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MALLACOOTA GUN CLUB RISES FROM THE ASHES

MALLACOOTA GUN CLUB RISES FROM THE ASHES

Mallacoota Gun Club is aiming to attract more visitors and boost its membership after unveiling more than $750,000 worth of improvements to the facility. The club suffered extensive damage in the Black Summer bushfires and resolved to ‘build back better’ with a plan...

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CHESTER VISITS MORWELL CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL

CHESTER VISITS MORWELL CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said he was delighted to present the Morwell Central Primary School captains with their achievement awards recently. The Member for Gippsland gave the students a brief introduction to his role and answered questions on life...

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CHESTER WELCOMES VISIT BY TELSTRA BOSS

CHESTER WELCOMES VISIT BY TELSTRA BOSS

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has urged Telstra CEO Vicky Brady to keep investing in disaster resilience and improved telecommunications coverage during her visit to Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley. Mr Chester met with the Telstra boss during her tour...

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BUCHAN FACELIFT GOOD FOR BUSINESS

BUCHAN FACELIFT GOOD FOR BUSINESS

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says the Buchan streetscape project will be good for local businesses and the visitor economy in the aftermath of a severe storm which damaged the Buchan Caves Reserve infrastructure. Mr Chester said local contracting crews...

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SURPRISE VISIT TO STRETTON PARK

SURPRISE VISIT TO STRETTON PARK

Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, made a surprise visit to Stretton Park to help celebrate the oldest resident’s 102nd birthday. Former Maternal and Child Health Nurse, Kath Amey, is well known to families across the region and enjoyed her birthday...

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NEW SALE COLLEGE REMAINS HIGHEST PRIORITY

NEW SALE COLLEGE REMAINS HIGHEST PRIORITY

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says securing up to $40 million for a new Sale College is the highest education infrastructure priority in his electorate. Mr Chester said he was supporting Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien in his efforts to fund the new...

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TRARALGON BY-PASS ‘HIGHEST PRIORITY’

TRARALGON BY-PASS ‘HIGHEST PRIORITY’

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...

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SPORTING GRANTS UP FOR GRABS

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...

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BIGGEST TRANSFORMATION IN 50 YEARS: CHESTER

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...

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CHESTER VISITS LARA TINCKNELL

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...

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CHESTER SLAMS ROADS MINISTERS

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...

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CHESTER VISITS LARA TINCKNELL

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...

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CHESTER SLAMS ROADS MINISTERS

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...

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BROOKER BUILDERS LAND MAJOR CONTRACT

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...

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MAJOR PROJECT TO DELIVER HEALTH BENEFITS

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...

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