Nov 1, 2024 | Building Community Infrastructure, Helping Communities Rebuild, Improving Rural Health, Latest News
Vulnerable and elderly Mallacoota and district residents now have more opportunities to stay in their community and receive support from local healthcare service providers with the official opening of the MIVA MIVA Ballymena Bushfire Recovery Cottages, according to...
Aug 9, 2017 | Helping Communities Rebuild, Latest News
More than $200,000 will be spent on helping communities in East Gippsland to better cope with natural disasters. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester today welcomed an announcement the Federal and State governments would jointly support East Gippsland...
Aug 9, 2017 | Helping Communities Rebuild, Latest News
A $75,000 study will help people living and working in and around Briagolong to better cope with flash flooding. The Federal and State governments have announced they will jointly fund the Briagolong Flash Flood Study together with Wellington Shire Council. The...
Aug 29, 2012 | Helping Communities Rebuild, Mobile Phone and Internet Coverage
August 30, 2012 Improving mobile phone blackspots has been put on hold by the Gillard Government for another three years according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester said the government’s response to the Sinclair Review had ignored a...
Aug 19, 2012 | Helping Communities Rebuild
August 20, 2012 Results of a community survey have been backed up by a review of regional telecommunications services which found poor mobile phone reception is the number one concern for residents in regional Australia. The survey, which was conducted by The...
Jan 18, 2012 | Helping Communities Rebuild
January 18, 2012 Gippslanders are being urged to register mobile phone blackspots to highlight the need for a Federal Government program to ensure the safety of local communities in times of natural disaster. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester last week...
