Photo caption: (Left) Mayor of Narrabri Shire Council Ron Campbell, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce and Interim Chief Executive Inland Rail Rebecca Pickering in Narrabri. New modelling shows Inland Rail could cut freight transport costs by up to $213 million a…
DetailsThe Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has backed a modification of the bridge over the Walgett Branch Line in Narrabri to allow double stacked trains to transition on and off the Inland Rail mainline and further boost freight opportunities in northern New South Wales (NSW). Following consultation with Narrabri Shire Council and key stakeholders…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) pictured with FlatTrack Moree’s Keiran Roberts and Krist Grasnick and participants Brad Hamilton, Andrew Pegus, Brocke Brown and James Nicholls. At-risk youth in Broken Hill, Dubbo, Lake Cargelligo and Moree will be further supported to get their lives back on track thanks to $1,483,919 in Federal…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from left) met with Ephraim House Director Paul Strahan, Miyay Birray Youth Service CEO Darrel Smith, Moree SHAE Academy CEO Katie Smith and Ephraim House Education Services Manager Stephen Jenyns to announce $1,499,999 in funding for Miyay Birray to run the Warrayma-Li Bamba-gal (Build Strong Mob)…
DetailsThe accessibility of Children’s Contact Services in the Parkes electorate could be boosted, with the Coalition Government providing $40.7 million for 20 new services to fill geographical gaps in operation. Children’s Contact Services provide a child-focused and safe environment for supervised contact and facilitated changeovers for families across Australia who are unable to safely manage…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (centre) visited FlatTrack in Moree to find out how the organisation will benefit from funding provided under the Safer Communities Fund. He is pictured with FlatTrack Program Manager Krist Grasnick (right) and participant Andrew Pegus. Investing in safer communities All of our young people should have the…
DetailsPhoto caption: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today announced almost $1.3 million in funding for Landcare Australia to support five farms to improve river health in the Namoi catchment area. Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, and Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton today announced a…
DetailsPhoto caption: Local Lands Services’ Dale Kirby, Southern QLD/Northern NSW Drought Resilience Hub Director for John McVeigh, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud in Narrabri today where they announced more than $1 million in funding for the creation of Adoption Officers in the Northern NSW/Southern QLD…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured in Menindee late last year. Disaster assistance is now available in the Central Darling local government area following severe storms and flooding from Tuesday 9 November 2021, which continues to impact areas of New South Wales. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the inclusion of…
DetailsThe electorate of Parkes will have access to a significantly more capable NBN network following a $480 million investment by the Morrison Government in the 2022-23 Federal Budget. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the investment in NBN Co’s non‑commercial fixed wireless network will significantly improve…
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