TALK TO ME TOUR

"See where Darren is going to next."

FIX OUR HIGHWAY

"Download the petition to fix the Princes Highway here."

IMPROVING RURAL HEALTH

"Additional funding must be allocated to attract and retain doctors in rural and regional areas."

PROTECTING LOCAL JOBS

"Almost 3000 jobs in Gippsland are at risk uners the Rudd Government's proposed ETS."

SUPPORTING REGIONAL STUDENTS

"Regional students who move away from home to study need financial assistance to reach their full potential."

MAKING STREETS SAFER

"Safety within our communities is everybody’s problem. We must act to make our streets safe again."

FIGHTING FOR PENSIONERS

"Pensioners deserve a fair go and a better deal to help with the increasing costs of everyday items."

WORKING WITH FARMERS

"Gippsland's farmers need support to fully recover from the impacts of successive years of drought."

SAVING THE GIPPSLAND LAKES

"The Gippsland Lakes are stressed and in urgent need of government funding."

HELPING COMMUNITIES REBUILD

"There needs to be continued support for fire affected communities for a sustained and successful outcome over the long term."

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LATROBE JOBS THREATENED BY BRUMBY WHITE PAPER

July 27, 2010

The Brumby Government’s Climate Change White Paper, which includes plans for a staged closure of the Hazelwood Power Station, provides no long term job security for workers in the Latrobe Valley, The Nationals Member for Morwell Russell Northe said today.

“John Brumby plans to close two of the eight units at Hazelwood Power Station in the next four years but he has failed to guarantee that jobs will be protected as part of the closures,” Mr Northe said.

“More than 800 people rely on work generated by the Hazelwood Power Station and so a planned closure without an appropriate alternative will have devastating consequences in the Latrobe Valley.

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CHESTER BACKS COMMUNITY CRIME FUNDING

July 26, 2010

The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is supporting a $50 million funding commitment to improve community safety by re-establishing the National Community Crime Prevention Program.

The program will support the crime-fighting efforts of local communities and the states with grants for security-related infrastructure including closed circuit television (CCTV).

Mr Chester said residents in several Gippsland and Latrobe Valley towns had expressed interest in securing funding for CCTV to reduce the incidence of anti-social behaviour.

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NATS LEADER RAISES POPULATION CONCERNS

July 21, 2010

Leader of The Nationals Warren Truss says the issue of sustainable population growth has been placed in the too hard basket for too long.

Speaking at Bairnsdale Rotary Club on Tuesday night, Mr Truss said the issue would require a fully informed national debate, regardless of which party won the August 21 Federal election.

Mr Truss was joined at the meeting by Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester and discussed a wide range of non-party political issues.

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