Oct 22, 2021 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is challenging Victorian Labor politicians to reject the Andrews Government plan to shutdown the native hardwood timber industry by 2030. Speaking in Federal Parliament, Mr Chester said he supported a sustainable timber...
May 20, 2021 | Latest News
A round table forum with Gippsland forestry professionals and Nationals MP’s has reaffirmed support for Victoria’s sustainable native and plantation timber industry. Held at the Gippsland Forestry Hub in Churchill, the group discussed future strategies to support the...
Dec 22, 2020 | Latest News
Local MP Darren Chester has announced the Federal Government will invest $1.7 million in an innovative advanced manufacturing facility in Heyfield to secure and create local jobs. Mr Chester said Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) would use the money to establish...
Sep 11, 2020 | Latest News
Privately-owned wood processing facilities in Gippsland can now apply for up to $5 million from the Federal Government to help them recover from the summer bushfires. Local MP Darren Chester said processing facilities directly and indirectly impacted by the fires were...
Jul 1, 2020 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has slammed today’s decision by Bunnings to stop sourcing timber from VicForests. “It is extraordinary that Bunnings would make this premature decision without any genuine consultation with its local suppliers and jeopardise...
