Jan 22, 2021 | Latest News
Swifts Creek will soon be home to a new swimming pool as a major redevelopment of the pool and amenities gets underway. Local MP Darren Chester said the roof replacement works, installation of the pool chlorinators and solar heaters have now been completed. “Works on...
Jan 19, 2021 | Latest News, Putting Locals First
Australia Day is more than a public holiday – it’s the perfect opportunity to pause and reflect on what has made our nation successful, and the determination we have to overcome any challenges. But what makes Australia such a great nation? Other countries have...
Jan 19, 2021 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is calling on Premier Daniel Andrews to bring in more Pacific workers to help address the seasonal farm worker shortage in the Victorian agricultural sector. Mr Chester wrote to the Premier in December expressing the...
Jan 15, 2021 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has nominated six strategic projects which should receive bushfire recovery funding as soon as possible to boost local jobs. Mr Chester said the long delays in announcing funding for regional economic recovery projects was...
Jan 12, 2021 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the first step towards improving mobile phone coverage in Licola. Mr Chester said the installation of a new small cell would provide year-round coverage in Licola township. “The installation of a small cell...
Jan 12, 2021 | Building Community Infrastructure, Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging local councils and community organisations to now apply for the latest round of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). Mr Chester said round five would support communities which had been affected by drought,...
