Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging young athletes in the region to take the opportunity to apply for the latest round of the Local Sporting Champions program and the Local Para Champions Program. Mr Chester said the grants programs have helped...
2008 Archive
BIGGEST TRANSFORMATION IN 50 YEARS: CHESTER
The redevelopment of Bullock Island is a critical part of the biggest transformation the Lakes Entrance township has seen in the past 50 years, according to local MP Darren Chester. Mr Chester said the finalisation of the boardwalk around Bullock Island would provide...
Finishing touches to the Gippsland Agricultural Centre
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caught up with hard working volunteers Jen Smith and Nicole White who were adding the finishing touches at the Gippsland Agricultural Centre, near Bairnsdale. Located at the home of the East Gippsland Agricultural Field Days...
CHESTER VISITS LARA TINCKNELL
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caught up with a young Gippsland winner of the ABC’s Heywire competition in Parliament House. Heywire is a lived experience storytelling competition run by the ABC, calling for stories from young people aged between 16-22...
CHESTER SLAMS ROADS MINISTERS
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has challenged the state and federal Ministers responsible for roads to drive through his electorate and understand the dangerous conditions endured by locals and visitors. Mr Chester said both Ministers were hiding behind...
CHESTER VISITS LARA TINCKNELL
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caught up with a young Gippsland winner of the ABC’s Heywire competition in Parliament House. Heywire is a lived experience storytelling competition run by the ABC, calling for stories from young people aged between 16-22...
CHESTER SLAMS ROADS MINISTERS
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has challenged the state and federal Ministers responsible for roads to drive through his electorate and understand the dangerous conditions endured by locals and visitors. Mr Chester said both Ministers were hiding behind...
Statement from Darren Chester, Federal Member for Gippsland
Today marks 15 years since Gippslanders, and our friends across Victoria, endured the horrific loss of life and property in the Black Saturday bushfires. While homes have been rebuilt and the environment has largely recovered, many families still carry the emotional...
Statement from Darren Chester, Federal Member for Gippsland
Today marks 15 years since Gippslanders, and our friends across Victoria, endured the horrific loss of life and property in the Black Saturday bushfires. While homes have been rebuilt and the environment has largely recovered, many families still carry the emotional...
BROOKER BUILDERS LAND MAJOR CONTRACT
A Bairnsdale family-owned business is at the centre of Wellington Shire’s biggest capital works project with the redevelopment of the Sale swimming pool complex. Brooker Builders are the prime contractors for the project which is budgeted to cost more than $20 million...
MAJOR PROJECT TO DELIVER HEALTH BENEFITS
The largest capital works project in Wellington Shire will deliver social and economic benefits for decades into the future, according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester said the major redevelopment of the Sale swimming pool complex, Aqua...
BROOKER BUILDERS LAND MAJOR CONTRACT
A Bairnsdale family-owned business is at the centre of Wellington Shire’s biggest capital works project with the redevelopment of the Sale swimming pool complex. Brooker Builders are the prime contractors for the project which is budgeted to cost more than $20 million...
MAJOR PROJECT TO DELIVER HEALTH BENEFITS
The largest capital works project in Wellington Shire will deliver social and economic benefits for decades into the future, according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester said the major redevelopment of the Sale swimming pool complex, Aqua...
FORESHORE HUB IS WORLD CLASS
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says the Eagle Point Foreshore Hub is a world class facility for locals and visitors to enjoy. Mr Chester is pictured with Myia from the foreshore cafe, which is currently operated by East Gippsland Shire Council. “The...
BACK TO SCHOOL IN ORBOST
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caught up with Orbost Community College Principal Peter Seal (right), along with students and staff during their first week back at the redeveloped campus. Mr Chester said the $10 million upgrade was an investment in the...
FORESHORE HUB IS WORLD CLASS
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says the Eagle Point Foreshore Hub is a world class facility for locals and visitors to enjoy. Mr Chester is pictured with Myia from the foreshore cafe, which is currently operated by East Gippsland Shire Council. “The...
BACK TO SCHOOL IN ORBOST
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caught up with Orbost Community College Principal Peter Seal (right), along with students and staff during their first week back at the redeveloped campus. Mr Chester said the $10 million upgrade was an investment in the...
CHESTER SET TO CONTEST 2025 ELECTION
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has been pre-selected unopposed as The Nationals candidate for the next election, due to be held in 2025. The experienced MP says he has ‘unfinished business’ and is looking forward to the challenge of getting a fairer deal...
COMPLETED WORKS AT GIPPSLAND IMMIGRATION PARK
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging locals to gain a better appreciation of the Latrobe Valley’s rich migration history ahead of Australia Day. Mr Chester inspected the completed works at Gippsland Immigration Park at Morwell with a new pathway...
ROAD AUTHORITIES NEED TO SPEED UP
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has urged bureaucrats to ‘speed up the delivery of urgent road safety projects’ as motorists wait years for projects to start. Mr Chester said it was frustrating to secure funding for projects and then wait years for work to...