A celebration of 15 years On Friday night a special dinner was held in Dubbo to celebrate the 15 years I have now spent representing the people of the Parkes electorate at the Federal level. I was joined by many friends, supporters, colleagues and family members for this special occasion. My thanks to all involved…
DetailsKing’s Birthday Honours for the Parkes electorate The 2023 King’s Birthday Honours List was announced yesterday, with many outstanding people named from the Parkes electorate, including: Mr Roger Butler (Moree) was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the community through charitable and volunteer organisations. Mrs Jennifer Armstrong (Dubbo) was…
DetailsGrab yourself a shopping list After many requests I now have in stock plenty of shopping list pads which are available at my three electorate offices. These are a handy size and can live in your bag or car – hopefully they’ll help someone remember to get the milk next time they go down the…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with the Australian Political Exchange Council’s 14th Delegation from the Philippines UK Free Trade Agreement Good news for farmers and those seeking work in the United Kingdom! On Wednesday 31 May we welcomed into force the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA). The groundwork for this historic…
DetailsPhoto caption: Workers on the Inland Rail between Narrabri and North Star in 2021 Speech on the Voice to Parliament Last week in Canberra I had the opportunity to make a speech on the hypocrisy of big corporations, the Labor Government and the Greens when it comes to the Voice to Parliament. Their actions do…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton attends the 2023 Warialda Show Care Finder help for vulnerable elderly people Those needing intensive support with access to My Aged Care may be pleased to know that the Federal Government’s Care Finder Program is now available through various services in the Parkes electorate. The Care Finder…
DetailsBudget 2023-24 released The Federal Labor Budget released on Tuesday 10 May has confirmed my fears that the Labor Government has taken regional Australia and working Australians absolutely for granted. Labor has again demonstrated that they are quite willing to spend money taken out of regional Australia, but they aren’t willing to put it back…
DetailsChanges to the PBS risk unintended consequences I have warned that recently announced changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) may have unintended consequences for our towns. The Labor Government has announced a coming change to dispensing limits so that 60-days-worth of medicines can be accessed at one time in order to halve costs for…
DetailsSenator Bridget McKenzie visits the Inland Rail Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Senator Bridget McKenzie joined me to view the progress which has been made on the Inland Rail at Narromine and Narrabri, and to discuss the dangers posed to this crucial project by Labor’s indecision. Any delays or slowing of this project…
DetailsDown the Track for good food I met up with the young people at Down The Track in Lake Cargelligo early last week where they were working hard in the Trackin’ Good food van. This food van is part of one of two streams offered by the Down The Track program, including hospitality and agriculture.…
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