Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today welcomed news that the Australian and NSW State Governments will provide Far West NSW with crucial financial support, following a severe storm which rolled through the region on 17 October. Through jointly funded Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), communities in the Broken Hill City and Central Darling…
DetailsToongi mine funding Resources Minister Madeleine King was in Dubbo last week to announce $5 million in funding for Australian Strategic Minerals’ Toongi rare earth mine. The funding has been provided under the International Partnerships in Critical Minerals Program to fund up to 50 per cent of a study to find more efficient ways of…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton this week presented certificates to Ethan Ward, Oli Chandler and Tully Pickering who each received a Local Sporting Champions grant. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has congratulated 24 young athletes from the electorate who have received financial assistance to fulfill their sporting dreams. The young sportspeople…
DetailsPhoto caption: Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism Kevin Hogan, Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Photo credit: Taronga Western Plains Zoo Tourism in the Parkes electorate is in the spotlight this week with Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism Kevin Hogan…
DetailsRegional airport funding available I’m pleased that applications are now open for Round 4 of the Regional Airports Program, with up to $7.5 million in funding available for regional airports to undertake essential works to improve aviation safety, access and transition to net zero emissions. This is the first time this program has been made…
DetailsMr 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…
DetailsMr 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…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:51): Over the term of this government, we’ve seen a cutback in funding going into regional Australia. We’ve seen the cessation of local government programs that were for community infrastructure for roads, Roads of Strategic Importance, the Stronger Communities Program. So, the Growing Regions Program, which is the, I guess…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton cut the cake for the 50th birthday of the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran last week. Local councils disadvantaged I’m calling on the Labor Government to extend the deadline for applications for Round 2 of the Growing Regions Program which closes this Thursday 10…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey are calling on the Labor Government to extend the deadline for the Growing Regions Program. Councils across the Parkes electorate could miss out on a vital federal community infrastructure funding opportunity due to the unfortunate timing of applications falling during…
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