Broken Hill is set to be an even smarter city with a Federal Government grant of $342,236, announced today by Member for Parkes Mark Coulton. “I am very pleased to share the news that Broken Hill will stand to benefit from a range of impressive technologies, made possible through the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program,”…
DetailsThe Country Universities Centre Far West Regional Study Hub in Broken Hill will be expanded following the announcement today of $870,000 in extra funding. The Federal Member for Parkes the Hon Mark Coulton said the funding is a major win for local students and the local Broken Hill community. Mr Coulton said the funding will…
DetailsDisengaged youth in the Far West will be better supported with $29,666 in funding awarded under the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Tackling Tough Times Together initiative. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton met with the Making Tracks Far West NSW Inc. team while he was in Broken Hill today, and said the grant…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) pictured with Broken Hill Mayor Tom Kennedy An $8.7 million grant from the Federal Government to revitalise the CBD remains secure after a Council request to reallocate spending was accepted. The funding was announced by Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, in November last year after…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today announced a $14.84 million ARENA grant to construct the Broken Hill battery. He is pictured with Fluence General Manager Australia Aaron McCann and AGL Head of Gas and Renewables Kevin Taylor in Broken Hill today. The Morrison Government is teaming up with AGL to construct a…
DetailsPhoto caption: Broken Hill Mayor Tom Kennedy and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today met at Broken Hill Airport to discuss how $5 million in Australian Government funding will contribute to the airport’s major upgrade. Broken Hill Airport is another step closer to landing larger aircraft after Broken Hill City Council secured a further…
DetailsPhoto Caption (L-R): Claudio Grasso, General Manager Base Operations and Service Delivery RFDS South Eastern Section; Kristy James, Registered Nurse; Mark Coulton, Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health; Kath Mitchell, Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner; and Dr Brett Thomson, Senior Medical Officer RFDS Broken Hill. Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health…
DetailsThe Liberal and Nationals Government is investing in the future of the Parkes electorate with more than $11 million in funding for three projects under Round 5 of the highly successful Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said Broken Hill is the big winner in this latest round of BBRF…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton spoke in the Federal Parliament last week about the positive future available to young people from Brewarrina. Mr Coulton spoke about Brewarrina locas, Burra Mac, and his passion for photography and Nathan Johnson who is undertaking a fine arts degree at the University of Newcastle. “These young men clearly…
DetailsBrewarrina Shire Council has received a significant boost, with $495,000 approved from its $1.5 million allocation to build much needed infrastructure projects under the Coalition Government’s $35 million Drought Communities Programme. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce said the three approved projects would boost economic activity and help create…
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