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ASIC REGISTRY SALE WON’T GO AHEAD

December 19, 2016 Gippsland MP Darren Chester has welcomed the decision not to proceed with the sale of the ASIC Business Registry, with 235 jobs remaining in Traralgon. Mr Chester has campaigned to keep the jobs in the Latrobe Valley since a scoping study into a...
COORDINATED GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

COORDINATED GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says all levels of government are working together as part of the response to the impending closure of Hazelwood Power Station. Last week, Mr Chester and State Member for Morwell Russell Northe and Member for Eastern...

HELP FOR LOCAL WINE INDUSTRY TO BOOST INVESTMENT & JOBS

December 15, 2016 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed tax changes to better support wine producers who invest in their local community and create jobs. Mr Chester said the Government had enhanced the Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) Rebate to better...

NEW IDEAS SOUGHT TO HELP THE YOUNG TO LAND A JOB

December 15, 2016 Young people at risk of long-term welfare dependency are the target of a new Federal Government initiative to breakdown the barriers they face to employment. Innovative ideas that help move people from welfare to work will be funded by $96 million...

DIXONS LONG POINT CROSSING

TRANSCRIPT ABC CENTRAL WEST BREAKFAST 14 DECEMBER 2016 Subjects: Dixons Long Point Crossing. JULIE CLIFT: You might remember ahead of the federal election, the Coalition promised $100,000 for the project. Given the many years that the upgrade has been spoken of, it’s...