The fantastic supported employees at Westhaven Business Services in Dubbo are playing a key part in the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) across the Dubbo area. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton was pleased to visit Westhaven Business Services this week to see first-hand the great work some of the supported employees…
DetailsAn iconic regional facility and $34-million-dollar project in Lightning Ridge has been given the go-ahead today, marking an exciting step forward for the economic, cultural and tourism capabilities of the western region of New South Wales. Funding for the first stage of a new Australian Opal Centre, costing $20 million, will consist of a $9.5…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Michael McCormack, recently joined with Moree Plains Shire Council to review stage one improvements to the Moree Regional Airport’s critical infrastructure upgrade. The upgrade includes the lighting system, towards which the Coalition Government provided $500,000, and is part of…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has encouraged former students of Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School to get involved in events marking the 75th anniversary of the school. Mr Coulton spoke in the Federal Parliament about the basic principles which guided Farrer boys through school and life. “I was a student at Farrer from 1970…
DetailsSeven thousand trees will be planted at the Moree Water Park by June 2020 thanks to a $29,500 grant from the Nationals-Liberal Government for new revegetation projects that directly help recover threatened ecological communities or threatened species. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton announced the funding for a partnership between the Moree Water Ski Club,…
DetailsCLOSE to 5,700 small businesses in the Electorate of Parkes have taken advantage of the Coalition Government’s instant asset write-off according to 2015-16 tax office data, the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said. “The instant asset write-off is directly helping small businesses to increase their bottom lines and improve cash flow which means more investment…
DetailsJim Wilson interview with Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government Mark Coulton 2GB Radio – Drive Tuesday 29 September 2020 Subjects: Inland Rail. JIM WILSON: We’ve got a bit of a rail theme coming your way right now. A huge construction program is under way at the moment. When it’s finished the…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with members of Copper City Men’s Shed Cobar. Copper City Men’s Shed is one of 28 organisations in the Parkes electorate to share in $66,225 in Volunteer Grants. Twenty-eight organisations in the Parkes electorate will benefit from funding to support local volunteers under the Australian Government’s…
DetailsLandcare and other community groups in the regional New South Wales will be able to access a helping hand with the launch of the 25th Anniversary Landcare Grants 2014-15 as part of the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme, the Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said today. Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, and Minister…
DetailsPhoto caption: ‘Sunrise at Kangaroo Hill’ by Naomi Stone from Lightning Ridge is the winner of the 2023 Christmas Card Photo Competition. A striking and iconic image taken near Lightning Ridge has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Christmas Card Photo Competition conducted by Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton. Mr Coulton congratulated Lightning…
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