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 ALPINE GRAZING BAN NO SURPRISE: CHESTER
February 2, 2012
The Federal Government has been accused of blindly accepting the ideology of inner city Greens with its decision to impose a ban on cattle grazing in the high country.
The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said he wasn’t surprised by the decision by Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke.
“It doesn’t surprise me because the Labor Party is captive to the inner city Greens who they negotiated with to form government,” Mr Chester said.
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 MULTI-MILLION AGED CARE UPGRADE TO OPEN
Feburary 2, 2012
A multi-million dollar upgrade at Yallambee Aged Care Services in Traralgon will be officially opened tomorrow.
The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the Federal Government had committed $2 million toward new rooms for 16 aged care beds to replace the old and unsuitable building.
Stage one of the project, which is new rooms for 10 dementia beds, will be officially opened tomorrow, February 3, 2012.
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 CGHS TO HOST ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS WALK
February 1, 2012
Central Gippsland Health Service (CGHS) and the community will come together on February 22, in an awareness walk around Lake Guthridge to highlight the importance of organ donation.
Local residents are being asked to join in the CGHS DonateLife Awareness Walk which will run from 7:30-10:30am and will be followed by a sausage sizzle and drinks.
DonateLife is the Australian Government’s body behind the campaign to increase organ donation. According to DonateLife over 75 per cent of Australians are willing to become organ donors but 40 per cent of Australians do not know the wishes of their loved ones.
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