Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, presented Paynesville Primary School Leadership Team with achievement certificates at the school assembly. Mr Chester is pictured with school captains Grace Hall and Lexie Fordham.
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the decision by Recycling Victoria to award the first energy from waste licence to a Latrobe Valley project. Mr Chester, who successfully fought for a $48.2 million Federal Government grant for the Maryvale...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...