Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (centre) met with representatives from Royal Far West in Parliament last week, prior to moving his Private Members’ Business motion. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is calling for the Labor Government to provide ongoing funding to Royal Far West to allow the service to continue its…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:51): After hearing speech after speech from members reading speaking notes from central HQ of the Labor Party, I’ve got an issue they might be interested to get their heads around: the debacle that was the rollout of round 2 of the On Farm Connectivity Program. Round 1 of the…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (centre) presented certificates of appreciation to Neil Webster, Craig Gale, Tracey Whillock and Geoff Mann to thank them for all their support of the Dubbo Regional Sports Awards over the past 17 years. Over 75 athletes from across the Dubbo Region have been recognised for their achievements…
Photo caption: NSW SES have been on the ground supporting the Carinda community following the severe thunderstorm that ripped through town. Photo courtesy of NSW SES Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today welcomed news that the Australian and New South Wales Governments will provide the Walgett Local Government Area with crucial financial support,…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (12:51): This motion is most appropriate. One of the issues that constantly comes to my three offices in western New South Wales is vacancies and the need for more health professionals. As of yesterday, it’s been 17 years since I was elected. The Member for Blair and I turned up…
https://youtu.be/HrQHF2CYB-M Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (11:50): I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that: (a) Royal Far West (RFW) is a national charity dedicated to the health and wellbeing of Australia’s country children across more than 200 schools and 364 communities; and (b) RFW is celebrating its centenary of service to Australia in 2024;…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton delivered his valedictory speech to Parliament last week. Valedictory speech It was an incredible honour to deliver my valedictory speech to the House of Representatives last week, just short of 17 years since I was elected as the Member for Parkes. I was really pleased that all…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:42): Last week a press release came out from Minister King and the Prime Minister, acknowledging and taking credit for the completion of the Narrabri to Turrawan upgrade of the railway on the Hunter coal line. Great news—except this government didn’t put a razoo into it, and the minister has…
Labor’s On Farm Connectivity Program has been labelled disingenuous by Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton. Mr Coulton said Labor’s insincere application process for grants has created more frustration and heartache among the farming community. It comes after Labor closed round two of the program, worth $18 million, less than a week after announcing applications…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton delivering his valedictory speech to the House of Representatives. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton yesterday delivered his valedictory speech, just a few days short of 17 years since he was first elected as the 1029th Member of the Australian Parliament. Mr Coulton took the opportunity to…