Media Release
CHESTERS RETURNS TO CANBERRA TO REPRESENT BENDIGO ELECTORATE IN 2024
01 February 2024
Federal Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters returns to Canberra next week for the first parliamentary sitting week of 2024.
Ms Chesters will be taking the issues and concerns of Central Victorians directly to Parliament.
LABOR’S BETTER TAX CUTS TO BENEFIT BENDIGO ELECTORATE
25 January 2024
The Albanese Government is delivering a tax cut for every taxpayer in the Bendigo electorate starting on July 1.
Labor’s new tax cuts are designed to provide cost-of-living relief to middle Australia while making our tax system fairer.
SUPPORTING THE REGIONS – APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY GRANTS
22 January 2024
The Federal Government is supporting the continued recovery from COVID-19 in the regions, with up to $10,000 available to community groups across regional, remote and rural Australia.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN BENDIGO ELECTORATE
11 January 2024
Jointly funded disaster assistance has been activated for communities impacted by the Victorian Floods and Storms that commenced on 24 December 2023, under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
ALBANESE GOVERNMENT BANS VAPE IMPORTS
10 January 2024
The commencement of the first stage of the Albanese Labor Government’s vaping reforms began on January 1 with the ban on importation of disposable single use vapes.
These changes will protect Central Victorians, particularly young people, from the harms of vaping and nicotine dependence, while ensuring those with a legitimate need to access therapeutic vapes can continue to do so, where clinically appropriate.
INDEXATION DELIVERS EXTRA SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN BENDIGO AND CENTRAL VICTORIA
28 December 2023
Local constituents receiving youth, student or carer support will see a 6.0 per cent boost to their payments as indexation takes effect from 1 January 2024.
Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP said the increases to payments ensure that locals receiving support are able to navigate cost of living pressures.
CHESTERS RECOGNISES LOCAL SPORTING STARS
19 December 2023
Federal Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters, joined 7 local recipients of the Australian Government’s Local Sporting Champions and Local Para Champions grants at a celebration ceremony today.
NEW ACTION TO ENSURE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE PAID ON TIME
14 December 2023
Big businesses who fail to pay small businesses on time will be named and shamed as part of a series of new Federal Labor Government reforms to improve small business payment times.
NEW FACILITIES FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS AT HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL
04 December 2023
Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters today at 11am opened the Nagle Centre at Holy Rosary School in Heathcote which will improve student educational outcomes.
CHESTERS UNVEILS HEATHCOTE COMMUNITY PROJECT
23 November 2023
Federal Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters has visited the Heathcote Bowling Club to unveil a new project funded under the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Program.
The Stronger Communities Program funds small capital works projects that deliver social benefits to the community.