Inland Rail continues to deliver benefits for the Coonabarabran community, with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) donating $1,100 to the Coonabarabran Golf Club in the sixth round of their Community Sponsorships and Donations program. The funds will be used by the organisation to boost workplace health and safety facilities. Federal Member for Parkes Mark…
DetailsThe Coonabarabran community will benefit from $70,000 in funding from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Tackling Tough Times Together initiative. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said $42,500 has been awarded to the Coonabarabran High School P & C Association, with a further $27,500 to 2357 Partnerships for the Star Wars-themed Dark…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said that the contribution of nearly $8 million by the Federal Government to the Hermes instrument at Coonabarabran would provide further insight to scientists seeking to improve our knowledge of the Milky Way. Mr Coulton attended the launch of HERMES (High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph) along with his…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Warrumbungle Shire Cr Anne-Louise Capel and Mayor Ambrose Doolan in Coolah this morning – a project to construct new pedestrian kerb access ramps in Coolah is just one of many in the Warrumbungle Shire being funded by the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI)…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with Coolah Preschool Kindergarten administration officer Fiona Morse, committee secretary Rebecca Cavanagh, director Kirsty Arnott and three-year-old Eloise Cavanagh, who will start preschool next year. Children in Coolah will have access to important occupational therapy equipment thanks to a $4,487 Federal Government grant for Coolah Preschool Kindergarten. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today visited the preschool…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today announced that Tibooburra Sports Club and Tibooburra & District Progress Association will share in $23,045 to install air conditioners at their respective premises. Mr Coulton met with both organisations in Broken Hill today to share the news. The grants have been committed under the Coalition Government’s Stronger…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured in the Gunnedah Rural Museum office with secretary Pat Gaynor (seated), president Owen Tydd, grants officer Jim Noon and vice president Ian Guest. Gunnedah Rural Museum has received a $3,000 boost from the Federal Government to upgrade its office and library facilities as it continues its…
DetailsPhoto Caption L-R: Gilgandra Shire Council Acting Mayor Ash Walker, Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Acting Aged Care Manager Narelle Rodway, Cr Greg Peart, and Director Community Services Jo Manion, pictured in one of the revamped kitchens at Gilgandra’s Cooee Lodge. The standard of care at Gilgandra’s Cooee Lodge Hostel has reached a new high,…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health Mark Coulton said he is thrilled that contracts have been signed to pave the way for a GP-led COVID-19 respiratory clinic to open in Dubbo. Mr Coulton met with local doctors to tour the clinic site earlier this week, which is being assembled by Dubbo Medical…
DetailsThe Parkes to Narromine section of the once-in-a-generation Inland Rail project is one step closer, thanks to the more than $300 million construction contract signed today for the first section of the 1,700-kilometre rail line. Deputy Prime Minister, Nationals’ Leader and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Australian Government is…
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