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STATEMENT REGARDING ELECTION ANNOUNCMENT

STATEMENT REGARDING ELECTION ANNOUNCMENT

The Prime Minister has called a Federal election for May 21 and I will be contesting the seat of Gippsland.   The past three years have been challenging for our region with the combined impacts of drought, bushfires, storms, floods and the coronavirus pandemic.  I...
CHESTER ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED

CHESTER ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is urging eligible Gippslanders to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Mr Chester, who received his second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine recently, said that high vaccination numbers would help bolster the fight against...
LIVES AT RISK AS BUREAUCRACY DITHERS

LIVES AT RISK AS BUREAUCRACY DITHERS

Gippsland motorists are being robbed of life-saving road upgrades because State and Federal Government bureaucrats are failing to do their jobs, according to the Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester said tens of millions of dollars in Federal Government...
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT FAILS TO SUPPORT ASH

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT FAILS TO SUPPORT ASH

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says Gippslanders are owed an explanation after the State Labor Government backed imported timber over the local product for a signature building project. Mr Chester said the decision by the Victorian Government to award the...