Statements By Members – Moree Westpac Bank Branch

Statements By Members Moree: Westpac Branch Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:34): As we stand here today, floods are right across the Parkes electorate. Moree, in particular, has been hit hard, and at the moment they’re cleaning up. And, as they have done over the years, they will get on with life after the flood…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – Labor’s Budget a blow to the Parkes electorate, Building Better Regions Fund scrapped, Innovative Broken Hill renewable energy storage project

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton goes over the Budget with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Labor’s Budget a blow to the Parkes electorate Sadly, the Parkes electorate was one of the biggest losers in Labor’s Federal Budget, which delivered several blows to our regions. The slashing of the highly popular Building Better Regions…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – Grants for flood-affected primary producers, Recognising veterans in Broken Hill, Remembering our fallen

Grants for flood-affected primary producers I’m pleased that flood-affected primary producers in the Parkes electorate can apply for recovery grants of up to $25,000 as part of the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. The grants are now available for eligible primary producers in the Local Government Areas that have been disaster declared from…

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Labor rips funding from emergency personnel

At a time when Australia has been experiencing widespread and devastating flooding in multiple states, the Albanese Government has chosen to rip funding supporting crucial frontline workers in the electorate of Parkes. The Coalition Government backed in our essential first responders by providing $10 million over two years to charity organisation Fortem Australia, for essential…

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A win for first responders

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomes today’s news that the Albanese Government has reconsidered its position and has now decided to provide the full budgeted funding to charity Fortem Australia, which provides mental health and well-being services to Australia’s first responders.   This will allow Fortem to continue their program expansion to assist more…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – Christmas Card Photo Competition winner, Bulk billing for MRIs achieved in Broken Hill, A win for first responders, Senator the Hon Murray Watt visits Moree

Photo caption: ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ by George Williams from Walgett is the winner of the 2022 Christmas Card Photo Competition. Photo credit: George Williams, George Williams Landscape Photography Christmas Card Photo Competition winner A stunning photograph of a bridge over floodwater near Walgett has been selected as the winner of my 2022 Christmas Card…

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Labor cuts agricultural shows funding

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton officially opened the new cattle and poultry pavilion at the Coonamble Show earlier this year. These upgrades were funded under the Regional Agriculture Shows Development Grants Program. Local shows across the Parkes electorate will no longer benefit from additional Federal Government funding, with Labor confirming it is…

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