Aug 11, 2022 | Latest News
I welcome the interim report by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide and acknowledge many of the recommendations are entirely consistent with the bipartisan direction being taken by the previous Federal Government to improve outcomes for defence force...
Jun 21, 2021 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the first Australian Defence Force Personnel on the ground in Gippsland to assist with recovery works. Mr Chester was in Gormandale to greet Colonel John Molnar and his crew who will be working on debris and...
May 24, 2021 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
Australian Defence Force (ADF) families who have provided essential support to the defence community have received a funding boost under the Government’s Family Support Funding Program (FSFP). Federal Member for Gippsland and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence...
Apr 1, 2021 | Latest News
On Wednesday March 31 2021, the Royal Australian Air Force celebrated its centenary. Federal Member for Gippsland and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel attended events in Canberra to mark the day including the Australian War Memorial’s Last Post...
Nov 16, 2020 | Latest News
Gippsland’s much loved and admired RAAF Roulettes aerobatic display team this year mark five decades of service. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Darren Chester last week spent an afternoon with the Roulettes at RAAF Base East Sale and took his...
