Nov 28, 2011 | Helping Communities Rebuild
November 29, 2011 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has urged the Federal Government to improve mobile phone coverage in communities subject to serious bushfire threat in the region. Mr Chester has told Parliament that he has safety concerns for...
Nov 18, 2011 | Helping Communities Rebuild
November 18, 2011 The State and Federal Government’s are combining forces with the community to increase efforts to reduce the number of deliberately lit bushfires. Two weeks ago the Federal Government announced that its national database to track known and suspected...
Oct 31, 2011 | Helping Communities Rebuild
October 31, 2011 A national database to track known and suspected arsonists will be used for the first time this summer as a bushfire prevention measure, according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester has campaigned for a nation-wide approach to...
Sep 30, 2010 | Helping Communities Rebuild
September 30, 2010 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is questioning the value of an emergency warning system based on mobile phones without any commitment from the Federal Government to fix blackspot areas in Gippsland. Mr Chester has told Federal...
Aug 15, 2010 | Helping Communities Rebuild
August 16, 2010 Mobile phone coverage in Gippsland will be improved under a Coalition Government, according to The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. The Coalition has announced a $30 million mobile phone black-spots program to provide improved access to...
Aug 11, 2010 | Helping Communities Rebuild
August 9, 2010 $10 million would be allocated towards the establishment of an early fire detection system under a Coalition Government according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. This technology has been used in Europe and the US and has proven to be...
