Murray-Darling Basin grant will strengthen Narromine as an aviation hub

Photo Caption (L-R): Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Narromine Shire Council Mayor Craig Davies and Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt. Narromine Shire Council will receive a $450,000 funding boost from the Murray-Darling Basin Economic Development Program to develop the Aerodrome Industrial Park Hangar. The aviation industry in Narromine will receive…

Bourke and Brewarrina to benefit from Murray-Darling Basin grants program

Photo Caption (L-R): Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, Mayor of Bourke Shire Council Barry Hollman, Mayor of Brewarrina Shire Council Phillip O’Connor and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at today’s announcement in Bourke. Bourke and Brewarrina Shire Councils will share in an economic boost of $900,000 from the Murray-Darling Basin…

Coulton’s Catch Up – Queensland border controls, Backing our North West communities, Benefits set to reach the Ridge

Queensland border controls Last week I wrote to the Queensland Premier to highlight a series of concerns brought to me regarding the impact of the Queensland Government’s tightened border controls. My Federal electorate shares the majority of the New South Wales border with Queensland, and I’ve received feedback from residents on both sides of the…

Coulton’s Catch Up – Gunnedah going from strength to strength, Regional Aus and COVID-19, $1.87m for Q fever vaccine

Gunnedah going from strength to strength It was terrific to be in the northern part of my electorate last Friday for a series of important announcements in Gunnedah. A highlight was being onsite at the Gunnedah Rural Health Centre to officially hand over responsibility to the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), allowing the…

Extra $1 million in drought funding for Gunnedah Shire projects

Photo Caption: Pictured at the Gunnedah Water Tower Museum today – Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) with (L-R) Gunnedah and District Historical Society’s Marie Hobson, Gunnedah Shire Council Mayor Jamie Chaffey, and Bob Leister, also of Gunnedah and District Historical Society. Gunnedah Shire Council’s proposed local projects have received the green light to…