The Australian Government is delivering on its election commitment to build a more prosperous agriculture sector through its development of the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. The Government is considering the issues identified during the first consultation stage of the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper process. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, said the consultations included the…
The Federal Government has allocated $35 million over 5 years for research into juvenile diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong auto-immune disease that usually occurs in childhood but can be diagnosed at any age. It is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and most newly diagnosed cases are in children under…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has congratulated four Horizon Scholarship recipients from the Parkes Electorate who travelled to Canberra this week. Mr Coulton met with Richard Quigley (Trangie), Kate Johnston (Moree), Jack Scifleet (Binnaway) and Felicity Taylor (Moree) who were in Canberra as a part of the Horizon Scholarship program. “These young people have…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has said that the Government has followed through on their clear mandate to repeal the carbon tax after being elected in September last year. “Today’s vote by the Senate to repeal the Carbon Tax is great news for regional families, agriculture and small businesses”, Mr Coulton said. “Scrapping the…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has announced that the Gulgong Historical Society will be the receive $1000 through the Federal Government’s ANZAC Centenary Local Grants Program. Mr Coulton congratulated the Historical society on the work that they had done in submitting their application. “The funding will be used to install a secure cabinet in…
Around 2,700 premises in Dubbo are a step closer to getting access to the National Broadband Network, with build preparation on the fibre-to-the-premises network in the area now underway. In coming weeks, contractors will be out in the streets, laying out fibre to connect premises in the months ahead. Premises included in the construction sites…
Last week we saw another attempt from the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to disrupt an agricultural industry. The footage was strategically released and designed to sensationalize the mistreatment of sheep during shearing. PETA have shown their aggressive tactics before and the footage cannot be taken at face value. There…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has commended the members of the Pallamallawa Memorial Hall Committee for the work that they have done to ensure that the community is able to commemorate the sacrifices of servicemen and women from the region one hundred years after the First World War. Mr Coulton said that the Committee…
An alarming study commissioned by Woolworths earlier this year showed some shocking statistics when it comes to knowing where our food comes from. According to the study of over 1600 children aged between six and 17 year olds more than 60% did not know that mint grows from the ground and 92% didn’t know that…
Minister for Education the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and the Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton MP will visit the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences at Charles Sturt University while in Dubbo. They will also visit the University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health campus in Dubbo and meet with workers at the Royal…