Jun 15, 2012 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
May 1, 2012 Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull has announced that works on a $4.3 million project to combat driver fatigue along the Princes Highway between Stratford and Bairnsdale are drawing to a close. “The majority of the works are now finished, with the...
Jun 15, 2012 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
June 12, 2012 The closure of the Princes Highway east of Orbost due to storm damage has further highlighted the need for a major upgrade of the region’s key transport route, according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester said last week’s closure...
Jun 14, 2012 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
June 1, 2012 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester will accept an offer from the Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss the future of the Princes Highway east between Sale and the New South Wales border. Minister Albanese made the offer after Mr...
Feb 8, 2012 | Fixing Country Roads
February 8, 2012 The Victorian Government’s ‘Road User or Abuser’ campaign to bring cyclists and motorists together on road safety has been welcomed by local MPs Darren Chester and Russell Northe. The campaign will use a Facebook page as a forum for cyclists and...
Feb 8, 2012 | Fixing Country Roads
January 25, 2012 Work is starting on sealing of the unsealed sections of the Omeo Highway, delivering on another election commitment, says Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull. “It is one of only four routes between the North East and Gippsland and the sealing of the...
Jan 20, 2012 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
January 20, 2012 Increased government funding is required to improve safety levels on the Princes Highway throughout Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley, according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. The local MP’s campaign for increased funding has been...
