Budget a blow to communities in the Parkes electorate

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton discusses the Budget with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has slammed Labor’s first Budget, saying it’s a major blow to our regional communities. “The biggest loser in this Budget is regional Australia,” Mr Coulton said. “The slashing of the Building Better Regions…

Labor confirms funding to rural and regional Australia to be slashed

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right), with Bourke and District Children’s Services President Tanya Jackson, Bourke Shire Council Mayor Barry Hollman and General Manager Leonie Brown and Bourke and District Children’s Services General Manager Prue Ritchie pictured underneath the collapsed roof at the Bourke Childcare Centre. The childcare centre was…