Nov 25, 2020 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says the Mallacoota-Genoa Road is not fit for purpose, and was endangering the lives of locals and visitors. Mr Chester has proposed a $10 million funding boost for the road which was closed for six weeks after last summer’s...
Oct 1, 2020 | Latest News
Local MP Darren Chester says the busy commercial heart of Maffra will be safer when Wellington Shire’s $3.3 million streetscape renewal project is complete. Mr Chester said work along the southern service lane of Johnson Street, funded with $1 million from the Federal...
Sep 21, 2020 | Latest News
East Gippsland Shire Council has received a $2.33 million payment from the Federal Government to improve the safety of local roads. The money is part of almost $18 million East Gippsland will receive under the Roads to Recovery Program over four years to 2023-24....
Aug 24, 2020 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland is seeking more than $30 million in road funding to target much-needed upgrades to transport routes in regions impacted by the summer bushfires. Mr Chester has written to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack...
Jul 20, 2020 | Latest News
Motorists are now enjoying a new overtaking lane on the Princes Highway east of Genoa. The new west-bound lane is an important component of the $50 million package of major upgrades along the Princes Highway from Bairnsdale to the New South Wales border. Federal...