Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today met with stakeholders and members of the Alcohol and Other Drug Detox and Rehabilitation Facility steering committee, including Inspector Tom Aylett from the Barrier Police, Broken Hill City Council’s Dionne Devlin, Western Primary Health Network’s Andrew Coe, Helene Fox from Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation, Andrew House…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton met with Broken Hill Mayor Darriea Turley AM to discuss plans to build the new library and cultural precinct thanks to $8.7 million in funding through the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund. The Broken Hill community can look forward to benefitting from a brand new library…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce today announced the new $150 million Remote Roads Upgrade Pilot Program in Moree. Critical rural and regional road links will be made safer and more productive thanks to a new $150 million Remote…
Photo caption: Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce (third from right) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right) were joined by Pacific National Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Thomson, ARTC Inland Rail Interim Chief Executive Rebecca Pickering, GrainCorp CEO Robert Spurway and Trans4m Rail Project Director Jon Holmes at GrainCorp Moree to mark the…
Protecting regional Australia It was a big week in Parliament last week, with the Coalition Government announcing its plan to achieve a net zero emissions target by 2050, following the Nationals’ support. As a result of our negotiations, we have been able to secure a better outcome for regional Australia. We’ve got a range of…
Traffic lights will be switched on at Baird Street next week, completing the $40 million Newell-Mitchell highway intersection upgrade ahead of schedule and under budget. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said this marked the final piece in the puzzle of the 18-month upgrade to the four-lane Newell-Mitchell highways intersection to improve road safety and…
Community groups in the Parkes electorate can now apply for up to $750,000 in grants for initiatives that encourage more people to sign up to become organ and tissue donors. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 are available to help drive community awareness about the importance of donation,…
Photo caption: The roundabout was last week removed from the Newell and Mitchell highways intersection, as traffic lights were switched on for the first time. Investing in our communities Last week I was pleased to announce funding that will provide a boost to two communities in the Parkes electorate. Western Plains Regional Development Incorporated has…
A Regional Banking Taskforce established by the Liberal and Nationals Government will bring welcome focus on the impact of bank branch closures on regional communities, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has said. Mr Coulton said changes to banking had noticeable effects throughout the Parkes electorate. “Residents in towns right across my electorate are all too familiar with the on-the-ground impacts of dwindling banking services…
After 400 pairs of hands on the job, 20,000 tonnes of asphalt laid, and more than 21,000 tonnes of material excavated, the Newell and Mitchell highways intersection upgrade has hit a major milestone, with traffic lights being switched on later this week. The Australian and New South Wales governments are jointly funding the $40 million…