Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with members of Copper City Men’s Shed Cobar. Copper City Men’s Shed is one of 28 organisations in the Parkes electorate to share in $66,225 in Volunteer Grants. Twenty-eight organisations in the Parkes electorate will benefit from funding to support local volunteers under the Australian Government’s…
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has had his fears about Labor’s neglect of regional areas confirmed in Labor’s release of their first main Budget last night. Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Budget involved spending rather than investment, without a clear strategic direction to steer Australia out of inflation and into a sustainable future. With high…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has welcomed the announcement of another round of funding for councils in the electorate of Parkes through the highly successful Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program. Mr Coulton said another $12,255,336 will be allocated to the 18 councils in his electorate. More than $115,811,000 has been allocated to…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has warned that the Labor Government’s planned changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) could cause unintended consequences, particularly for regional areas. While the Labor Government claims that these planned changes will reduce costs for patients, it hasn’t weighed up the impact of this decision in its entirety. Pharmacies…
SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE SENATOR FOR VICTORIA THE HON MARK COULTON MP THE NATIONALS FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PARKES THE NATIONALS CHIEF WHIP MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 26 April 2023 Businesses left in dark on Inland Rail indecision The…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased that a new, updated edition of the book – ‘Lest We Forget: The Servicemen & Women of Dunedoo’ – has been launched today at the Dunedoo Library. The publication of this new edition was made possible through $6,500 in funding from the Saluting Their Service (STS) Commemorative…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has spoken today to defend the Inland Rail project following the release of findings from an independent review led by former Commonwealth energy adviser Dr Kerry Schott. The findings from the Schott report have been used by Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King to…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Liberal Senator for Western Australia HON MARK COULTON MP Nationals Chief Whip in the House of Representatives Federal Member for Parkes HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Shadow Minister for Science, Arts, Government Services and the Digital Economy Leader of Opposition Business in the…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today questioned why the Federal Labor Government has stalled funding for regional grants programs this financial year. The Labor Government is delaying the release of eligibility criteria and funding guidelines for the Growing Regions Program and Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program according to Mr Coulton. “The…
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is calling on the Labor Government to immediately address whether they will require struggling aged care homes to meet rigid staffing requirements by July or risk closure. Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety the Labor Government announced its Aged Care Reform as part of their…