Disaster assistance is now available in the Broken Hill local government area following a severe thunderstorm and flash flooding across the area on 15 March 2022. Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the assistance for Broken Hill and the support…
Photo caption: Transport for NSW Acting Director West Paul Polansky, Moree Plains Shire Council Deputy Mayor Susannah Pearse and Mayor Mark Johnson, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, NSW Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall, NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway and Narrabri Shire Council Mayor Ron Campbell. Work is forging ahead…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured at Gunnedah Aerodrome with Gunnedah Shire Council Project Manager Mick De Groot and Mayor Jamie Chaffey. Major upgrades to the Gunnedah Aerodrome are set to take flight, with the Federal Coalition Government investing $2 million in funding for the $3.8 million upgrade. Provided under the third…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with Narromine Shire Council General Manager Jane Redden and Mayor Craig Davies last year. The Liberal and Nationals Government is investing $1,819,380 million in priority projects for Narromine Shire Council, supporting local jobs, businesses and the resilience of local economies to help communities bounce back from…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased more than 2,000 premises in Dubbo will benefit from upgrades to the NBN network. NBN Co has announced a seventh tranche of suburbs and towns across Australia that will become eligible to upgrade to NBN’s Fibre to the Premises (FTTP), with more residents and businesses…
Gilgandra is a significant step closer to improved water access with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) today announcing four sites where bores, supplying water for the construction of Inland Rail and ultimately the local community, will be drilled. Drilling and testing work will start this week, following a partnership between the Gilgandra Shire Council…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured at the Gunnedah Show last week. The Liberal National Government has committed $15.4 million for a second round of the Agricultural Shows Development Grant Program. Program is to support the repairs, upgrades, building or buying showground infrastructure or attractions for showgrounds. Agricultural shows will benefit from…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased to announce that Silver City Cinema has been awarded another $35,000 grant from the SCREEN Fund. Broken Hill’s Silver City Cinema has been able to keep its doors open and the projectors rolling, thanks to a $35,000 grant under the second round of the Coalition…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) pictured with Royal Flying Doctor Service Federation Executive Director Frank Quinlan and South Eastern CEO Greg Sam. The Royal Flying Doctor Service is receiving $400,000 from the Morrison Joyce Government to address health issues in Bourke, Brewarrina and Walgett by developing a new primary care model.…
Councils in the Parkes electorate will benefit from the Australian Government’s $2.1 billion pre-payment on next year’s Financial Assistance Grant to all councils across Australia. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said this early payment will give every council in the Parkes electorate access to funds to help manage the cumulative impacts of the floods…