Photo caption: More than 1,000 general practices and 100 GP-led respiratory clinics across Australia will join the COVID-19 vaccination program from Monday 22 March. Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health Mark Coulton visited Orange Aboriginal Medical Service last week. It is one of the Aboriginal Medical Services involved in Phase 1B of…
Up to 400 general practitioners will train to work in regional Australia over the next four years, with the establishment today of the Coalition Government’s Rural Generalist Training Scheme (RGTS) to boost doctor numbers in the bush. The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) will deliver the Government-funded $49.7 million program, with ACRRM…
Dubbo medical school construction underway To get more doctors in the bush, we need to train more doctors in the bush, so last week I was thrilled to have the opportunity to visit the construction site of the new medical school being built in Dubbo. Construction began recently, with work on the world-class facility expected…
Construction of the University of Sydney medical program’s new teaching facilities in Dubbo has begun, with work expected to be completed in October. The first cohort of 24 Year 1 Sydney Medical students (Dubbo Stream) are expected to commence in early February next year. These students will be able to complete all of their four-year…
Residents of North West New South Wales are encouraged to take up work on the transformational Inland Rail project with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and Trans4m Rail hiring local workers now for the Narrabri to North Star section. Local member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government Mark…
$16 million road safety investment for our region A whopping $16 million investment from the Federal and NSW Governments will see key infrastructure improvements underway in the Parkes electorate in the coming months. Last week I announced $8.9 million for safety upgrades to the Newell Highway at Redbank, south of Coonabarabran, $2.7 million for further…
School children will be able to safely cross the busy Bloomfield Road in Gunnedah thanks to a $297,000 investment from the Australian and NSW Governments, as part of a $400 million blitz designed to reduce road trauma and save lives. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased to announce that $4 million is being jointly invested by the Federal and NSW Governments for road safety upgrades along the Mitchell Highway between Nyngan and Bourke. $4 million in funding is en route for road safety upgrades along the Mitchell Highway between Nyngan and…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased to announce that $11.6 million is being jointly invested by the Federal and NSW Governments for road safety upgrades along the Newell Highway between Gilgandra and Coonabarabran. More than $11.6 million in funding is en route for road safety upgrades along the Newell Highway between…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton encourages Basin farmers, landholders and community organisations in the Parkes electorate to apply for the first round of the Murray-Darling Healthy Rivers Program. Basin farmers, landholders and community organisations in the Parkes electorate will be able to apply for $6 million in grants to deliver practical on-ground…