Nov 20, 2012 | Better Childcare Services
November 21, 2012 An inquiry would investigate the childcare needs of rural and regional parents if the Coalition is elected according to The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester has welcomed the announcement by the Coalition that a proposed...
Aug 30, 2012 | Better Childcare Services
September 3, 2012 Occasional childcare places will be restored in Heyfield, Maffra, Yarram, Paynesville Swifts Creek and Mallacoota after a long-running community campaign. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, who supported the affected communities in their...
Jun 14, 2012 | Better Childcare Services
May 30, 2012 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed a State Government funding breakthrough that will allow for the construction of the Yarram Childcare Hub. Mr Chester said the $1.1 million announcement would provide a boost for Yarram. “The project...
Mar 9, 2012 | Better Childcare Services
March 9, 2012 Glassford Street Kindergarten in Maffra has applied for funding to build a new room so it can run three-year-old and four-year-old kindergarten simultaneously. The kindergarten in partnership with Wellington Shire Council has lodged an application for...
Mar 2, 2012 | Better Childcare Services
March 2, 2012 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has called on the Gillard Government to redeem itself and provide funding for childcare services in Yarram, during the February sitting of Federal Parliament. Mr Chester told Parliament the Yarram...
Feb 1, 2012 | Better Childcare Services
February 1, 2012 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has registered his support for funding to build a children’s hub with childcare in Yarram. Mr Chester has written to the Hon Wendy Lovell, Minister for Children and Early Learning Childhood...