Dec 4, 2025 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging local workers and families affected by the closure of Dicky Bill, to attend the Support & Services Expo in Maffra next week. The expo, hosted by Workforce Australia Local Jobs Program Gippsland, will bring...
Feb 17, 2025 | Latest News
Gippslanders are paying too much for a night out with family and friends, according to local MP Darren Chester. Mr Chester is supporting calls from the Australian Hotels Association to freeze the beer excise to reduce the cost of living and take pressure off local...
Feb 17, 2023 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is demanding a ‘local jobs guarantee’ following the announcement that ASIC doesn’t intend to renew its lease of Traralgon office space held by the Australian Taxation Office. In an open letter to the Treasurer Jim Chalmers,...
Feb 15, 2023 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says Premier Dan Andrews must accept 100% of the blame for up to 200 job losses at Maryvale Mill, after Opal Australia decided to cease manufacturing white pulp and paper. Mr Chester has told Federal Parliament that State...
Dec 20, 2022 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says local landholders need to be respected and local jobs have to be a priority, following the formal declaration of Australia’s first development zone for offshore wind energy. Mr Chester said he remained a supporter of a...
