Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton presented three Certificates of Appreciation to Kamala Wheeler to recognise the military service of her father Eric, grandfather Hugh and great uncle Charles. Three veterans from Moree have been recognised for their military service during a special presentation today ahead of Anzac Day. Federal Member for Parkes…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Gilgandra Mayor Doug Batten and Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud are calling for funding to be restored for Inland Rail grade separations, including at Gilgandra. Concerns over the future of the Inland Rail project is casting a shadow over what should otherwise be an exciting time…
DetailsPhoto caption: Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud (left) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) today met with Orana Salvos Corps Officers Andrea and Daniel Wayman to discuss the cost of living crisis impacting the Dubbo region. The cost-of-living crisis is impacting families, workers and pensioners in Dubbo, with visits to the Orana…
DetailsPhoto caption: Broken Hill City Council General Manager Jay Nankivell, Neeson Murcutt Neille Architects Director Stephen Neille, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Mayor Tom Kennedy and North Construction and Building Director Mark Chase turn the first sod for the city’s $8.7 million library project. Broken Hill’s library development is set to start and will…
DetailsI would like to pay tribute to Adam Marshall for the significant contribution he’s made over the last 11 years as the State Member for Northern Tablelands. Adam has always been a fierce advocate for the communities in his electorate and has fought hard to secure an enormous amount of funding for the region. I’ve…
DetailsLast week Tanya Plibersek, Federal Minister for Water and the Member for Sydney confirmed it is her intention to repurpose the over recovered water in the Macquarie Valley to the failing 450GL Additional Environmental Water Recovery program. The Macquarie Valley – which includes the townships of Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine, Trangie, Warren and Cobar, as well…
DetailsIt is with mixed emotions that I announce that I will not be contesting the seat of Parkes at the next federal election. It has been an incredible honour to represent the people of the Parkes electorate for more than 16 years, but the time has come for me to step aside. I’ve spent the…
DetailsYouth crime has once again been the focus of much media attention this week after the NSW Government announced a $26.2 million package to tackle regional youth crime. While Moree has been the focus with a $13.4 million investment into a targeted pilot program, a number of other communities across my electorate have also been…
DetailsLabor’s biosecurity protection levy has been introduced in Parliament, in a move that will increase the cost of living and hurt families and farmers in the Parkes electorate. The levy will charge farmers for the biosecurity costs of importers bringing their product to Australia. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton spoke against the bill in…
DetailsThe Labor Government has officially broken its election promise to reduce household energy bills by $275 following the release of draft regulated electricity prices today. The draft Default Market Offer (DMO) has confirmed that Labor has fallen short by $968 of its promised price reduction for everyday households in regional NSW, equivalent to a 30.52…
Details
