To maximise local employment benefits of the Inland Rail, for an important section of the 1700-kilometre Brisbane to Melbourne route, the Coalition Government has announced it will be establishing a ‘One-Stop-Shop’. It comes after the preferred construction contractor for the Parkes to Narromine section of the Inland Rail – the INLink Joint Venture – was…
DetailsA community consultation meeting to be held in Narrabri on Tuesday 24 July will pave the way for better telecommunication services in rural, regional and remote areas. The Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC) is convened every three years to examine regional telecommunication services in Australia, and has been travelling to regional and remote Australia…
DetailsAn exciting new mining project in central New South Wales has the potential to put Australia at the heart of clean energy development. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Resources Minister Matt Canavan today joined local Federal Member Mark Coulton on site at the Clean TeQ Sunrise mine and processing project near Parkes. The mine…
DetailsOn the road across the Parkes electorate I spent last week on the road, travelling from Moree to Narrabri, Dubbo to Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo, Cobar, Wilcannia and Menindee to Broken Hill, and everywhere in between. The Parkes electorate is just shy of 400,000 square kilometres, and often the best way to serve its many and…
Details$1.4 million for four projects in the Parkes electorate funded under Building Better Regions Fund – Infrastructure Projects stream Coalition Government investing $1.4 million in projects in the Parkes electorate 136 projects to be funded under the Infrastructure Projects stream, with the Coalition Government investing over $200 million Cobar Shire Council will build a new…
DetailsFour projects in the Parkes electorate funded under Building Better Regions Fund – Infrastructure Projects stream Coalition Government investing $1.4 million in projects in the Parkes electorate 136 projects will be funded under the Infrastructure Projects stream, with the Coalition Government investing over $200 million The Broken Hill YMCA will receive an upgrade to its…
DetailsFour projects in the Parkes electorate funded under Building Better Regions Fund – Infrastructure Projects stream Coalition Government investing $1.4 million in projects in the Parkes electorate 136 projects will be funded under the Infrastructure Projects stream, with the Coalition Government investing over $200 million Baradine residents will reap the rewards of more than $740,000…
DetailsCountry of Origin Labelling Country of Origin Labelling became law on 1 July 2018. From 1 July 2016, they were optional and have now become mandatory. Food produced or manufactured from 1 July 2018 and sold in retail stores in Australia must display Country of Origin labels, meaning customers can now easily choose Aussie produce. …
DetailsThe Coalition Government is continuing to progress the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail, with a $13.5 million contract awarded by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) for feasibility design work between Narromine and Narrabri. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack said the contract is one of many set to be…
DetailsThe Eumungerie Memorial Cenotaph will receive an upgrade to commemorate the Centenary of Armistice Day, thanks to recently announced Federal Government funding. Member for the Parkes electorate, Mark Coulton, has congratulated the Eumungerie-Coboco RSL Sub Branch on a grant of $3000 to develop their project. “I believe the Eumungerie Memorial Cenotaph project will be a…
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