Inquiry into COVID-19 Recently the Labor Government began its Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry (the Inquiry) with the purpose of identifying lessons learned to improve Australia’s preparedness for future pandemics. I welcome this Inquiry as I believe it’s a good thing to assess what did and didn’t work during the COVID-19 Pandemic. When the Pandemic…
Labor’s Basin Plan will cost us I joined my Coalition colleagues in Parliament recently to speak up as a group against Labor’s disastrous move to re-introduce water buybacks into the Murray Darling Basin Plan regardless of the economic impact on agricultural communities. This press conference followed on from a roundtable discussion with representatives from horticulture,…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:45): I’d like to inform the House that construction on the long-awaited Australian Opal Centre at Lightning Ridge has commenced. This project has been in the pipeline for probably 20 years. I’ve personally been involved in it for 16 of those years. It’s brought together funding from the previous coalition…
Are you ready for the Referendum? With the Referendum for the Voice to Parliament now confirmed for Saturday 14 October, I am encouraging all eligible residents of the Parkes electorate to ensure they are ready to vote. Like regular elections, many residents in the Parkes electorate will use the postal voting system for the Referendum.…
Photo caption: Winning photograph of the 2022 Christmas Photo Competition ‘Bridge over troubled waters’ by George Williams Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is calling for photographers from across the Parkes electorate to submit entries to this year’s Christmas Card Photo Competition. Each year, Mr Coulton distributes a Christmas card and newsletter, which usually features…
6 September 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:45): I’d like to inform the House that construction on the long-awaited Australian Opal Centre at Lightning Ridge has commenced. This project has been in the pipeline for probably 20 years. I’ve personally been involved in it for 16 of those years. It’s brought together funding from…
6 September 2023 Adjournment Parkes Electorate: Aboriginal Constituents Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (19:30): One of the privileges of representing an electorate like mine is that you get to meet some very interesting people. Last week I got to meet some young ladies who were part of the Sistas in Trade program. They are young…
Senator Perin Davey Deputy Leader of the Nationals Shadow Minister for Water Shadow Minister for Emergency Management Senator for New South Wales The Hon Mark Coulton MP Federal Member for Parkes 8 September 2023 Labor targets numbers not outcomes with Murray Darling Basin Plan Communities across the Murray Darling Basin would be…
Constituency Statements Parkes Electorate: Education Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (09:42): Australia is blessed to have a parliament with traditions that go back hundreds of years. I think it’s really important that younger Australians learn about the parliamentary process, because, if they don’t understand how parliament works, they can be taken advantage of by people…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes the Hon Mark Coulton MP recently visited White’s Pharmacy, the only pharmacy in Lightning Ridge, to discuss concerns around 60 Day Dispensing. Senator the Hon Anne Ruston Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Shadow Minister for Sport Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate The Hon…