Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has encouraged former students of Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School to get involved in events marking the 75th anniversary of the school. Mr Coulton spoke in the Federal Parliament about the basic principles which guided Farrer boys through school and life. “I was a student at Farrer from 1970…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has congratulated Yeoval local Pip Job on taking out the 2014 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award. Ms Job was among 7 state finalists from across the country who gathered in Canberra for the presentation of the industry award. Mr Coulton said that this was…
Landcare and other community groups in the regional New South Wales will be able to access a helping hand with the launch of the 25th Anniversary Landcare Grants 2014-15 as part of the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme, the Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said today. Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, and Minister…
Youth in the Parkes Electorate will have chance to set sail in Young Endeavour, with the ballot for the 2015 Young Endeavour World Voyage now open for young Australians aged 18 to 30. With crews of 24 youth and twelve Royal Australian Navy staff, the ship will sail the Roaring Forties, across the Atlantic Ocean,…
People in the Parkes Electorate who are suffering from pancreatic cancer will be able to access the breakthrough drug Abraxane on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from November 1. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said pancreatic cancer was a highly aggressive disease with very few treatment options. “The Australian Government has committed over $92…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton is encouraging interested local preschools in the Parkes Electorate to nominate for a place in the 2015 Early Learning Languages Australia trial. Expressions of interest are now open for the $9.8 million trial at up to 40 preschools nationwide and Mr Coulton said he is “keen to see local…
Mudgee local, Melanie Trethowan, has been recognised through a scholarship designed to increase diversity in company directors and empower rural women. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton congratulated Ms Trethowan saying that the Board Diversity Scholarships were awarded to women who had been recognised as leaders in their own right. “This is about offering greater…
ROADS in Moree will soon be safer for local motorists, with work starting this week on the final stage of the bypass. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the fully Australian Government-funded first stage of the Moree Bypass had returned the town centre roads to locals, and the…
Residents of Dubbo and surrounding areas are invited to meet with their Local, State and Federal Government representatives at a Community Breakfast this Saturday 6 September at the Church Street Rotunda. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, State Member for Dubbo, Troy Grant and Mayor of Dubbo City Council, Mathew Dickerson will be attending the…
The Australian Government has delivered on its $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery programme. The Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014 passed the Senate and will see councils across the Parkes Electorate get their first payments next month… on time and in full,” Mark Coulton, Federal Member for Parkes said. “The primary intent of this legislation…