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…

Coulton’s Catch Up – Devastating flooding continues, Faster internet for parts of Moree, Supporting local music festivals, Innovate with NBN grants

Photo caption: Flooding devastated Moree over the weekend, with dozens of homes inundated by water. Pictured is the Moree Scout Hall which went under water. Devastating flooding continues Flooding continues across the Parkes electorate, with all the river systems across the electorate now in flood. My thoughts are with those communities impacted as they begin the…

Coulton welcomes funding to establish a Children’s Contact Service at Broken Hill

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton met with the staff from the Broken Hill branch of CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes earlier this year to discuss their plans for a Children’s Contact Service. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has welcomed a Federal Government investment which will provide local children of separated families with a safe…

Coulton’s Catch Up – Methane emissions pledge concerning, Christmas Card Photo Competition open, Coalition funding benefitting the North West

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured at the newly-opened Goodooga Store. Methane emissions pledge concerning Last week we learnt that the Labor Government plans on signing up to the Global Methane Pledge at next month’s UN COP27 climate change conference in Egypt. The pledge calls for a 30 per cent global reduction…

Tomingley treated to safer water

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with Narromine Shire Council Mayor Craig Davies. A new $720 000 water treatment plant is providing safe and reliable access to water for Tomingley thanks to funding from the State and Federal Governments and Narromine Shire Council. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said safe…

Coulton’s Catch Up – More LGAs eligible for disaster assistance, Call for funding to repair water-damaged roads, Two great community assets now opened, Best of luck to the Class of 2022

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pictured at the Big ArmaTree, which forms part of the upgraded Armatree Memorial Precinct. More LGAs eligible for disaster assistance Fourteen Local Government Areas in the Parkes electorate will now be able to access disaster assistance for flooding that has occurred from September 14. The Bogan,…