Tag: Darren Chester
Take a pit stop at the redeveloped Newmerella rest area
MOTORISTS driving from Wellington Shire into East Gippsland can take a pit stop at the redeveloped Newmerella rest area on the Princes Highway.
Federal Member...
PALM pain with reforms
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is warning of dire consequences should the federal government uphold reforms to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM)...
Sale Ambulance Auxiliary secures funding for life-saving equipment
SALE Ambulance Auxiliary has secured funding for a life-saving piece of equipment.
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester provided a $5500 grant to assist the...
Local pharmacists debate 60-day dispensing
THE row between the federal government and pharmacies is not letting up, with two local Sale pharmacists expressing concern about the 60-day dispensing policy...
Chester takes Albanese to task
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caused a stir in Parliament last Thursday, May 25 via a fierce exchange with the Prime Minister.
Mr Chester...
Councils share in fund
Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, says he is looking forward to more community projects being completed, with an additional $7.8 million for local...
New hats for Woodside Surf Lifesaving Club
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester recently presented broad-rimmed hats to Woodside Beach Surf Life Saving Club.
Chester said local surf lifesaving clubs did a...
Australia Day message from Darren Chester
Australia Day is the perfect opportunity to pause and reflect on what has made our nation successful, and reinvigorate some pride in our achievements,...
Offshore wind must focus on local jobs: Chester
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, says local landholders need to be respected and local jobs have to be a priority, following the formal...
Chester tells bureaucrats: get stuff done
Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, says work to build a $5.8 million all-abilities boardwalk project in Lakes Entrance needs to be fast-tracked after...
Gippsland ‘under resourced’
The Federal Government's 'Threatened Species Action Plan' towards zero extinctions will only work if it's backed up by practical environmental action on the ground,...
Darren Chester responds to Morrison portfolio secrecy
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says he had no idea former Prime Minister Scott Morrison had sworn himself into multiple portfolios secretly in...
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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...
