Photo Caption L-R: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Committee Member Jodie Peart, Treasurer Belinda Moeris, Director Amii Marchant and Gulargambone Central School Principal Michael Spora, pictured at Gulargambone Pre-School today. The Gulargambone community will be able to enjoy greater peace of mind as a result of a $87,525 grant being awarded for security enhancements…
DetailsWarialda Airstrip will soon be much safer thanks to a $107,100 grant for Gwydir Shire Council, Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced. Mr Coulton said he is delighted the project now has the tick of approval under the Coalition’s Drought Communities Programme (DCP). “I am very pleased to give the go-ahead for Gwydir Shire…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured on the Mitchell Highway just outside of Bourke, where a $12 million safety upgrade has recently been completed. Motorists travelling along the Mitchell Highway between Nyngan and Bourke can now enjoy safer journeys, thanks to the completion of a $12 million safety upgrade. Federal Member for…
DetailsMember for Parkes Mark Coulton has commended The Baradine Rusty Club on successfully receiving a $2,728 grant, under the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service commemorations program. Mr Coulton said The Rusty Club will use the funds to restore a Second World War QF 25-pounder cannon and carriage to utilise on ANZAC and Remembrance Day. “I…
DetailsMember for Parkes Mark Coulton has commended Ivanhoe Central School on successfully receiving a $1,364 grant, under the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service commemorations program. Mr Coulton said Ivanhoe Central School will use the funding to install a flagpole in the school’s memorial garden to be used in ANZAC and Remembrance Day ceremonies. “I would…
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…
DetailsPhoto caption: Last year’s Christmas card cover photo was of the sunset at the full Menindee Lake taken by Menindee photographer Michael Minns. Photo credit: Michael Minns Keen photographers from the Parkes electorate are encouraged to get snapping, with Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton calling for entries for his inaugural Christmas Card Photo Competition.…
DetailsAustralian agricultural employers and industries will benefit from changes announced to the Seasonal Worker Programme today. The Government announced the expansion of the Programme from primarily horticulture to the broader agricultural sector, increasing the types of low and unskilled jobs included under the Programme. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has applauded this…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (centre) pictured with REDI.E Programs Manager Michael Cooper and General Manager Peter Gibbs. Food security will be improved in Wilcannia thanks to a $500,000 Federal Government investment into the Wilcannia grocery store. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today announced that REDI.E Enterprises has been awarded the…
DetailsRegional and remote communities will benefit from the Australian Government’s announcement of $15.9 million to extend the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative (GABSI). South Australia Senator and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment Simon Birmingham said the Initiative was one of the most significant environmental projects in the nation. “The Great Artesian Basin…
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