The Australian and New South Wales Governments are continuing to support the recovery of primary industries in the Parkes electorate through the Storm and Flood Industry Recovery Program, which is now open for applications. The Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie said the floods and storms in…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society community representative Susan Wilson and president Pip Murray at The Mackellar Centre, where new signage will be installed thanks to an $8,800 Stronger Communities Programme grant. Visitors and locals alike will no longer be able to miss the Dorothea Mackellar Centre in…
Farmers and primary producers in the Parkes electorate are a step closer to benefitting from the Liberal and National Government’s new Australian Agriculture Worker Visa. The Government amended the Migration Regulations on 30 September 2021 to create the Australian Agriculture Worker Visa (Ag Visa) and continue along the pathway of providing an agriculture visa that…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton inspects Gunnedah Rural Museum’s new office equipment with secretary Pat Gaynor (seated), president Owen Tydd, vice president Ian Guest and grants officer Jim Noon. Promotion of the Gunnedah Rural Museum will be enhanced thanks to a $2,500 Federal Government grant. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton this…