Dec 21, 2011 | Protecting Local Jobs
December 21, 2011 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says concerns over the financial viability of Latrobe Valley power stations will be heightened once the Gillard Labor Government’s carbon tax comes into effect. Mr Chester said this week’s announcement that...
Dec 13, 2011 | 2011 Archive
BUILDING UPGRADES AT SALE SHOWGROUNDS December 13, 2011 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has congratulated the volunteer committee and members of Sale and District Agricultural Society at the official opening of the new pavilion this morning. Mr...
Dec 13, 2011 | Supporting Regional Students
December 13, 2011 A new course to help students progress to tertiary healthcare studies has been launched in a partnership between Monash University, GippsTAFE and AdvanceTAFE (formerly East Gippsland Institute of TAFE). State Ministers Peter Ryan and Peter Hall made...
Dec 12, 2011 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
December 13, 2011 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the State Government’s focus on road safety upgrades. Mr Chester said the current work on the highway between Bairnsdale and Stratford could assist in reducing the accident rate on one of the...
Dec 12, 2011 | Supporting Regional Students
December 9, 2011 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has signed up for the Gippsland Youth Commitment, an initiative to provide young people from our region with the best possible education, training or employment outcomes. Mr Chester said while it was...