First phase of N2NS section on track to be complete by harvest It was fantastic to get a first-hand update of the progress of the Inland Rail Narrabri to North Star section during a tour of the works near Gurley last week. It’s exciting to see so much activity happening along the rail line, with…
Five roadside rest areas across the Parkes electorate will be upgraded to help combat driver fatigue and make local roads safer, thanks to funding under the Liberal and Nationals Government’s Driver Reviver Site Upgrade Program. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said there is nothing more important than saving lives, which is what this funding…
Four students from the Parkes electorate have been announced as winners of Australia’s annual Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards during a special virtual ceremony today. Gunnedah High School student Holly Munday, 14, took out the Kurrumbede Award (Secondary) for her poem Killers of the Night; 11-year-old Eileen Murphy from Fairfax Public School at Maules Creek was…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with Gilgandra Mayor Doug Batten and Jack Towney Hostel Board Chairman Michael Cain at the opening of the Jack Towney Hostel extensions in 2018. A Gilgandra residential aged care facility will be significantly upgraded as part of a Morrison Government grant aimed at strengthening aged care services…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) pictured with Warrumbungle Shire Mayor Ambrose Doolan. The Australian Government has unlocked $2.4 million to upgrade a strategically important road in the Warrumbungle Shire, with construction due to get underway by the end of the year. The $3 million Purlewaugh Road Upgrade is being jointly funded with…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton encourages local businesses, contractors and suppliers to find out more about opportunities to help build new overtaking lanes along the Newell Highway between Coonabarabran and Narrabri. Restarting the arts Last week I was pleased to announce that two organisations in the Parkes electorate had been successful in…
More residents across the Parkes electorate will have the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to provide walk-in Pfizer clinics in a number of towns and villages in the North West, Far West and Central West areas of New South Wales. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has…
Local businesses, suppliers and contractors are invited to tender for work to build new overtaking lanes along the Newell Highway between Coonabarabran and Narrabri. The Australian and New South Wales governments are jointly funding the rollout of additional overtaking lanes along this busy freight corridor, with 19 new lanes already delivered, eight under construction and…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased to announce more than $71,000 in Federal Government funding for the Pave the Way to Gular 2022 Festival. He is pictured in front of a mural by one of the previous Pave the Way to Gular artists, John Murray from Lightning Ridge. The local arts…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with West Darling Arts’ executive officer Cathy Farry during a visit a few years ago. The Broken Hill arts sector has received a major boost in its recovery from COVID-19, with West Darling Arts awarded more than $300,000 to fund a range of contemporary arts and…