Nov 28, 2025 | Latest News
The native hardwood and plantation timber industry are both facing ‘deaths by a thousand cuts’ after a Labor-Greens deal to pass reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC), according to local MP Darren Chester. The Federal Member for...
Nov 19, 2025 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says he has been assured that AKD Yarram Sawmill workers will receive their full entitlements and additional assistance to manage yesterday’s shock announcement of major job losses. Mr Chester said he had met with a senior...
Nov 19, 2025 | Latest News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says employees at a Yarram sawmill are owed an explanation from senior management after losing their jobs without warning. Mr Chester said the loss of more than 70 direct jobs was devastating for the community, with the...
Nov 5, 2025 | Latest News, News
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has challenged the Albanese Government to back some of Australia’s leading forest scientists who support the native hardwood timber industry. Speaking in Federal Parliament, Mr Chester said environmental activists had...
Aug 10, 2023 | In Parliament, Latest Speeches
Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (15:17): As you know, Mr Speaker, I’m an optimistic kind of bloke. I’ve noticed that these matters of public importance are often quite negative. So today I thought I’d try and start on a more positive note. Given that this MPI...
