Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:51): After hearing speech after speech from members reading speaking notes from central HQ of the Labor Party, I’ve got an issue they might be interested to get their heads around: the debacle that was the rollout of round 2 of the On Farm Connectivity Program. Round 1 of the…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (12:51): This motion is most appropriate. One of the issues that constantly comes to my three offices in western New South Wales is vacancies and the need for more health professionals. As of yesterday, it’s been 17 years since I was elected. The Member for Blair and I turned up…
https://youtu.be/HrQHF2CYB-M Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (11:50): I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that: (a) Royal Far West (RFW) is a national charity dedicated to the health and wellbeing of Australia’s country children across more than 200 schools and 364 communities; and (b) RFW is celebrating its centenary of service to Australia in 2024;…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:42): Last week a press release came out from Minister King and the Prime Minister, acknowledging and taking credit for the completion of the Narrabri to Turrawan upgrade of the railway on the Hunter coal line. Great news—except this government didn’t put a razoo into it, and the minister has…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (16:24): Thank you Mr Speaker. I’d like to start by acknowledging you and the job you’re doing, particularly your outreach that you are taking out all over Australia. The five small schools that you visited in my electorate were very grateful. It was a two-way conversation. I’m really pleased that…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (18:08): I rise to speak on this Aged Care Bill tonight. I understand we have an ageing population in this country. I speak as someone who is a baby boomer, I’ve got to admit—one of the younger baby boomers, but a baby boomer. We are the largest cohort of citizens…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:42): A few weeks ago, a storm hit the 240-kilometre-long Transgrid powerline that connects Broken Hill to Wentworth, to the south. Of the backup generators that were in place, one was being serviced and the other one shortly after failed, which caused a huge amount of hardship not only to…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (12:05): I, too, stand here to support the member for Mallee and her motion in this House. I acknowledge that the members opposite, in the Labor Party, are in fierce agreement, but they can’t resist the temptation to throw a political spin onto what’s a very common sense motion. I…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (09:36): Today I’m making a speech on behalf of someone else as part of the Raise Our Voice Australia campaign. I’m about to read a speech written by Molly from Dubbo. When I read this speech, everyone in Dubbo will know who I’m speaking about. The speech reads: Honourable Members…
Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (19:49): On the 1st of October a significant event happened in the north-west part of New South Wales, in my electorate: the North West Courier—the newspaper based out of Narrabri—changed hands after 104 years. It has been in the Dunnet family since 1920, when JS Dunnet purchased that newspaper and…