Tag: Darren Chester
Heritage celebrated at timber festival
Once a timber town, always a timber town – people say Heyfield’s timber history is a source of pride.
In Heyfield, this pride goes beyond...
Royal Commission report highlights challenges
Stefan Bradley
LAST week, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Final Report was released, which has been acknowledged by federal Member for Gippsland...
Report into Defence and veteran suicide handed down: Chester responds
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Final Report has been delivered to the federal government and tabled in parliament.
The report marks the...
Darren Chester visits St Mary’s Maffra
The Year 5/6 students at St Mary’s Primary School, Maffra certainly have a comprehensive understanding of the Australian political system, which would rival their...
New Sale College should be State Budget top priority
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester says securing up to $40 million for a new Sale College is the highest education infrastructure priority in...
Darren Chester’s statement on Black Saturday
February 7 marks 15 years since Gippslanders, and our friends across Victoria, endured the horrific loss of life and property in the Black Saturday...
Chester pre-selected unopposed for fed election
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester has been pre-selected unopposed as The Nationals candidate for the next election, due to be held in 2025.
The...
Winners of 2024 #lovegippsland calendar
MEMBER for Gippsland, Darren Chester has announced the winners of the 2024 #lovegippsland calendar competition.
The three winning images were a Port Jackson Shark taken...
Chester criticises government’s infrastructure changes
Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has hit out at the federal government's proposed changes to infrastructure funding, saying the "biggest losers" will be regional...
Chester backs new Tinamba beer festival
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, is backing a new festival with a difference.
Mr Chester says the Gippsland Beer Fest at Tinamba Hotel on...
New Premier taken to task on timber
Philip Hopkins
TWO Gippsland leaders, MP Darren Chester and senior agribusiness executive Alex Arbuthnot, have challenged the new Premier, Jacinta Allan, to reverse the decision...
Chester: A bad sign for Gippsland road projects
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester says the removal of roadside signs advertising upcoming safety works is an indication that motorists will be waiting...
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Bird of the Month for April: Pacific black duck
The medium sized Pacific black duck is a familiar sight in East Gippsland wetlands, estuaries and bays.
In more urbanised areas they can be seen...
