Nov 1, 2024 | Building Safer Roads, Fixing Country Roads, Latest News
Gippsland motorists are being treated like second-class citizens by Labor-Greens politicians in Canberra and Melbourne, according to local MP Darren Chester. Mr Chester has accused the State Roads Minister Melissa Horne and Federal Transport Minister Catherine King of...
Aug 19, 2024 | Building Safer Roads, Latest News
After more than two years of delay, work has finally started on a bridge-strengthening project that will make the Sale Alternative Route safer for heavy vehicles. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester secured $6.2 million from the previous Federal Government to...
Jun 6, 2024 | Building Safer Roads, Latest News, News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says Mallacoota residents are ‘sick of excuses’ and just want the State Government to ‘fix the road’ after more delays in a planned $10 million program of works. Mr Chester said he was ‘alarmed and disappointed’ to read the...
May 30, 2024 | Building Safer Roads, Latest News, News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said it is great to see the finished product of the Cowwarr streetscape project. “The former Federal Government provided extra funding for Councils under the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, which...
Apr 10, 2024 | Building Safer Roads, Latest News, News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says he ‘can’t get a straight answer’ from Transport Minister Catherine King as a series of road safety projects across the region have stalled due to a lack of Commonwealth funding. Mr Chester has accused...
Feb 27, 2024 | #myvalley, Building Safer Roads, Latest News, News
Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has challenged the Federal Government to commit funding to finalise the planning and design for the proposed Traralgon by-pass. Mr Chester told Federal Parliament the by-pass was the ‘highest priority transport infrastructure...
