Nov 10, 2009 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
August 6, 2008 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is calling on the State and Federal Governments to invest more money in improving the health of the Gippsland Lakes following a decision to cull black swans which were grazing on private land. Mr Chester said...
Oct 21, 2009 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
October 21, 2009 The Federal Environment Minister has been called on to intervene under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and stop the transfer of more water from Gippsland to Melbourne. The Nationals Member for Gippsland...
Oct 5, 2009 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
October 6, 2009 Pressure is growing on the Federal Minister for Environment to take action that would over-rule the State Government’s decision to take an additional 10 billion litres of water from the Thomson River to Melbourne. The Nationals Member for Gippsland...
Sep 28, 2009 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
September 28, 2009 The National Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is stepping up the campaign to protect Gippsland’s water and retain environmental flows for the Gippsland Lakes. Mr Chester will this week distribute more than 50,000 newsletters encouraging...
Sep 10, 2009 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
September 10, 2009 The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is calling for Federal Government intervention to stop the State Labor Government taking another 10 billion litres of water from the Thomson River to Melbourne. Mr Chester is also calling on...
Sep 10, 2009 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
September 9, 2009 The Brumby Government is playing ‘Russian roulette’ with the environmental health of the Gippsland Lakes, according to The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester said the decision to take another 10 billion litres of water from the...
