Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has launched "Putting Locals First Month", a July social media campaign celebrating the small and family-owned businesses that are the backbone of the regional economy. Mr Chester said the month-long campaign would highlight...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester met with Wellington Shire Council representatives in Federal Parliament during the 2026 National General Assembly of Local Government. Wellington Shire Council CEO David Morcom, Deputy Mayor Liz Foat and Councillors Geoff...
Bairnsdale’s Scott Morris and Sale’s Toni MacKay joined Australians impacted by bowel cancer at Parliament House this week for Bowel Cancer Australia’s Call on Canberra, the nation’s leading bowel cancer advocacy event. Bowel cancer is the fourth most common type of...
The Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Darren Chester has slammed the ABC for its 'one-sided coverage' of the Australian timber industry. Mr Chester said the 'Four Corners' program, which aired on Monday night, was another example of biased...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester joined local leaders in welcoming East Gippsland’s newest Australian citizens at East Gippsland Shire Council’s Citizenship Ceremony this week. Mr Chester is pictured with the Grewal family, Gurinder, Harnav, Gurjit and...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has officially launched the 2027 #lovegippsland calendar competition and is encouraging locals to dust off their cameras and share their best images of the region. Now in its 15th year, the popular annual photography...
Buchan Recreation Reserve’s new multi-million-dollar community pavilion and sporting changerooms have officially opened, delivering modern facilities that will serve the region for generations to come. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester joined the Buchan...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Milton Dick MP, have launched the 2026 My First Speech Competition for Gippsland students. The national competition invites students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to imagine...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has praised Longford Primary School students for their impressive understanding of Australian democracy, government and community leadership following a visit to the school. Mr Chester spent time with both the Grade 1 and 2...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has formally tabled a petition in Federal Parliament calling on the House of Representatives and Victorian Government to work together to progress the long-awaited Traralgon bypass. Signed by more than 1300 Gippslanders, the...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester and Mallacoota Golf Club president Max Donovan at Saturday’s official opening of the redeveloped course. Mr Chester had the honour of hitting the first ball on the course after helping to secure almost $2 million in funding...
The Albanese Government has refused to guarantee Australian farming families they won’t be worse off under the capital gains tax changes introduced to Federal Parliament. With peak agriculture bodies warning farmers could face massively higher capital gains tax bills...
Darren Chester MP: I must say to anyone listening at home: you must feel like you're in a parallel universe when you hear contributions from the government saying that everything's rosy, everything's great, and Australians have never had it better. In the real world,...
After touring the facility and meeting staff, Mr Chester said ASIC also benefited because country people were more likely to remain in their roles and provide a continuity of service for the organisation.
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has congratulated Surf Lifesaving Lakes Entrance club members for ‘developing great Australians’ at the club’s 2025-26 season awards nights. Mr Chester spoke after the club welcomed three new life members and recognised the...
The Prime Minister has been caught lying again in a Canberra media conference where he falsely claimed an Australian wine tourism and cellar door program has been ‘saved’ by defecting independent Senator Tammy Tyrrell. Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Despite handing down the highest taxing Federal Budget in history, the Albanese Government cut the agriculture budget by more than $190 million in a ‘slap in the face for Australian farmers’, according to Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Darren...
Federal Government interference could reduce the amount of fertiliser available to Australian farmers this year, according to Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Darren Chester. Mr Chester said the Albanese Government’s commitment to underwrite...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has urged Gippslanders to pause and reflect on the sacrifices of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and their families on Anzac Day. Mr Chester says commemorative services across the region are an opportunity to ‘give...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has congratulated the Paynesville Landcare Coastcare Group on the successful completion of environmental works at a reserve in Eagle Point, supporting the ongoing development of the Dinni Birraark Walk. Mr Chester met with...