Traffic flow and safety will significantly improve in Moree following the Moree Bypass Stage Two project officially opening today, six months ahead of schedule. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the Australian and NSW governments provided $15 million each towards the second and final stage of the project,…
DetailsROADS in Moree will soon be safer for local motorists, with work starting this week on the final stage of the bypass. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the fully Australian Government-funded first stage of the Moree Bypass had returned the town centre roads to locals, and the…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Communications Mark Coulton has announced that the Warren Weekly will receive $10,000 from the Government’s Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program to continue to provide local news. The future is bright for the Warren Weekly newspaper, which has successfully received a $10,000 boost from the…
DetailsLocal business, Maverick Biomaterials Pty Limited, will receive a grant to propel their bright ideas into the marketplace under the Australian Government’s Accelerating Commercialisation programme. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton announced the grant as part of the $10.6 million Accelerating Commercialisation element of the Australian Government’s $484.2 million Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme. “These Accelerating…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the release of the first National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program Report which will change the way our nation fights the scourge of ice. The Coalition Government provided the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) with a $3.6 million boost to detect ice hotspots, and collect data on drugs being…
DetailsA new mobile base station at Manna Mountain is due to be switched on in the coming months as part of the Commonwealth Government’s $385 million Mobile Black Spot Programme. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has welcomed this announcement as a boost to mobile services in areas south-east of Condobolin. “This new…
DetailsFreight trains travelling from the east and west will next month be running on the transformational Inland Rail North-West Connection following the completion of construction on the first section of the new track. The North-West Connection will link Inland Rail to the interstate east-west line from Sydney to Perth providing a vital connection for the…
DetailsPhoto caption: Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders, Dubbo region mayor Stephen Lawrence and Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at the site of upgrades on Boothenba Road. Safety on Boothenba Road is set to be improved, with the first sod turned on upgrades to the intersection that leads to the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets.…
DetailsYet another major milestone for the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail has been reached, with the first delivery of steel rail being delivered for the Parkes to Narromine project. This is the first steel rail delivered for the entire Inland Rail project since the Australian Government’s $8.4 billion commitment toward the project in the 2017-18…
DetailsPhoto caption: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt (left) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at the Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps with Brewarrina Shire Council General Manager Jeff Sowiak, Deputy Mayor Vivian Slack-Smith, Mayor Phillip O’Connor and councillor Angelo Pippos. A lookout and river walk will be constructed to enhance the popular Brewarrina…
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