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Media Releases
With all of the remaining 840 remote Medicare booths set to be phased out over the next three years, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has reinstated his call for the Minister for Community Services to reconsider this “reckless decision”.
Medicare Australia Access Points (MAAPs... ... (03-May)
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has welcomed the announcement that Brewarrina Shire Council, the Dubbo Plains Division of General Practice and the Lachlan Shire Council will be recipients of funding under the National Rural and Remote Health Infrastructure Program (NRRHIP).
T... ... (28-Apr)
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has called for Medicare Australia to reverse its decision to remove Medicare booths in communities in the Parkes Electorate.
The Medicare booths allow access to basic claiming for regional and remote communities and it has been announced that b... ... (27-Apr)
The flood assistance recently granted to the north western area of NSW and the Mid-Western Regional Council, has been marred with unreasonable criteria making it difficult for the majority of flood affected residents to access the payment, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton stated today.
The At... ... (21-Apr)
Residents in the flood affected local government areas of Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Coonamble, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Mid-Western, Narromine, Walgett, Warren, Warrumbungle and Wellington will now be eligible for the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) Federal Member fo... ... (13-Apr)
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has sent his congratulations to his former staff member Sarah Johnston on her election to the Upper House of NSW Parliament, which was confirmed yesterday.
“Sarah is a born and bred Gunnedah girl and has been working with me over the last three... ... (13-Apr)
High school students in years 10, 11 and 12 are being invited to take part in a new national competition called “My First Speech”.
Organised by the House of Representatives, students need to write and video a 3 minute speech as if it was their first speech to parliament.
“T... ... (11-Apr)
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has called on the banks to reduce their small business banking costs and fees to offset new EFTPOS transaction fees that will be placed on small businesses from 1st October 2011.
The Reserve Bank approved new merchant transaction fees to EFTPO... ... (04-Apr)
The results of the NSW State Election, which saw regional Independent members lose their seats was “a resounding vote of no confidence” in the Federal Independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton stated today.
“As I visited polling boo... ... (28-Mar)
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has congratulated the outstanding success of his NSW Nationals colleagues in the state poll over the weekend.
“This was a clear and deserving win for the NSW Coalition. The results of the Nationals in NSW were outstanding and after 16 years of... ... (28-Mar)