A former Narrabri resident has been awarded a prestigious 2020 Fulbright Scholarship, presented at a gala dinner in Parliament House today. Guy Coleman, a weed control scientist, was congratulated by Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, who said the award was a credit to Mr Coleman’s contribution to local agricultural research. “I was thrilled to…
Silverton residents and tourists will now have better phone service to make calls, browse the internet and stay connected with family and friends, with a satellite small cell now operational. Jointly funded by the Federal Government and Telstra under Round 4 of the Mobile Black Spot Program, the small cell will provide new and improved…
Update as at 19 March 2020: The National NAIDOC Committee has decided to postpone NAIDOC Week 2020 (5 July – 12 July) in the interest of safety for Indigenous communities. This decision was taken in light of advice from the government, health experts, key partners and Indigenous health organisations around the impact of the COVID-19…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has backed the local recruitment effort for Moree’s Australian Air Force Cadets for the first semester of 2020. “If you’re aged between 12 and 16 years old in the Moree community and you’re looking for a new challenge, I’d encourage you to consider this opportunity,” Mr Coulton said. “Youth…
Western NSW healthcare milestones We’re one step closer to providing patients in Dubbo and Western New South Wales with world-class cancer care. During the week we marked the commencement of demolition works to make way for the Western Cancer Centre to be built. I was joined by Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders, Chief Executive of…
Medicare-eligible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans at Dubbo Base Hospital will soon be fully-subsidised for patients, with the recent arrival of an MRI machine. Minister for Regional Health and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he is thrilled that patients in Dubbo and the western region of New South Wales will benefit from the…
A better quality of life for cancer sufferers and their families is one step closer, with demolition works commencing today to make way for the Western Cancer Centre in Dubbo. Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government and Federal Member for the Parkes electorate Mark Coulton, who was in Dubbo to mark the…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he was impressed with renovations at the Gilgandra Country Women’s Association (CWA) rooms during a tour of the upgraded facilities today. The renovations have been funded in part with a $10,100 grant from Round 3 of the Coalition Government’s popular Stronger Communities Programme (SCP), announced by Mr Coulton…
Training more rural doctors As both Minister for Regional Health and Member for Parkes, I’m focused on addressing the maldistribution of doctors in the bush. That’s why I was proud to announce last week that 100 additional training places have been allocated to the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) to train more…
Homes and businesses in the township of Walgett will soon be able to access fast, reliable broadband services over the National Broadband Network (NBN), with construction of the fixed line footprint in the town now complete. Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Communications Mark Coulton said the milestone means more local residents and businesses…