Up to 400 general practitioners will train to work in regional Australia over the next four years, with the establishment today of the Coalition Government’s Rural Generalist Training Scheme (RGTS) to boost doctor numbers in the bush. The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) will deliver the Government-funded $49.7 million program, with ACRRM…
Construction of the University of Sydney medical program’s new teaching facilities in Dubbo has begun, with work expected to be completed in October. The first cohort of 24 Year 1 Sydney Medical students (Dubbo Stream) are expected to commence in early February next year. These students will be able to complete all of their four-year…
Residents of North West New South Wales are encouraged to take up work on the transformational Inland Rail project with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and Trans4m Rail hiring local workers now for the Narrabri to North Star section. Local member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government Mark…
School children will be able to safely cross the busy Bloomfield Road in Gunnedah thanks to a $297,000 investment from the Australian and NSW Governments, as part of a $400 million blitz designed to reduce road trauma and save lives. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased to announce that $4 million is being jointly invested by the Federal and NSW Governments for road safety upgrades along the Mitchell Highway between Nyngan and Bourke. $4 million in funding is en route for road safety upgrades along the Mitchell Highway between Nyngan and…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased to announce that $11.6 million is being jointly invested by the Federal and NSW Governments for road safety upgrades along the Newell Highway between Gilgandra and Coonabarabran. More than $11.6 million in funding is en route for road safety upgrades along the Newell Highway between…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton encourages Basin farmers, landholders and community organisations in the Parkes electorate to apply for the first round of the Murray-Darling Healthy Rivers Program. Basin farmers, landholders and community organisations in the Parkes electorate will be able to apply for $6 million in grants to deliver practical on-ground…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today announced that two groups in the Parkes electorate will share in more than $100,000 under the FRRR Tackling Tough Times program. Two community projects in the Parkes electorate will share in more than $100,000 in funding under the latest round of the Foundation for Rural…
Photo caption: Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton encourage communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin to apply for Round 3 of the Economic Development Program. Communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin can now apply for a share of $34 million in grants to stimulate job growth and…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton inspected the new seating and shade sails at Binnaway Showground with Binnaway Show Society president Harry Powell. Visitors to the 2021 Binnaway Show this weekend will be able to enjoy greater comfort while taking in all the action, thanks to the completion of seating and shade upgrades…