Apr 2, 2026 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed a community-driven campaign to attract a new general practitioner (GP) to Lakes Entrance, describing it as a positive step to strengthen local healthcare services. Cunninghame Arm Medical Centre has launched the...
Oct 14, 2025 | Latest News
Training and retaining young people in regional areas is one of the most effective ways to address the shortage of health professionals, according to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester met with TAFE Gippsland students Alanah Kelly and Tayla Mills...
Jul 24, 2024 | Latest News
Federal MP Darren Chester is urging Gippslanders to take advantage of a $50.2 million scholarship program that aims to upskill the nation’s nurses and midwives. The Primary Care Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship Program will provide 1,850 postgraduate...
Apr 7, 2022 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the announcement of the deregulation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Licensing as part of the Federal Budget. Mr Chester said the deregulation would allow clinics and providers to deliver Medicare-subsidised MRI...
Jul 12, 2017 | Improving Rural Health, Latest News
Orbost Medical Clinic will receive more than $13,000 from the Federal Government to improve the diagnosis and treatment of its patients. The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester today welcomed an announcement the medical clinic would be able to buy...
