Jan 22, 2019 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
The first intake of Australian Defence Force trainee pilots began classes today at RAAF Base East Sale as the finishing touches are made to the $392 million dollar redevelopment at the base. The start of lessons for the first 10 students follows a long local campaign...
Jan 22, 2019 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
The latest General Service Training Camp at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base East Sale has kicked off, welcoming 58 cadets and eight support staff for the week-long training camp. Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester, who is also the Federal Member for...
Jan 16, 2019 | Building Safer Roads, Latest News
Federal MP Darren Chester says Gippsland motorists are being neglected and insulted by Labor ministers who can’t be bothered responding to local media questions about the future of the Princes Highway duplication between Traralgon and Sale. As pressure mounts on the...
Jan 16, 2019 | Helping Small Business, Latest News, Working With Farmers
Farmers in Gippsland will have another chance to help shape the mandatory code of conduct for the dairy industry. The draft mandatory dairy code of conduct has been released today for public comment, following a series of consultation sessions in all eight dairy...
Jan 14, 2019 | Latest News, Putting Locals First
Woodside Beach Surf Life Saving Club members will be SunSmart as well as safe in the water, thanks to a donation by Federal MP Darren Chester. Mr Chester has provided the club with broad-brimmed hats again this summer to support the junior lifesaving program. “It’s...
Jan 8, 2019 | Latest News, Putting Locals First
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has defended the jobs of power station workers in the Latrobe Valley from a Victorian Greens campaign to begin closing Yallourn and phase out all coal-fired plants by 2030. Describing the Greens policy position as ‘reckless,...
