Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today secured nearly $4.5 million in funding for community projects in Collarenebri and Warren, under the Murray-Darling Basin Economic Development Program. Mr Coulton announced that $3,521,588 has been committed to Warren Shire Council, with a further $964,000 for Walgett Shire Council, to deliver projects that provide lasting economic…
DetailsThe Federal Liberal and Nationals Government will help more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian children succeed by investing more than $50 million in the Clontarf Foundation for its academies across Australia. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is thrilled with the additional support, which he believes will help more young Indigenous boys in his electorate…
DetailsMember for Parkes Mark Coulton will contest the Federal seat of Parkes for the fifth time. Mr Coulton was successfully pre-selected by the National Party today and is looking forward to again contesting the seat after more than a decade in Federal Parliament. “I am honoured to have been pre-selected by the National Party at…
DetailsIt is with mixed emotions that I announce that I will not be contesting the seat of Parkes at the next federal election. It has been an incredible honour to represent the people of the Parkes electorate for more than 16 years, but the time has come for me to step aside. I’ve spent the…
DetailsA $2,500 grant for the Gilgandra Men’s Shed will be a significant contribution toward the purchase of a defibrillator and first aid kit, the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said. Mr Coulton said the Nationals-Liberal Government is providing funding for the town’s 34 Men’s Shed members and the funding will support their physical and mental…
DetailsParkes Electorate parents, teachers, principals and school communities will benefit from a new schools’ funding estimator to see exactly how they stand to benefit from the Coalition Government’s new $18.6 billion needs-based schools funding plan, the Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said. Mr Coulton said the new online estimator showed that school funding in regional…
DetailsThe Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has welcomed news that phone and Internet providers have started offering a range of increased peak and off-peak satellite broadband packages on the National Broadband Network [nbn™ ] access network. Mr Coulton said nbn’s announcement in June to increase the maximum monthly wholesale data limits and increase average wholesale…
DetailsThe Liberal National Government will provide a record funding commitment for community mental health services nationally, including in the Parkes electorate, through Primary Health Networks (PHNs). Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the announcement, and said the funding will contribute strongly to a more integrated mental health system. “The Western NSW PHN is expected to…
DetailsThe Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said the Federal Government’s $60 million announcement of a number of new media measures will support regional and small publishers and create local jobs. The new measures, which are in addition to the Government’s media reform package, and subject to its passage, include: • A $50 million Regional and…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the further injection of funding by the Coalition Government to the legal assistance sector as part of the 2017-18 budget. Mr Coulton said the Coalition Government will provide a further $55.7 million over the next three years to community legal centres ($39 million) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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