Landholders and community members across the Western region are set to benefit with the news Bourke Shire Council has successfully received $926,000 from the Federal Liberal and Nationals’ Government to combat the wild dog problem. The funding will be invested in coordinated baiting, trapping, monitoring and capacity building, involving 16 pest animal control and Landcare…
DetailsPhoto caption: Bourke Shire Council Mayor Barry Hollman and Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Local Government Mark Coulton pictured with the new toilet facilities at Rotary Park, which have been well-received by locals and visitors. This is just one of the projects funded under the first round of the Local Roads and Community…
DetailsPhoto Caption (L-R): Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, Mayor of Bourke Shire Council Barry Hollman, Mayor of Brewarrina Shire Council Phillip O’Connor and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at today’s announcement in Bourke. Bourke and Brewarrina Shire Councils will share in an economic boost of $900,000 from the Murray-Darling Basin…
DetailsA proposal to build a state of the art, small stock abattoir just outside of Bourke has received strong support from the town’s Federal representative. Speaking in the Federal Parliament in Canberra on Tuesday evening, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton conveyed his strong support for the abattoir proposal. Mr Coulton has been…
DetailsPhoto caption: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt (third from left) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right) pictured at the Collarenebri Primitive Camping Ground where the Collarenebri Bore Bath will be built, with Collarenebri Health Service Manager Suzanne Mahoney, Registered Nurse Marlise Latta, Walgett Shire councillor Lawrence Walford, Mayor Ian…
DetailsAs an MP representing communities along more than 900 kilometres of the Queensland border, I have been contacted in recent days with feedback on the challenges local residents face with the most recent set of border restrictions introduced by the Queensland Government. It has been disheartening to see COVID-19 continue to spread, and the experience…
DetailsSafety concerns have now been addressed on Boothenba Road with significant upgrades to the intersection that leads to the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets, thanks to $6 million from the NSW Government’s Drought Stimulus Package. Member for the Dubbo electorate and Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders has officially opened the new intersection, which delivers significant safety…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Minister for Regional Health and Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (centre) with Simon Blacker, co-owner of Orana Mall Pharmacy in Dubbo, and Lisa Gibson, managing partner. Pharmacies in Dubbo will for the first time receive $3,000 per year from the Federal Government’s Regional Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) program. Federal Regional Health Minister and Member…
DetailsMark Coulton, Member for the Parkes electorate, has announced that the Federal Government will invest in addressing more mobile service black spots across the region. The Coalition is committing $25 million for a fourth round of the Mobile Black Spot Program, which will boost mobile phone coverage within regional and remote communities. “Further funding to…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today met with The Rural Woman Cooperative CEO Rebel Black to discuss how a $348,740 National Careers Institute grant will be used for a project to increase the number of women in the agricultural industry. Rural women in the Parkes electorate will have more access to career…
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