Apr 23, 2009 | Fighting For Pensioners
April 21, 2009 More than 2650 Gippslanders have sent a message to the Prime Minister to make sure the Government doesn’t back away from its promises to increase pension rates in next month’s budget. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has received the...
Apr 15, 2009 | Fighting For Pensioners
September 23, 2008 The pressure is on Labor backbenchers to stand up for older Gippslanders and support an urgent increase in pension payments, according to The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester has welcomed the passing of the Opposition’s Bill...
Apr 15, 2009 | Fighting For Pensioners
September 16, 2008 The Labor Party has acted in Federal Parliament to avoid debate on a proposal to increase the single age pension by $30 per week. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says he is disappointed that Labor backbenchers have failed to...
Apr 15, 2009 | Fighting For Pensioners
September 10, 2008 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester will push for a Private Member’s Bill to increase the pension and provide a one-off bonus payment before Christmas. Mr Chester, who was elected on a campaign of fighting for a fair go for pensioners...
Apr 15, 2009 | Fighting For Pensioners
September 4, 2008 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has called for a $300 pre-Christmas payment for pensioners and carers as they wait out the Rudd Labor Government’s never-ending series of reviews. Mr Chester also told Federal parliament today that...
Apr 1, 2009 | Fighting For Pensioners
April 1, 2009 Locals are being asked to send a message to the Prime Minister to make sure the Government doesn’t back away from its promises to increase pension rates. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has sent out 55,000 pre-written postcards calling...
