Oct 17, 2018 | East Sale RAAF Base, Infrastructure, Latest News
The new look Pilatus PC-21 aircraft used by the Royal Australian Air Force’s aerobatic display team, the Roulettes, has been unveiled today in Canberra. The Nationals Member for Gippsland and Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said the Air Force had...
Apr 5, 2018 | Latest News, Putting Locals First
The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has paid a visit to a newly opened opportunity shop and drop-in centre for veterans in Morwell. Mr Chester, who was last month sworn in as the Federal Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, met with volunteers at the Carry On...
Aug 1, 2017 | #myvalley, Building Community Infrastructure, Transcripts
Subjects: Defence industry in Victoria; same-sex marriage; airport security JONATHON KENDALL: The Victorian Government has teamed up with a major defence manufacturer in a bid to secure a contract for a $5 billion fleet of high-tech military vehicles. Defence giant...
Jul 31, 2017 | #myvalley, Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has put forward the Latrobe Valley as an ideal location to manufacture a new fleet of combat vehicles for the Australian Army. BAE Systems has been shortlisted to provide the first wave of 225 armoured reconnaissance...
Mar 4, 2015 | 2015 Archive
March 5, 2015 Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester has welcomed today’s announcement that the Government will make an increased wage offer to Australian Defence Force personnel. “RAAF Sale personnel will receive a pay increase of two percent per annum,...
