Feb 8, 2019 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
New rehabilitation services to break the cycle of addiction will soon be available in Gippsland, with the official sod turning today of the Hope Restart Centre, near Bairnsdale. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has been a strong local advocate for the...
May 2, 2018 | Building Community Infrastructure, Improving Rural Health, Latest News
The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says State Government funding for a 30-bed residential drug rehabilitation treatment facility for Gippsland should go to the Hope Restart Centre near Bairnsdale. Gippsland was one of three regions named in yesterday’s...
Apr 17, 2018 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
Federal MP Darren Chester says the first residential drug rehabilitation centre in Gippsland should be built near Bairnsdale because it is more advanced than other proposals. Mr Chester has urged regional leaders, including health professionals, to back the Hope...
Nov 3, 2017 | Building Community Infrastructure, Improving Rural Health, Latest News
The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says the State Government should send a Minister to Bairnsdale to gain a first-hand understanding of the importance of the Hope Restart Centre. Mr Chester has invited the Victorian Minister for Housing, Disability and...
Oct 3, 2017 | Building Community Infrastructure, Improving Rural Health, Latest News
The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has called on the State Government to urgently provide matching funding to the Hope Restart Centre so vital drug and alcohol rehabilitation services can commence as soon as possible. Mr Chester last month announced $3...
