May 22, 2018 | Latest News
Fifty-five students from Traralgon’s Lavalla Catholic College are now home from Canberra with medals and shields won at the Australian National Eisteddfod in Canberra. The college’s senior choir, jazz ensemble and senior concert band competed at the prestigious event...
May 21, 2018 | Latest Speeches
Mr CHESTER (Gippsland—Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC and Deputy Leader of the House) (12:44): I rise to make some comments in relation to Appropriation Bill (No....
May 21, 2018 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
A life-changing breast cancer medication that would otherwise cost patients around $71,820 per year will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the listing on the PBS of ribociclib (Kisqali®) from...
May 18, 2018 | Latest News
Work on a $2.5 million project to create a link between Bairnsdale’s industrial area and the East Gippsland Livestock Exchange is now underway. The project comprises the extension of Giles Street and the construction of a new three-span concrete bridge over Magee’s...
May 18, 2018 | Latest News, Putting Locals First
The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has urged rural local government leaders to be persistent in their efforts to secure funding for their communities. Mr Chester, who is the current Federal Minister for Veterans Affairs and the former Federal Minister...
