Landholders in the Central West Local Land Services (LLS) area are now able to apply for Cultural Heritage Site Assessment funding totalling $18,000 to raise awareness of cultural sites on private lands. Grants of up to $6,000 will support landholders to understand what culturally significant areas are on their land and its importance in the…
Ahead of the 2016 federal election, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) last week released details of its proposal for changes to the federal electoral boundaries in New South Wales (NSW). Under the proposed changes, the Parkes electorate would see a rather significant increase in its geographic size. Currently this electorate covers almost one third…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has today announced that the Western New South Wales (NSW) Community Legal Centre in Dubbo will receive a grant of $1.11 million over three years to provide legal assistance and other support services to women who are experiencing domestic violence. Dubbo and the surrounding regions will benefit from this…
Last week marked three months since the release of the Coalition Government’s $4 billion Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. This Paper contains a range of initiatives designed to deliver practical support to the agricultural sector. I am very pleased to report that implementation of programmes and policies under this Paper is progressing well with farmers…
The Australian Government Mobile Service Centre Golden Wattle will hit the road in October to give people in Western New South Wales (NSW) easy access to essential government payments and services. Minister for Human Services, Stuart Robert said the Mobile Service Centre will visit towns across Western NSW at the start of October…
In light of the Commonwealth Government’s announcement of its $100 million Women’s Safety package to respond to family and domestic violence, there has been a lot of discussion happening on this issue right across my electorate. On the one hand, I am very disappointed that many parts of my electorate have been identified as…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has today welcomed the conclusion of negotiations of the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Mr Coulton is firmly of the belief that the TPP has great potential to boost agricultural markets and drive job creation and growth across rural and regional Australia. “As someone who represents an…
The fantastic supported employees at Westhaven Business Services in Dubbo are playing a key part in the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) across the Dubbo area. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton was pleased to visit Westhaven Business Services this week to see first-hand the great work some of the supported employees…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has officially opened the Maayu Mali Residential Rehabilitation Centre in Moree today. Maayu Mali is one of the key initiatives funded under the Commonwealth Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) with $3 million committed to establishing the centre. Mr Coulton has seen first-hand the issues that drug and…
Fairview Retirement Village has today thanked the many people involved in securing their new bus shed at an official opening in Moree, including Bernie Keitlinghaus who drove this project’s success. Chief Executive Officer of Fairview Retirement Village, Brett Arthur is very grateful that his organisation now has a secure location for their aged care…