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Media Releases
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has spoken in Parliament supporting the Social Security Amendment (Student Income Support Reforms) Bill 2011, which reinstates the original and fairer eligibility criteria for students living in `inner regional’ areas.
After more than two yea... ... (01-Nov)
Veterans and ex-service people in Parkes Electorate will benefit from Saluting Their Service grant funding, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said today.
“In the Parkes Electorate four veterans’ organisations will benefit from $11 678 in Saluting Their Service grants.”
... ... (14-Oct)
Representatives of the Mid-Western Regional Council and Gulgong Health Council, along with Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, and the Member for Hunter Joel Fitzgibbon met with the Minister for Health and Ageing the Hon Nicola Roxon to discuss the need for funding for an additional six ... ... (12-Oct)
All 19 Bills of the Carbon Tax Legislation were passed through the House of Representatives this morning. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he was extremely disappointed with the results of the vote stating that the Government, in alliance with the Greens and Independent Members, h... ... (12-Oct)
166 volunteer organisations in the Parkes Electorate have been allocated funding through the 2011 Volunteer Grants Program.
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has congratulated the recipients of the funding under this program.
“The Volunteer Grants Program is a signifi... ... (11-Oct)
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has reiterated his opposition to the Gillard Government’s proposed Carbon Tax, labelling it “nothing more than a green gesture”.
“The Carbon Tax will dramatically increase the cost of living, destroy jobs in regional Australia and do absolutely... ... (10-Oct)
The 19 pieces of legislation which make up the Carbon Tax legislation will be voted on in the House of Representatives next week when Parliament resumes.
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said it is now time for the Independent MP’s Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott to represent t... ... (07-Oct)
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton joined the nearly one thousand people who gathered for the official opening of the Wiradjuri Study Centre in Condobolin today.
The Wiradjuri Study Centre is a centre for education and the reinvigoration of local culture. The centre will work to... ... (27-Sep)
The proposed carbon tax will devastate families, business and industry throughout the Parkes electorate, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has warned Parliament.
During the debate over the carbon tax legislation in the House of Representatives, Mr Coulton said the rush to impl... ... (20-Sep)
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia has commenced an inquiry into the experience of fly‐in, fly‐out (FIFO) and drive‐in, drive‐out (DIDO) workers in regional Australia.
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is encouraging submissions to the inquiry... ... (20-Sep)