Jan 17, 2019 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is now being rolled out in East Gippsland and Wellington shires. People living in these two local government areas will join more than 208,000 Australians already participating in NDIS. The Federal Member for Gippsland...
Jan 16, 2019 | Helping Small Business, Latest News, Working With Farmers
Farmers in Gippsland will have another chance to help shape the mandatory code of conduct for the dairy industry. The draft mandatory dairy code of conduct has been released today for public comment, following a series of consultation sessions in all eight dairy...
Jan 8, 2019 | Latest News, Putting Locals First
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has defended the jobs of power station workers in the Latrobe Valley from a Victorian Greens campaign to begin closing Yallourn and phase out all coal-fired plants by 2030. Describing the Greens policy position as ‘reckless,...
Dec 20, 2018 | Latest News, Working with Primary Producers
The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has announced $1 million for Wellington Shire Council from the Federal Government’s Drought Communities Program. Mr Chester said Wellington Shire Council would use the funding to engage local contractors to cart...
Dec 18, 2018 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
The first intake of students for the new Basic Flying Training School at RAAF Base East Sale will arrive in the region in just weeks. The school’s opening will follow a long-standing campaign over many years by the local community, The Nationals Member for Gippsland...
