New accommodation in Bourke will help attract health students to work and train in the town, according to Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Services Mark Coulton. Mr Coulton was pleased to visit the Bourke Health Service to inspect works today, which have been funded through the Government’s Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT)…
Marathon Health has received $20,000 in Federal Government assistance for a software upgrade to support its transition into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The organisation is one of the successful recipients sharing in $9 million under the second round of Transition Assistance Funding, through the Boosting the Local Care Workforce program. Federal Member for…
The Inland Rail Moree Office is now open, providing a greater link between the local community and Government leading up to and throughout the construction of the rail track. Long-time local resident Angela Doering has been appointed by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development as the first Inland Rail Regional Liaison Officer…
Local community groups in the Parkes electorate are being urged to apply for Federal Government funding to support their volunteers. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said eligible groups can now submit their Expressions of Interest (EOI) to his office for the Coalition Government’s 2019-20 Volunteer Grants program. “Volunteers make such an important impact right…
The Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery has received funding to conduct a significance assessment of its collection. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today congratulated staff during a visit to the gallery, which has received $6,140 under the Community Heritage Grant (CHG) program. The CHG program is partly funded and supported by the Australian Government,…
New accommodation in Broken Hill will help attract health students to work and train in the city, according to Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Services Mark Coulton. Mr Coulton was pleased to visit the Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health to inspect works today, which have been funded through the Government’s…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today announced that Tibooburra Sports Club and Tibooburra & District Progress Association will share in $23,045 to install air conditioners at their respective premises. Mr Coulton met with both organisations in Broken Hill today to share the news. The grants have been committed under the Coalition Government’s Stronger…
Volunteers at the Lifeline Broken Hill Tip Shop will be able to recycle goods more efficiently, with the announcement that Lifeline Broken Hill has received a $20,000 grant towards the purchase of a forklift. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton visited Lifeline Broken Hill today to share the news. “This funding is an excellent investment…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton believes a new collaboration between the iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and Hearing Australia will offer major benefits for remote communities in his electorate. “Through this new collaboration between the RFDS and Hearing Australia, innovative hearing screening tools will be adopted and rolled out across Australia as part…
All 18 local councils in the Parkes electorate along with the Unincorporated Far West have received extra Federal Government funding of more than $22 million to develop safer roads, under the Roads to Recovery (R2R) program. The funding is part of the additional $138.9 million under the program which has been allocated to eligible council…