Aug 31, 2015 | 2015 Archive, East Sale RAAF Base
August 31, 2015 A $185 million upgrade of the East Sale RAAF Base is in its final stages of construction. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said about 95 per cent of the building and air services infrastructure improvements had been completed, and workers...
Aug 21, 2015 | 2015 Archive, Helping Small Business
August 21, 2015 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says the lowering of the GST threshold for overseas purchases is a win for small business owners in regional areas. Goods bought offshore will have the GST included from July 1, 2017, after agreement was...
Aug 21, 2015 | 2015 Archive
August 21, 2015 Local councils in Gippsland are set to start receiving their first funding allocations under the Australian Government’s Financial Assistance Grant programme for the 2015-16 financial year. The Australian Government is providing $2.3 billion to local...
Aug 20, 2015 | In Parliament - 2015
August 19, 2015 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland—Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence) (10:50): It is with great pleasure that I join the debate this morning on the Australian Defence Force Superannuation Bill 2015 and cognate bills. I note the contribution by...
Aug 17, 2015 | 2015 Archive
August 18, 2015 The Australian Government will invest $1 million in a nationwide “dob in a dealer” campaign as part of its strategy to combat the spread of the drug ‘ice’. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister Tony...
