Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has announced that the Gulgong Historical Society will be the receive $1000 through the Federal Government’s ANZAC Centenary Local Grants Program. Mr Coulton congratulated the Historical society on the work that they had done in submitting their application. “The funding will be used to install a secure cabinet in…
Last week we saw another attempt from the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to disrupt an agricultural industry. The footage was strategically released and designed to sensationalize the mistreatment of sheep during shearing. PETA have shown their aggressive tactics before and the footage cannot be taken at face value. There…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has commended the members of the Pallamallawa Memorial Hall Committee for the work that they have done to ensure that the community is able to commemorate the sacrifices of servicemen and women from the region one hundred years after the First World War. Mr Coulton said that the Committee…
An alarming study commissioned by Woolworths earlier this year showed some shocking statistics when it comes to knowing where our food comes from. According to the study of over 1600 children aged between six and 17 year olds more than 60% did not know that mint grows from the ground and 92% didn’t know that…
Minister for Education the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and the Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton MP will visit the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences at Charles Sturt University while in Dubbo. They will also visit the University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health campus in Dubbo and meet with workers at the Royal…
An innovative programme that seeks to prevent Australian farmers from being injured or dying at work has received a $375,000 funding boost from the Australian Government. Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash and Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today announced one-off funding of $375,000 for the Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety (ACAHS) in…