Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Coalition Government’s new plan for schools would mean a better targeted funding and evidence-based program for local students. Mr Coulton said the Government will grow education funding by an additional $18.6 billion for Australia’s schools over the next decade, starting from 2018. “We’re delivering the real needs-based…
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…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the Federal Government’s country of origin labelling for food campaign, which was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce MP and Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO on Sunday. The campaign will appear on TV, radio, in…
DetailsThe construction of two new rail bridges at Tomingley West and Narwonah, in the Parkes Electorate, that will meet the load specifications required to support Inland Rail have been welcomed by the Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton. Mr Coulton said the two new railway bridges were of national significance and work by the Australian…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the start of the Australian Heritage Festival, with more than a thousand events around the country taking place from 18 April to 21 May 2017. “Thanks to a three-year partnership with the Australian Government, the National Trust’s annual festival has now been expanded into a month long celebration…
DetailsIt was an exciting time for the Parkes Electorate when the Assistant Health Minister, Dr David Gillespie visited Dubbo to announce a Regional Health Training Hub and a new University Department of Rural Health for Western NSW. Health and medical students will have greater opportunities to live, study and work in rural and regional Australia…
DetailsFederal Coalition Government announces 26 Regional Health Training Hubs and 3 new University Departments of Rural Health to boost clinical training in regional Australia …
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomes the announcement of a new program that will give consumers greater information on the speeds and experience they can expect from fixed-line broadband services delivered over the National Broadband Network (NBN). Mr Coulton said the Broadband Performance Monitoring and Reporting (BPMR) program, to be implemented by the Australian…
DetailsMore than 19,400 small and medium sized businesses in the Electorate of Parkes will receive tax cuts so they can grow their company and employ more people as part of the Coalition Government’s visionary Enterprise Tax Plan, Parkes MP, Mark Coulton said. He said these historic cuts will give 19,415 businesses in the Parkes Electorate…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton welcomed the Coalition Government plan to embrace community groups across Australia to deliver targeted local action to help tackle drug use and addiction. Mr Coulton said in the latest offensive against the scourge of ice, the first 40 Local Drug Action Teams have been announced to tackle the challenges…
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