Following its success in the Western New South Wales communities of Wilcannia, Bourke and Enngonia, the Literacy for Life Foundation is bringing their innovative adult literacy campaign to Brewarrina and Walgett. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton was delighted to be a part of the Foundation’s launch held at the Ngunnhu traps (Fish traps)…
DetailsFederal Parliament sat in Canberra again last week and I took the opportunity to place on the record how pleased I am to be part of a Government that is providing $45 million over two years to fund small capital projects in our local communities. The Stronger Communities Programme is a new programme…
DetailsCentacare Bathurst will receive over $1.2 million dollars during the next 3 years under the Federal Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy to deliver projects set to improve the lives of Indigenous people across the Central West. The Federal Government will invest $600,000 in the Centacare Children and Schooling Project that will support Aboriginal children aged 0-12…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has welcomed the Coalition Government’s announcement that $1 million in funding will be made available to Crime Stoppers to roll out a national ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign to help combat Australia’s ice scourge. The national campaign asks community members to report people who are dealing illegal drugs…
DetailsFollowing the 49th anniversary of the bloody Battle of Long Tan, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has today encouraged the region’s secondary schools to participate in the Australian Government’s Honouring Australian Vietnam Veterans schools’ competition. The competition encourages students in Year 9 and 10 to explore the service of Australia’s Vietnam veterans, and…
DetailsLast week I returned to a rather icy cold Canberra for the first week of Federal Parliament sitting since the winter break. As anticipated, it was a very busy week with the appointment of a new Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Tony Smith MP and a special joint Coalition party room…
DetailsIt goes without saying that when Federal Parliament returns from its Winter break, there will be many issues on the table for extensive consideration and debate. Before this occurs, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge my colleague, the late Don Randall MP, who sadly passed away last month. Don was…
DetailsMinister for Roads, Martime and Freight Duncan Gay, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and State Member for the Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall opened the Grose Walkway today, a key project in the Moree town centre bypass. Minister Duncan Gay said the contribution of the local Grose family in Moree, will be recognised with the…
DetailsI was very pleased to host the Regional Higher Education Forum in Narrabri last week alongside the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Senator Bridget McKenzie. The meeting was attended by parents, students and people interested in education from a range of different locations within the Parkes electorate. Representatives from…
DetailsAt the 2015 Nyngan Ag Expo over the weekend, the Central West Local Land Services invited landholders to apply for grants totalling $860,000 to undertake projects that support sustainable agriculture and the environment. The grants are supported with funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme and managed locally by the Central West Local…
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