Dec 12, 2011 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
December 13, 2011 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the State Government’s focus on road safety upgrades. Mr Chester said the current work on the highway between Bairnsdale and Stratford could assist in reducing the accident rate on one of the...
Oct 17, 2011 | Fixing Country Roads
October 17, 2011 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging Gippslanders to participate in a competition to develop a new roads safety slogan to appear on Victorian car number plates. Mr Chester has congratulated the Victorian State Government for its...
Aug 22, 2011 | Fixing Country Roads
August 22, 2011 $1.15 million will be spent in Gippsland upgrading five road sites identified as accident black spots. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said various works to improve safety for road users would be carried out across the five projects...
Aug 17, 2011 | Fixing Country Roads
August 17, 2011 Several landslips on the Great Alpine Road have highlighted safety and access concerns for high country communities. Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, State Member for Gippsland East Tim Bull and Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester inspected the road...
Aug 5, 2011 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
August 5, 2011 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed today’s announcement of $7.6 million for Princes Highway upgrades from Stratford to Bairnsdale and Orbost to Cann River. Mr Chester said the State Government funding was a major step towards...
May 29, 2011 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads
May 27, 2011 The failure of the Federal Government to heed community concerns and provide funding to improve the safety of the Princes Highway east of Sale has been brought to the attention of Federal Parliament. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester this...
