Jul 1, 2020 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has slammed today’s decision by Bunnings to stop sourcing timber from VicForests. “It is extraordinary that Bunnings would make this premature decision without any genuine consultation with its local suppliers and jeopardise...
Jun 26, 2020 | Latest News
Gippsland’s timber industry will benefit from additional support as it recovers from the 2019-20 bushfires, Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said today. Mr Chester said the industry had been one of the hardest hit over summer and the measures would provide critical...
Feb 18, 2020 | Latest News
Forestry contractors from Gippsland have taken their fight to protect their industry and jobs to Canberra. Reynolds Logging managing director Reece Reynolds (centre left) from Buchan South and Blair and Campbell managing director Adam Campbell (centre right) from...
Jan 24, 2020 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has backed the timber industry’s efforts to be allowed to salvage native timber from bushfire affected areas of Gippsland. Mr Chester has written to both the Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Senator John Duniam...
Nov 21, 2019 | Latest News, Protecting Local Jobs, Putting Locals First
Local MP Darren Chester is today hosting the Federal Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries as he meets timber industry representatives in Gippsland still reeling from the Andrews Government decision to halt all logging in native forests by 2030. Federal MP...
