May 23, 2023 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs
People and wildlife die in poorly managed forests and Victorian Premier Dan Andrews’ plan to shutdown the native timber industry in 2024 is a plan to kill country towns, kill wildlife, and kill Australian jobs. This is a Dan-made disaster which will devastate...
Feb 17, 2023 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is demanding a ‘local jobs guarantee’ following the announcement that ASIC doesn’t intend to renew its lease of Traralgon office space held by the Australian Taxation Office. In an open letter to the Treasurer Jim Chalmers,...
Apr 22, 2022 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has told a Timber Towns Victoria Roundtable ‘we need to keep fighting to save our timber industry because people and wildlife die in poorly managed forests’ Speaking at a forum in Heyfield this week, Mr Chester urged TTV to...
Nov 21, 2019 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs, Putting Locals First
Local MP Darren Chester is today hosting the Federal Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries as he meets timber industry representatives in Gippsland still reeling from the Andrews Government decision to halt all logging in native forests by 2030. Federal MP...
Nov 21, 2019 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs, Putting Locals First
Representatives from Gippsland’s native timber industry have agreed to fight for the future of the industry and are calling for an urgent meeting with the State Premier following a meeting in Bairnsdale today with local, state and federal government representatives....
Feb 15, 2019 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs
Kitchen facilities at Lakes Entrance Recreation Reserve will be upgraded following the announcement of funding from the #lovegippsland Stronger Communities Program. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester announced $13,250 for an upgrade of kitchen facilities and...
