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BUDGET 2013

BUDGET A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR GIPPSLANDERS: CHESTER May 16, 2...

VETERANS AND COMMUNITY GRANTS

NEW LAPTOP AND PRINTER FOR ORBOST RSL May 14, 2013 An $180...

LOCAL SPORTING CHAMPIONS

ORBOST SISTERS FORMING A FORMIDABLE DUO ON-FIELD May 13, 20...

FIXING COUNTRY ROADS

TRARALGON MARATHON

HARRIERS APPOINT CHESTER AS NUMBER ONE TICKETHOLDER May 6, ...

VETERANS' AFFAIRS

NEW BBQ FOR VETERANS AT COCKATOO RISE RETREAT May 3, 2013 ...

WORKING WITH FARMERS

CHESTER WELCOMES VICTORIAN COALITION MID COMMITMENT May 1, ...

IMPROVING RURAL HEALTH

STATE LABOR MPs SHOULD STAND UP AND BE COUNTED ON LRH April...

LOCAL SPORTING CHAMPIONS

TRARALGON SWIMMERS SUCCEEDING AT NATIONAL LEVEL April 26, 2...

PROTECTING LOCAL JOBS

GAS CONDITIONING PLANT TO DELIVER NEW JOBS: CHESTER April 2...

WORKING WITH FARMERS

VEGETABLE GROWING SURVEY TO STUDY INDUSTRY’S FUTURE April 1...

EAST GIPPSLAND FIELD DAYS

THE NATIONALS HEADED TO THE EAST GIPPSLAND FIELD DAYS April...

SUPPORTING REGIONAL STUDENTS

CHESTER VISITS COMMERCIAL ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL April 18, 201...

DISABILITY SERVICES

MORWELL CROQUET CLUB SUPPORTING HEADWAY GIPPSLAND April 18,...

FIFIELD VISIT

SHADOW DISABILITIES AND CARERS MINISTER VISITING REGION Apr...

SCAMWATCH

LOCAL RESIDENTS WARNED OVER TAXATION SCAM April 2, 2013 Gi...

ANZAC CENTENARY

$100,000 FOR ANZAC CENTENARY PROJECTS: CHESTER April 1, 201...

TOURISM

NEW ROUND OF TOURISM GRANTS OPEN April 1, 2013 A new round...

HERITAGE GRANTS

COMMUNITY HERITAGE GRANTS PROGRAM OPEN FOR 2013 March 29, 2...

DEFENCE

INQUIRY NEEDED FOR MILITARY COMPENSATION CHANGES March 29, ...

SUPPORTING REGIONAL STUDENTS

CHESTER SEEKS ASSURANCES ON GIPPSLAND UNIVERSITY March 28, ...

DISABILITY SERVICES

CHESTER MARKS PASSING OF DISABILITY SCHEME LEGISLATION Marc...

FIXING COUNTRY ROADS

PATIENCE REQUIRED ON ROADS THIS EASTER: CHESTER March 27, 2...

VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEER GRANTS PROGRAM OPEN FOR 2013 March 27, 2013 The ...

SUPPORTING REGIONAL STUDENTS

HEYFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL AND CHESTER MEET AGAIN March 21, 20...

REGIONAL AUSTRALIA

NO VOICE IN CABINET FOR REGIONAL AUSTRALIA: CHESTER March 1...

TRUSS VISIT

NEW PATTIES PACKING SYSTEM IMPRESSES TRUSS March 8, 2013 W...

TRUSS VISIT

ORBOST LEADERS PUT NEEDS ON TRUSS’ RADAR March 8, 2013 The...

JOHN FORREST

CHESTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO RETIRING MALLEE MP JOHN FORREST Mar...

TRUSS VISIT

LEADER OF THE NATIONALS TOURING EAST GIPPSLAND March 5, 201...

FIXING COUNTRY ROADS

ROAD SAFETY WORKS FOR GREAT ALPINE ROAD AND BRUTHEN-NOWA NOW...

SUPPORTING REGIONAL STUDENTS

YOUNG PEOPLE CHANGE IT UP IN THE COUNTRY March 4, 2013 $54...

MEN'S SHEDS

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE BOOLARRA MEN’S SHED February 27, 20...

DISABILITY SERVICES

NDIS WILL BE A JOB FOR MANY GOVERNMENTS: CHESTER February 1...

DISABILITY SERVICES

NDIS A CULMINATION OF YEARS OF HARD WORK: CHESTER February ...

SUPPORTING REGIONAL STUDENTS

CHESTER CALLS FOR $10,000 TERTIARY ACCESS ALLOWANCE Februar...

SURF LIFESAVING

MPs DON BOARDIES IN CANBERRA TO ASSIST SURF LIFESAVING Febr...

ELECTION 2013

CHESTER WELCOMES FEDERAL ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT January 30, 2...

AUSTRALIA DAY

AUSTRALIA DAY ADDRESS January 26, 2012 The following is an e...

GIPPSLAND FIRES

GIPPSLANDERS URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT January 22, 2013 Feder...

MOBILE PHONE BLACKSPOTS

DON’T DEPEND ON TEXT MESSAGE WARNINGS: CHESTER January 17, 2...

VOLUNTEERS

JOIN IN TO MAKE GIPPSLAND GREAT: CHESTER January 14, 2013 Bu...

CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

GREEN ARMY PROJECTS SOUGHT FOR GIPPSLAND January 11, 2013 Th...

2011 NOV 23 - Carbon Pricing

CARBON PRICINGNovember 23, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (12:29...

2011 NOV 22 - Mobile Phone Coverage

MOBILE PHONE COVERAGENovember 22, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland)...

2011 NOV 21 - Private Members’ Business: White Ribbon Day

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS: WHITE RIBBON DAYMonday, November ...

2011 NOV 21 - Private Members’ Business: Crime and Incarceration Rates

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS: CRIME AND INCARCERATION RATESMond...

2011 NOV 3 - Heart Morass

HEART MORASSNovember 3, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (11:26): ...

2011 NOV 2 - Presentation of Petition: Supply of PBS Medicines

PRESENTATION OF PETITION: SUPPLY OF PBS MEDICINES November 2...

2011 NOV 2 - Boolarra South Landcare Group

BOOLARRA SOUTH LANDCARE GROUPNovember 2, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gip...

2011 NOV 2 - Higher Education Support Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2011November...

2011 OCT 31 - Private Members' Business: Occasional Childcare Services Funding

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS: OCCASIONAL CHILDCARE SERVICES FUN...

2011 OCT 31 - Social Security Amendment (Student Income Support Reforms) Bill 2011

SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENT (STUDENT INCOME SUPPORT REFORMS) B...

2011 OCT 12 - Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 & Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY BILL 2011 & WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (T...

2011 OCT 12 - Matters of Public Importance - The impact of the carbon tax on small business

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - THE IMPACT OF THE CARBON TAX ...

2011 SEPT 21 - Gippsland Lakes and Catchments

GIPPSLAND LAKES AND CATCHMENTSSeptember 21, 2011Mr CHESTER (...

2011 SEPT 21 - Rearrangement

REARRANGEMENTSeptember 21, 2011Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Leader...

2011 SEPT 21 - Matters of Public Importance - The failure of the Government to confront Australia's immediate economic challenges

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - THE FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT...

2011 SEPT 21 - Carbon Tax

CARBON TAXSeptember 21, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (13:57): ...

2011 SEPT 19 - Private Members’ Business - Disability Services

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS – DISABILITY SERVICESSeptember 19,...

2011 SEPT 15 - Clean Energy Bill & Related Bills

CLEAN ENERGY BILL 2011 and CLEAN ENERGY (CONSEQUENTIAL AMEND...

2011 SEPT 14 - Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oils in the Antarctic Area) Bill 2011

PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) A...

2011 SEPT 13 - Youth Allowance

YOUTH ALLOWANCETuesday, September 14, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsl...

2011 SEPT 12 - Private Members' Business - Community Organisations

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS - COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONSSeptember...

2011 SEPT 12 - Private Members’ Business - Heavy Vehicle Regulation

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS - HEAVY VEHICLE REGULATIONSeptembe...

2011 AUG 25 - Presentation of Petition: Occasional Childcare Services Program

PRESENTATION OF PETITION: OCCASIONAL CHILDCARE SERVICES PROG...

2011 AUG 25 - Convoy Of No Confidence

CONVOY OF NO CONFIDENCEAugust 25, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland)...

2011 AUG 24 - Same Sex Marriage

SAME SEX MARRIAGEAugust 24, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (11:1...

2011 AUG 24 - Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011 & Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill) 2011

TOBACCO PLAIN PACKAGING BILL 2011 & TRADE MARKS AMENDMENT (T...

2011 AUG 22 - Private Members’ Business - Early Childhood Learning

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNINGAugust 2...

2011 AUG 22 - Carbon Tax

CARBON TAXAugust 22, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (13:58): The...

2011 AUG 16 - Australian Workers

AUSTRALIAN WORKERSAugust 16, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (13:...

2011 AUG 18 - Questions Without Notice - Carbon Tax

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE - CARBON TAXAugust 18, 2011Mr CHEST...

2011 JULY 6 - Health and Ageing Committee – Report (Before it’s too late)

HEALTH AND AGEING COMMITTEE – REPORT (BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE)J...

2011 JULY 6 - Carbon Tax

CARBON TAXJuly 6, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (13:58): I rise...

2011 JULY 5 - Presentation of Petition: Milk Pricing / Sale Swing Bridge

PRESENTATION OF PETITION: MILK PRICING / SALE SWING BRIDGE J...

2011 JULY 4 - Private Members' Business - Wild Dogs

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS - WILD DOGSJuly 4, 2011Debate resu...

2011 JULY 4 - Private Members' Business - Tobacco Plain Packaging

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS - TOBACCO PLAIN PACKAGINGJuly 4, 2...

2011 JUNE 23 - Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oil Transfers) Bill 2011

PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) A...

2011 JUNE 22 - GippsAero

LATROBE REGIONAL AIRPORTJune 22, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) ...

2011 JUNE 22 - Questions Without Notice - Carbon Tax

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE - CARBON TAXJune 22, 2011Mr CHESTER...

2011 JUNE 15 - Matters of Public Importance - The imminent threat to Australian manufacturing posed by the Government's carbon tax

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - THE IMMINENT THREAT TO AUSTRA...

2011 JUNE 15 - Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Financial Viability) Bill 2011

FAMILY ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CHILD CARE FINANCIA...

2011 JUNE 14 - Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012 - Consideration in Detail – Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Portfolio

APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 1) 2011-2012 - CONSIDERATION IN DETA...

2011 JUNE 14 - Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012 - Consideration in Detail – Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Portfolio

APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 1) 2011-2012 - CONSIDERATION IN DETA...

2011 JUNE 14 - Taxation of Alternative Fuels Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

TAXATION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 201...

2011 JUNE 2 - Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012 - Consideration in Detail - Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio (Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government)

APPROPRIATION BILL (NO.1) 2011-2012 - CONSIDERATION IN DETAI...

2011 MAY 30 - Motions - 40th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAMSAR CONVENTIONMay 30, 2011Debate ...

2011 MAY 30 - Private Members' Business - Youth Allowance

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS - YOUTH ALLOWANCEMay 30, 2011Mr PY...

2011 MAY 26 - Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012

APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 1) 2011-2012May 26, 2011Mr CHESTER (...

2011 MAY 25 - Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011

CARBON CREDITS (CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE) BILL 2011May 25, ...

2011 MAY 25 - Committee for Gippsland / Lakes Entrance Primary School

COMMITTEE FOR GIPPSLAND / LAKES ENTRANCE PRIMARY SCHOOL May ...

2011 MAY 25 - Childcare

CHILDCAREMay 25, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (09:30) - I rise...

2011 MAY 23 - Private Members' Business - Uniform Road Laws and Motor Vehicle Registration Compliance Standards

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS - UNIFORM ROAD LAWS AND MOTOR VEHI...

2011 MAY 23 - Carbon Tax

CARBON TAXMay 23, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (13:58) - The M...

2011 MAY 12 - Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program / Regional Development Australia

ROTARY ADVENTURE IN CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM / REGIONAL DEVELOPME...

2011 MAY 11 - Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving

PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDS OF SURF LIFE SAVINGMay 11, 2011Mr CHES...

2011 MAY 11 - Social Security Legislation Amendment (Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2011

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (JOB SEEKER COMPLIANCE...

2011 MAR 24 - Presentation of Petitions: Fix Our Highway / Alpine Grazing Reduces Blazing and Rural Financial Counselling Service

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS: FIX OUR HIGHWAY / ALPINE GRAZING ...

2011 MAR 23 - Rural Medical Workforce

RURAL MEDICAL WORKFORCEMarch 23, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) ...

2011 MAR 22 - Wild Dogs and Foxes

WILD DOGS AND FOXESMarch 22, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (9.4...

2011 MAR 22 - Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Election Commitments and Other Measures) Bill 2011

FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS...

2011 MAR 22 - Questions Without Notice - Christmas Island Detention Centre

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE - CHRISTMAS ISLAND DETENTION CENTRE...

2011 MAR 21 - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Abolition of Alpine Grazing) Bill 2011

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (ABOLIT...

2011 MAR 01 - Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2010-2011 & Cognate Bill

APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 3) 2010-2011 Cognate bill: APPROPRIA...

2011 FEB 23 - Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 & Cognate Bill

TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BIL...

2011 FEB 23 - Alpine National Park

ALPINE NATIONAL PARKFebruary 23, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) ...

2011 FEB 23 - Matters of Public Importance - Carbon Tax

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - CARBON TAXFebruary 23, 2011Mr...

2011 FEB 21 - Ministerial Statements - Commemoration of the 2nd Anniversary of the Black Saturday Bushfires

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS - COMMEMORATION OF THE 2ND ANNIVERSAR...

2011 FEB 21 - Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) Bill 2011

SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENT (INCOME SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL STUDE...

2011 FEB 10 - Flood Levy

FLOOD LEVYFebruary 10, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (9.52 am) ...

2011 FEB 09 - Surf Life Saving Clubs

SURF LIFE SAVING CLUBSFebruary 9, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland)...

2011 FEB 09 - Condolences - Australian Natural Disasters

CONDOLENCES- AUSTRALIAN NATURAL DISASTERSFebruary 9, 2011Mr ...

2013 MAY 15 - Forced Adoption

FORCED ADOPTION May 15, 2013 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (17:10...

2013 MAY 15 - Presentation of Petition: Lake Tyers Beach Mobile Phone Coverage

PRESENTATION OF PETITION: LAKE TYERS BEACH MOBILE PHONE COVE...

2013 MAR 21 - Victorian Junior Lifesaving Championships

VICTORIAN JUNIOR LIFESAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS March 21, 2013 M...

2013 MAR 21 - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDME...

2013 MAR 21 - National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2013

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME BILL 2013 March 21, 20...

2013 MAR 13 - Regional Australia

REGIONAL AUSTRALIA March 13, 2013 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (...

2013 MAR 12 - Closing The Gap

CLOSING THE GAP March 12, 2013 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (19:...

2013 FEB 14 - Australian Natural Disasters

AUSTRALIAN NATURAL DISASTERS February 14, 2013 Mr CHESTER ...

2013 FEB 12 - Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2012-2013, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2012-2013

APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2012-2013 & APPROPRIATION BIL...

2013 FEB 11 - National Disability Insurance Scheme

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME February 11, 2013 Mr ...

2013 FEB 7 - Fourth Anniversary of Black Saturday

FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK SATURDAY February 7, 2013 Mr C...

2013 FEB 7 - Mr Peter Podgornik

MR PETER PODGORNIKFebruary 7, 2013Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (09...

2013 FEB 6 - Australian Natural Disasters

AUSTRALIAN NATURAL DISASTERSFebruary 6, 2013Mr CHESTER (Gipp...

2013 FEB 5 - Matters of Public Importance - The adverse impact of the Government’s broken promise to deliver a surplus

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - THE ADVERSE IMPACT OF THE GOV...

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