Protecting our national and world heritage icons and key threatened species is the major focus of hundreds of new Green Army projects to be rolled out across Australia in coming months, including projects in and around Condobolin and Coonabarabran. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton is a major supporter of the Green Army programme…
DetailsAfter spending time in Warren and Lake Cargelligo this week discussing aged care places with concerned residents, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton is very pleased to announce the allocation of additional funding for aged care in rural towns across Western New South Wales. Multi-Purpose Service providers in Warren, Coonamble, Lake Cargelligo, Lightning Ridge…
DetailsMinister for Justice, the Hon Michael Keenan MP and Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton today announced that grant applications for Round 2 of the Coalition Government’s Safer Streets Programme opened on 17 December 2015. Round 2 of the Safer Streets Programme will invest up to $29.4 million in individual grants for local government…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton today announced that local business TEAM Irrigation has received an Industry Skills Fund (ISF) grant of over $11,000 to assist with the costs of training its staff to take advantage of new growth opportunities. TEAM Irrigation designs, installs and manages agricultural irrigation projects to support water saving solutions…
DetailsWellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (WACHS) is participating in the Australian Government’s programme to help control tobacco use among Indigenous Australians and reduce smoking rates. The Minister for Rural Health, Fiona Nash and Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton have announced that WACHS has been successful in the recent regional tobacco control grant round…
DetailsThe construction of Nyngan’s Early Learning Centre is well on track and due to be open to the local community in mid-2016. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton today visited the construction site along with Bogan Shire Council Mayor, Ray Donald OAM and other key Council staff. Mr Coulton congratulated the Council on…
DetailsI am very pleased to confirm that the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) will enter into force on Sunday, 20 December 2015 opening up fantastic opportunities for our local exporters. This announcement by the Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP follows the ‘exchange of notes’ between both countries in…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has today called for nominations of mobile black spot locations in the electorate of Parkes to be submitted by 31 December 2015 for consideration under Round 2 of the Mobile Black Spot Programme. “The Commonwealth Government has committed $60 million which will help provide new or upgraded mobile…
DetailsThe Warrumbungle Shire Council has secured $2.45 million of Commonwealth Government funding towards the Three Rivers Regional Retirement Community Project located in Dunedoo. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton was pleased to announce this project as one of four projects across his electorate that will receive funding under Round Two of the National Stronger…
DetailsThe Department of Industry, Innovation and Science will kick off a series of briefings on the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA) in Dubbo on Monday 14 December 2015. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said that the briefing will prove beneficial for a range of local stakeholders. “The briefing will provide local…
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