Jun 29, 2020 | Latest News
Heyfield is on track to become a model town for communities across Australia interested in setting up their own mini electricity grid. The town is the location for the MyTown Microgrid: a Community and Data-driven Feasibility Project which has secured $1.78 million in...
Jun 29, 2020 | Latest News
Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says funding to study further irrigation opportunities in the heart of Gippsland is a great win for local farmers. “I met with Latrobe River irrigators this week and agree there is enormous potential for future growth in the...
Jun 26, 2020 | Latest News
Gippsland’s timber industry will benefit from additional support as it recovers from the 2019-20 bushfires, Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said today. Mr Chester said the industry had been one of the hardest hit over summer and the measures would provide critical...
Jun 26, 2020 | Latest News
Mallacoota’s community clubrooms will be finished within the next two months. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester this week visited the clubrooms which have been built on land adjacent to the tennis courts in Greer Street. “There will be many people in...
Jun 26, 2020 | Latest News
A regional cancer centre could open its doors to patients in East Gippsland in little more than a year. East Gippsland was named in last year’s Federal Budget as the location for one of ten regional cancer centres to be established around Australia. Federal Member for...