Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is calling on people throughout the Parkes electorate to register as organ and tissue donors as part of the Great Registration Race this DonateLife Week. DonateLife Week promotes the importance of organ and tissue donation and encourages more Australians to register as donors. This year, 100,000 more Australians are…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Opposition Whip) (13:37): Today I have the solemn duty to announce to the House the passing of Evelyn Barber from Narromine. For over 25 years, Evelyn served the people of the Parkes electorate, working in the Parkes electorate office in Dubbo for four federal members of parliament: Michael Cobb, Tony Lawler, John Cobb…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right), State Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders (third from right) and Dubbo Regional Mayor Mathew Dickerson (second from right) pictured with representatives from Transport for NSW and Abergeldie at the sod turn for the Brisbane and Darling streets intersection upgrade, marking the start of the New Dubbo…
DetailsFirst week back of Parliament It was an honour to be sworn in as the Federal Member for Parkes for the sixth time, during the opening of the 47th Parliament last week. The first week was eventful, but it’s always great to hear the maiden speeches of the newest Members and Senators. One of the…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Opposition Whip) (18:19): I can’t believe we are debating this matter so soon in the term of a new government. If you went to the dictionary and looked up the word ‘irony’, it would point you to the member for Gilmore’s speech. The towns that she spoke about, where she’s having the problems,…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Opposition Whip) (19:50): I would like to speak tonight about the attack by the Albanese-Marles Labor government on regional Australia. With the changes to the distribution priority area for health, we are already seeing doctors from more remote and regional areas flocking into more highly populated areas. That is because of changes to…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Opposition Whip) (16:42): I’d like to bring to the House’s attention the incredible achievement of Menindee grazier Brendan Cullen, who just this week has swum the English Channel. What’s amazing about Brendan’s achievement is that he did all his training in western New South Wales, in the Menindee Lakes. He started this process…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Opposition Whip) (18:40): I’ll start by reinforcing the member for Sturt’s last comments. Scaring people with false information is about one of the lowest forms of politics there is. I can confirm what he said because I was dealing with the emails and phone calls myself. The issue tonight is the cashless debit…
DetailsClimate change legislation worrying The legislation of the Labor Government’s emissions reduction target is worrying. I am not a climate change denier – I accept the 43 per cent reduction target that Labor took to the election. This 43 per cent is now formally recognised by the United Nations as Australia’s emissions reduction target, so…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with Necia Benjamin from the Lightning Ridge Piranhas Swimming Club, which received $2,000 under the 2021 Volunteer Grants to enable volunteers to travel to undertake learn to swim training. Community groups in the Parkes electorate are encouraged to apply now for a share of $66,225 in…
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