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CHESTER VISITS BAIRNSDALE PS

CHESTER VISITS BAIRNSDALE PS

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....
GIPPSLANDERS CAST VOTES EARLY

GIPPSLANDERS CAST VOTES EARLY

Up to 50,000 Gippslanders are tipped to cast an early vote ahead of this Saturday’s federal election, according to local MP Darren Chester. Mr Chester said on Monday that 22,466 people had already voted with five booths across the region, expecting a big turnout for...
HIGHWAY WORKS PROGRESSING IN BAIRNSDALE

HIGHWAY WORKS PROGRESSING IN BAIRNSDALE

Works to build a better highway through Bairnsdale are well advanced and are scheduled for completion by the middle of the year, according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester (pictured). “It’s been a long time coming, but the upgrade works on...
GARTH AND MAX’S AUSTRALIA LAP

GARTH AND MAX’S AUSTRALIA LAP

Gippslanders have gone out of their way to provide free food and accommodation to an Australian Army veteran and his assistance dog, who are completing a lap of the country for charity. Townsville veteran Garth Murray and Max, his assistance dog, are on an epic...
Visionaries

Visionaries

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester with founders of the Visionaries Group, auspiced by U3A Bairnsdale, Jody Herbert and Brenda Murray, at the free information day hosted by the group in Bairnsdale. An estimated 575,000 Australians experience low vision and...