The Wilcannia community will benefit from better air services thanks to funding through the Australian Government’s latest round of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the upgrade of the Wilcannia Airstrip will help the remote community maintain access to essential goods and services. “Air services are vital to rural…
DetailsThe Parkes electorate continues to benefit from the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government’s record infrastructure investment, with funding for major new projects to be announced in tonight’s Federal Budget. Key projects to be funded include: $32 million for upgrades to Hargraves Lane and Federation Street, Gilgandra $32 million for the Newell Highway and Oxley Highway…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomes the 2021-2022 Federal Budget. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has welcomed the 2021-2022 Federal Budget which he said delivers unprecedented investment as the nation comes back stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Budget, which was handed down by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg this evening, focusses on creating…
DetailsCouncils in the Parkes electorate are set to share in more than $42 million in another round of the highly successful Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program, announced in Tuesday night’s Federal Budget. Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government Mark Coulton said an additional $1 billion…
DetailsSafer journeys are on the way across the North West, with two major projects worth more than $3.3 million rolling out under the latest round of the Australian and NSW Governments’ accelerated Fixing Local Roads program to improve local roads and create thousands of local jobs in the regions. Federal Member for Parkes and Minister…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester have announced two organisations in the Parkes electorate will receive funding under the latest round of the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service grants program. Local wartime heritage will be preserved in Narromine and Mendooran, with two organisations to receive funding…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from left) has been preselected to contest the seat of Parkes for the sixth time. He is pictured at the Nationals’ Parkes Electorate Council preselection meeting with Parkes Electorate Council Chair Brendan Moylan (Moree branch), NSW Central Executive member and Parkes Electorate Council Secretary Jocellin Jansson…
DetailsPhoto caption: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack (left) and Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) caught up with Concrete World Industries’ Dave Radel and Troy Paten to discuss how the Dubbo business has the potential to…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton joined members of the Warren Pastoral and Agricultural Association and the McCalman family to officially open the new Ron McCalman Pavilion on Friday. There’ll be an extra reason to visit the 2021 Warren Show this Saturday, with the brand new main pavilion now complete, thanks to a…
DetailsPeople in the Orana region will have easy access to essential government services, with the Mobile Service Centre Desert Rose on the road over the next few weeks. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Mobile Service Centre will be visiting Cobar, Warren, Trangie and Narromine, following stops in Coonamble and Gilgandra last week.…
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