Feb 17, 2023 | Building Community Infrastructure, Latest News
East Gippsland Rail Trail will be further upgraded with funding from the final round of the black summer bushfires Local Economic Recovery Program. Local MP Darren Chester said $1.3 million of funding would complement upgrades works already completed and underway on...
Jan 24, 2022 | Building Community Infrastructure, Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester (pictured) says East Gippsland Rail Trail sealing and surface upgrades will be a boost for locals and visitors. Mr Chester said the Federal Government was providing the bulk of the funding for more than $3 million worth of...
Nov 30, 2021 | Helping Small Business, Latest News
What started as a bike ride with a few friends has turned into a group of over 100 members from across East Gippsland. Local MP Darren Chester recently met with members of These Girls & Boys Can Ride and presented them with ‘100% Authentic Gippslander’ t-shirts in...
Nov 9, 2021 | Building Community Infrastructure
Work is set to start on the biggest upgrade of the East Gippsland Rail Trail in its 30-year history, thanks to a $2 million Federal Government grant. Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has secured the $2 million, on top of the $1.5 million received under the local...
May 21, 2021 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester and the Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack today visited the East Gippsland Rail Trail to inspect the site before work gets underway. Mr Chester secured $2 million for an upgrade of the first stage of the rail trail as...
