Feb 14, 2019 | Latest News
Traralgon’s Combined Saints Junior Football Club will receive a much needed upgrade to its canteen thanks to a #lovegippsland Stronger Communities Program grant. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester announced $5,000 from the Federal Government to upgrade club...
Feb 14, 2019 | Latest News
Stratford teenager Ivan Reyes has been announced a winner of the National ABC Heywire storytelling competition. The Heywire story competition provides a platform for young people in regional areas to share their views and experiences. Federal Member for Gippsland...
Feb 14, 2019 | Latest News
Community volunteers behind a project to rejuvenate a memorial to the only soldier from Nowa Nowa to die during World War Two have been congratulated for their vision and hard work. The Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, who is also the Minister for...
Feb 13, 2019 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
The Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says extra funding for drug addiction treatment services could save local lives. Mr Chester, who secured $3 million for a residential drug rehabilitation centre under construction near Bairnsdale, said most people knew...
Feb 12, 2019 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
Hundreds of people across Gippsland pull on their running shoes each Saturday morning to get active, have fun and run or walk five kilometres against the clock at a parkrun Australia event. Among the starters, you’ll often find the Federal Member for Gippsland Darren...
Feb 11, 2019 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
Social isolation experienced by veterans after they leave the defence forces is a serious issue facing many Returned and Services League sub-branches around Australia. In Traralgon, the RSL is tackling the issue by bringing local veterans and their families together...
