Coulton’s Catch Up: Regional Tech Hub available to help; Growing Regions Program; New Instant Asset Write-off falls short; My First Speech Competition opens

Regional Tech Hub available to help I encourage anyone experiencing connectivity issues to make use of assistance available through the Regional Tech Hub. The Australian Government funds the Regional Tech Hub, which provides free independent advice and support on telecommunications issues to Australians living and working in regional and remote locations, such as improving connectivity,…

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Jul102023

Coulton’s Catch Up: Local Sporting and Para Champions; Macquarie Homestay welcomes new trees; Saluting Their Service

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with CEO Rod Crowfoot of Macquarie Home Stay Dubbo Local Sporting and Para Champions Last week I was delighted to present some of our finest young sportspeople with a certificate to celebrate their success in receiving financial assistance through the Local Sporting Champion and Local Para Champions…

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Mark Coulton with Rod Crowfoot at Macquarie Home Stay

Coulton’s Catch Up: King’s Birthday Honours for the Parkes electorate; Regional connectivity grants close soon; Environmental bill a negative for farming communities

King’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…

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Jun192023

Coulton’s Catch Up: UK Free Trade Agreement; Organ donation and transplantation; Delegation from the Philippines; Referendum legislation passes Lower House

Photo 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…

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Philippines Delegation

Coulton’s Catch Up: Care Finder help for vulnerable elderly people; Volunteer Grants; Committee work; Shows are back

Photo 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…

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May222023

Coulton’s Catch Up: Budget 2023-24 released; Far West students visit Canberra; Meeting with the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association; Pharmaceutical Society of Australia expresses concerns

Budget 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…

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May152023
Children listen to Mark Coulton MP at Parliament House

Coulton’s Catch Up: Changes to the PBS risk unintended consequences; More funding for Parkes electorate councils; The Coronation of King Charles III

Changes 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…

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