Nov 21, 2019 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs, Putting Locals First
Local MP Darren Chester is today hosting the Federal Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries as he meets timber industry representatives in Gippsland still reeling from the Andrews Government decision to halt all logging in native forests by 2030. Federal MP...
Nov 21, 2019 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs, Putting Locals First
Representatives from Gippsland’s native timber industry have agreed to fight for the future of the industry and are calling for an urgent meeting with the State Premier following a meeting in Bairnsdale today with local, state and federal government representatives....
Nov 19, 2019 | Latest News
Gippsland timber industry workers and business owners need to remain united to fight the Andrews Labor Government’s ban on native hardwood logging, according to Federal MP Darren Chester. The Member for Gippsland attended the annual Victorian Association of Forest...
Nov 18, 2019 | Latest News
A $100,000 upgrade of the East Gippsland Rail Trail has been completed in time for the busy summer holiday period thanks to a Federal Government grant. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has congratulated the rail trail committee for moving quickly to secure...
Nov 18, 2019 | Latest News
An early morning captured at Bastion Point in Mallacoota has won the 2020 #lovegippsland calendar competition, organised by Federal MP Darren Chester. The winning photo, taken by Martin Ascher of Mallacoota, was chosen from more than 350 entries. Geoff Parrington from...
