The design and construction of Inland Rail is providing stimulus to companies right across the nation with investments in services and supplies driving employment and growth in regional Australia. The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has awarded a contract worth more than $30 million for signalling design and the delivery of rail safety systems…
Photo: Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton inspect a map of the Murray-Darling Basin, looking at where the Lower Darling Fish Passage Program will run. The Coalition Government is providing $1.1 million for New South Wales to deliver fish passages that revitalise aquatic waterway health…
Federal Regional Health Minister, Mark Coulton said the Australian Government is committed to providing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines free to everyone in Australia – no matter where they live. “We are ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccines with hundreds of distribution points nationwide,” Minister Coulton said. “Further sites will be finalised in the coming…
Photo: Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government Mark Coulton (right) launched the 15th annual Gift of Life DonateLife Walk in Canberra with parliamentary colleagues. Australians are being urged to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation by strapping on their joggers and striding out as part of the 15th annual Gift of…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton encourages prospective holidaymakers to jump in the car for their next getaway and explore the many unique tourist attractions on offer right here in the Parkes electorate. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is encouraging prospective holidaymakers to look no further than their own backyard for their…
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced that disaster assistance is now available for people in the Gwydir, Moree Plains, Brewarrina and Warren Local Government Areas following severe storms and floods in December. Disaster assistance is now available to residents from four Local Government Areas in the Parkes electorate to help fund…
Photo: Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communities and Local Government Mark Coulton and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack inspected DHL Supply Chain’s large scale ultra-cold storage infrastructure. The Australian Government’s roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccines across the country is moving closer, with the plans for the…
The Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments are working to build a safer and stronger regional and rural NSW road network, with work starting next week to seal and widen an 18-kilometre section of Silverton Road in the Far West of the state. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael…
Students in the Parkes electorate are being encouraged to learn about veteran service and Australian wartime history by taking part in a national Anzac Day competition. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Anzac Day Schools’ Awards are about honouring the service and sacrifice of Australians from the First World War to modern day…
Digital savvy businesses and individuals in regional Australia that are using the NBN to deliver new services and technology and bring innovation to their communities were today recognised in the Innovate with NBN awards. Federal Regional Communications Minister, Mark Coulton in presenting the awards via video link from South Australia, said the inaugural awards attracted…