Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased that a new, updated edition of the book – ‘Lest We Forget: The Servicemen & Women of Dunedoo’ – has been launched today at the Dunedoo Library. The publication of this new edition was made possible through $6,500 in funding from the Saluting Their Service (STS) Commemorative…
Community Celebration in Wilcannia In Wilcannia last week I was pleased to attend the Community Celebration to launch the Central Darling Shire Heritage Trail. As part of this project the Central Darling Shire Heritage Trail Tourism App has been created. This app provides self-guided driving and walking tours of towns such as Wilcannia, Whitecliffs and…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has spoken today to defend the Inland Rail project following the release of findings from an independent review led by former Commonwealth energy adviser Dr Kerry Schott. The findings from the Schott report have been used by Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King to…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Liberal Senator for Western Australia HON MARK COULTON MP Nationals Chief Whip in the House of Representatives Federal Member for Parkes HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Shadow Minister for Science, Arts, Government Services and the Digital Economy Leader of Opposition Business in the…
Tyron and Jolie excel in shearing Two young people from the Parkes electorate – Tyron Cochrane from Goodooga and Jolie Orcher from Bourke – have excelled in the Junior Golden Shears, a prestigious New Zealand shearing competition. Tyron is only eighteen and is the first Australian to win since 1961 as well as the first…
30 March 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (11:17): I too rise today to speak about the resources statement to parliament. I’m very proud of the record of the Parkes electorate for being a powerhouse in mining and resources for a long, long time. If we start at the western part of my electorate, at…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today questioned why the Federal Labor Government has stalled funding for regional grants programs this financial year. The Labor Government is delaying the release of eligibility criteria and funding guidelines for the Growing Regions Program and Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program according to Mr Coulton. “The…
28 March 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (16:12): I’d like to bring to the attention of the parliament a couple of outstanding young residents of the Parkes electorate. Goodooga, in northern New South Wales, a very small community about an hour’s drive north of Brewarrina, has been the home of some amazing families of…
27 March 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (16:33): Next week I’ll be travelling to Wilcannia to attend a ceremony that I’ve been looking forward to for some quite some time. It will be the sod turn—the ceremonial start—of the Baaka centre. The Baaka centre will be a facility right in the middle of Wilcannia…
27 March 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (17:51): I too rise tonight to speak on the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023. While he is still in the chamber, I’d like to acknowledge the contribution of the member for Grey and his commitment to his vast electorate, but particularly to Ceduna.…