The local agricultural sector will benefit from a whopping $1.8 million being invested by the Federal Coalition Government to improve local roads and community assets in the Moree Plains Shire Council area. Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Local Government Mark Coulton was today joined by Moree Plains Shire Council Acting Director of Engineering…
DetailsThe entrance to Sacred Heart Primary School in Boggabri will become even more significant thanks to the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service commemorative grants programme. The Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the school will be granted $6,410 to create a memorial garden to help commemorate the role that Australian service men and women…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Broken Hill City Council Mayor Darriea Turley AM test out the new footpath in Patton Street. Footpaths across Broken Hill are now much safer and more accessible, thanks to a multi-million-dollar Federal Government investment which is creating jobs and boosting the local economy. Federal Member for…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced that six new safe housing facilities for women and children escaping domestic violence will be built in the Western region under the Coalition Government’s $60 million Safe Places initiative. Six new safe housing facilities for women and children escaping domestic violence will be built in…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton is encouraging schools across his electorate to participate in this year’s Safer Internet Day on 9 February 2016 through Virtual Classrooms run by the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner. “More than 20,000 students across Australia are expected to participate in Safer Internet Day and I encourage teachers…
DetailsAll 18 local councils in the Parkes electorate along with the Unincorporated Far West have received extra Federal Government funding of more than $22 million to develop safer roads, under the Roads to Recovery (R2R) program. The funding is part of the additional $138.9 million under the program which has been allocated to eligible council…
DetailsThe Coonabarabran community has received a most welcome boost with the announcement of a $17,925 grant for a soft-fall area at Yuluwirri Kids – Coonabarabran Preschool and Long Day Care. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has congratulated Warrumbungle Shire Council on their successful application, which has been funded under Round Four of the Coalition Government’s…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Coonamble Shire Council Mayor Al Karanouh. Remote aerodromes in the Parkes electorate will receive a new lease on life with more than $645,000 in funding announced today by Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton. Mr Coulton said the funding has been allocated to enhance the safety and…
DetailsHeavy vehicle routes in the Parkes electorate will soon be more efficient, more reliable and safer thanks to more than $14 million in upgrades being funded under the Coalition Government’s Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program. Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, said the funding is a huge win for vital agriculture and transport industries as…
DetailsMinister for Justice, the Hon Michael Keenan MP and Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton today announced that grant applications for Round 2 of the Coalition Government’s Safer Streets Programme opened on 17 December 2015. Round 2 of the Safer Streets Programme will invest up to $29.4 million in individual grants for local government…
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