH AND AGEING COMMITTEE – REPORT (BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE)July 6, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (16:32): There are a lot of issues that get debated in this place, and they seem to take on life-and-death proportions inside the Canberra bubble of politicians, media...
Jul 8, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
CARBON TAXJuly 6, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (13:58): I rise to speak in relation to the proposed carbon tax. It appears the Prime Minister has done a deal with the Greens and with the Independents, but she has not done a deal with Latrobe Valley power station workers...
Jul 7, 2011 | Protecting Local Jobs
July 6, 2011 The Prime Minister should make the Latrobe Valley her first destination if she is serious about fully explaining the impact of her carbon tax to regional Australians, according to The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Latrobe Valley...
Jul 6, 2011 | 2011 Archive
GRASS WILL GET GREENER AT MAFFRA OVAL June 10, 2011 Playing conditions at the Maffra Recreation Reserve are set to improve dramatically with the committee of management receiving over $27,000 to install an automated underground irrigation system as part of the State...
