Photo Caption: Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation team members in Broken Hill. (Please note: This photo was taken earlier this year, prior to implementation of physical distancing measures) The Coalition Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) Round 4 has delivered an enormous $18.8 million in grant funding for the electorate…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Mayor of the Dubbo Region Ben Shields. The Coalition Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) Round 4 has delivered an enormous $18.8 million in grant funding for the electorate of Parkes, local Federal Member Mark Coulton has announced today. Of the total funding, the local region stands…
DetailsJosh Irvine and Megan Seis, of Narromine and Dunedoo respectively, are off to Charles Sturt University as two of four students to be awarded scholarships worth up to $20,000 under the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Inland Rail Skills Academy program. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Inland Rail scholarship program is helping…
DetailsPhoto Caption (L-R): John Harrison – Head Engineer, State Member for the Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Stuart Dearden – Project Manager pictured onsite today – stage one of upgrades are complete on the Newell Highway upgrade from Mungle Back Creek to Boggabilla. The Newell Highway upgrade from Mungle…
DetailsInland Rail offers a clear track for further investment into northern New South Wales, with an economic study released today by the Liberal and Nationals Government outlining growth in food processing, logistics hubs and consumer warehousing in towns along the rail line. The Northern NSW Long-Term Regional Opportunities report shows a significant boost to jobs…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health Mark Coulton has announced a new mobile respiratory clinic is now operational in the North West. Mr Coulton said the mobile clinic is being run by Ochre Health and will travel between Gunnedah, Narrabri and Boggabri to assess patients who have mild to moderate cold or…
DetailsCouncils in the Parkes electorate will be supported with more than $21 million in new funding, as part of the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government’s $1.8 billion boost for road and community projects through local governments across Australia. The investment will support local jobs and businesses, and boost local economies struggling with the effects of…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pictured with Colleen Fuller, Gunnedah Meals on Wheels, which is one of the many community groups in the Parkes electorate receiving a Volunteer Grant under the latest round. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he is thrilled that volunteers in his electorate will be rewarded with…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said seven community projects across his electorate will share in nearly $1.5 million of Government funding under the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s Tackling Tough Times Together program. Mr Coulton said the projects represent a $230,000 funding injection for communities at Boggabri, Condobolin, Dunedoo, Mungery, Narrabri, Mungindi and…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pictured with Colin Cuell, Building Services Manager Gwydir Shire Council, outside the building in Warialda which will be renovated to establish a Youth Hub using funding under the Drought Communities Programme (DCP) – Extension. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he is thrilled Gwydir Shire Council has…
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