Apr 3, 2012 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
April 4, 2012 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has highlighted the need for ongoing investment in the Gippsland Lakes during a meeting with the Gippsland Coastal Board (GCB). Mr Chester met with Board Chairperson Helen Martin to discuss the...
Mar 1, 2012 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
March 2, 2012 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has called on the Federal Government to commit to ongoing funding for the Gippsland Lakes in the wake of the recent algal bloom. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Chester said the health of the Gippsland Lakes...
Jan 6, 2012 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
January 6, 2012 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed today’s announcement that warning signs related to an outbreak of blue green algae in the Gippsland Lakes will be removed. Mr Chester said it was a timely boost for the tourism industry and he...
Nov 22, 2011 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
November 22, 2011 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the formation of a Gippsland Lakes Ministerial Advisory Committee and congratulated State Member for Gippsland East Tim Bull for securing the $10 million in funding. “The health of the...
Nov 14, 2011 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
November 15, 2011 The rehabilitation of the Heart Morass by a vast array of community organisations has been commended in Federal Parliament. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester raised the project which has seen degraded farmland on the shores of the...
Oct 27, 2011 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
October 27, 2011 A wetland rehabilitation project in the catchment of the Gippsland Lakes is an outstanding example of practical environmental work according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester inspected the Heart Morass as part of a tour with...
