Traralgon RSL works to improve the lives of veterans and their families and honour the service and sacrifice of all Australians who have served our nation. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester met with Latrobe Valley veterans and former emergency services...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says the pipeline of local community infrastructure projects is drying up because the Albanese Government has cut funding for regional development. Speaking at the Australian Local Government Association’s annual conference...
Ruth Wiltshire from Lakes Entrance celebrated her 90th birthday on the weekend with family members travelling to town to celebrate the occasion. The birthday milestone culminated in a trishaw bike ride along the foreshore with her daughter, Maureen, and Cycling...
Mobile Service Centres bring a comprehensive range of essential government services to residents who lack access to a local Services Australia office, according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester is encouraging Gippslanders to take advantage of...
National Disability Insurance Scheme participants in Gippsland will be cut off from allied health providers under cuts proposed by the Albanese Government. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has written to the Minister for Health Mark Butler, urging him to...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is reminding Gippslanders to remain vigilant online as a new scam targeting age pensioners is circulating the web. "Scammers have been falsely flouting significant changes to the Age Pension in a bid to trick age pension...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester will keep pursuing funding opportunities in partnership with the local community to finalise the restoration of the historic Snowy River Railway Trestle Bridge. Mr Chester had secured a funding commitment from the Coalition...
The establishment of a new purpose-built respite facility will soon provide vulnerable and elderly Mallacoota and district residents more opportunities to stay in their community and receive support from local healthcare service providers. Federal Member for Gippsland...
The major redevelopment of the Buchan Recreation Reserve is starting to take shape, with a multi-million dollar community pavilion and sporting change rooms set to transform the facility. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester (pictured) said the project had...
Cycling Without Age Gippsland (CWAG) travelled to Buchan this week, where picturesque autumnal scenery provided a special experience for first-time passengers. The not-for-profit charity, chaired by local MP Darren Chester, is a new community service that helps to...
Federal Member for Gippsland enjoyed a memorable welcome on his visit to Marlo Primary School, with students specially preparing two songs to perform for the local MP upon his arrival. "I received a great reception from the students and, in return, came prepared with...
Stratford Primary School will benefit from a new inclusive playground, transforming the once uninspiring asphalt outdoor area into an exciting all-abilities outdoor learning space with sensory equipment and a school garden for students to learn, play and socialise...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says he’s ’honoured and excited’ to be returning to a more senior role in the Coalition as the Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. Mr Chester said he was looking forward to the challenge of representing the interests of...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester participated in a different kind of Question Time this week with Grade 5 and 6 students at St Michael's Primary School Heyfield welcoming the local MP to discuss his work in the community. Mr Chester said he was impressed...
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, Cann Valley District Representative Group President Irene Birt, Leonie Cameron, Frank Herbert, and East Gippsland Shire Council Mayor John White pictured at last week's well-attended event, Five Years On: A Celebration of...
The official declaration of the polls in the Division of Gippsland was the final formality for the Australian Electoral Commission after concluding the vote count. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester extended heartfelt thanks and congratulations to the AEC...
Grade 5 and 6 students at Bairnsdale Primary School welcomed a special guest during Education Week with the Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, talking all things civics and citizenship ahead of the cohort's upcoming trip to the nation's Capital. "I spoke to...
Today’s announcement that The Nationals will not be part of a formal Coalition agreement with the Liberal Party doesn’t change anything in terms of my commitment to fight for the future of Gippslanders. I was humbled by the vote of confidence I received from...
Four years after securing funding for a $10 million upgrade of the Mallacoota-Genoa Rd, local MP Darren Chester says he’s ‘angry and frustrated’ that nothing has been done to actually fix the road. Mr Chester secured the $10 million from the previous Coalition...
Schools, workplaces, and community groups across the nation will 'go blue' today in the battle to end bullying on ‘Do It for Dolly Day’. Dolly Everett was just 14 when she took her own life after being subjected to an extended period of bullying and cyberbullying, a...