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…
Photo Caption (L-R): Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, Moree Plains Shire Council Mayor Katrina Humphries and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at this morning’s announcement in Moree – local councils and community organisations in Moree, Wee Waa, Narrabri and Walgett are set to benefit from $1.7 million in grants from…
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…
Photo Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with 2Max FM Station Manager Cassie Boyd and President Jeff Cloake in the new 2Max FM studio today. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said a newly appointed radio studio at 2Max FM will provide exciting opportunities for volunteer announcers and the local community. Mr Coulton was…
As an MP representing communities along more than 900 kilometres of the Queensland border, I have been contacted in recent days with feedback on the challenges local residents face with the most recent set of border restrictions introduced by the Queensland Government. It has been disheartening to see COVID-19 continue to spread, and the experience…
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…
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…
Patients in Gunnedah and the surrounding region will again have local access to GPs, visiting specialists and allied health care under a new arrangement that will re-open the Gunnedah Rural Health Centre. Federal Regional Health Minister and Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Australian Government had handed over responsibility to the Hunter New England…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today announced that the Cobar Weekly will receive a $12,627 grant to support employee wages, after being successful in the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program. Funds have started to flow to 107 regional news outlets across the country as part of the $50 million program, providing much…
Photo Caption: Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) with Brewarrina Shire Council Mayor Phillip O’Connor and General Manager Jeff Sowiak at the council chambers recently. Brewarrina Shire Council’s proposed local projects have received the green light to be funded under the Coalition Government’s Drought Communities Programme (DCP) – Extension, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton…