Australian 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…
DetailsThe Government is putting out the call for the first round of recruits to join the Green Army. The Green Army is looking for enthusiastic 17-24 year olds in Parkes to join what will become the largest-ever team of young Australians supporting environmental action across the country. “The first round of Green Army projects are…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is pleased that a new, updated edition of the book – ‘Lest We Forget: The Servicemen & Women of Dunedoo’ – has been launched today at the Dunedoo Library. The publication of this new edition was made possible through $6,500 in funding from the Saluting Their Service (STS) Commemorative…
DetailsSENATOR DEAN SMITH Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Liberal Senator for Western Australia HON MARK COULTON MP Nationals Chief Whip in the House of Representatives Federal Member for Parkes HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Shadow Minister for Science, Arts, Government Services and the Digital Economy Leader of Opposition Business in the…
DetailsFederal Member for the Parkes electorate, Mark Coulton today welcomed the announced nationwide community consultations which will inform the Australian Government’s new regional development policy. “Regional Australia is at the forefront of Australia’s productivity and prosperity,” Mr Coulton said. Regional Australia is the beneficiary of a number of programmes which generate opportunities and…
DetailsHigh tech collars fitted to sheep could be the next frontier when it comes to controlling the spread of weeds, with the CSIRO receiving almost $300,000 from the Australian Government to research and develop a ‘virtual fence’ system for farms. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce said the project…
DetailsAs Australians prepare to spend around $50 billion in the lead-up to Christmas Day, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has urged residents across Western and Far West New South Wales to shop small in their local communities. “The coming month is when many local businesses take risks, make investments and employ more locals in…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed an announcement of eight Short Term Restorative Care [STRC] places for the Broken Hill-based provider Annecto Inc by the Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt AM. Six places have been budgeted for the 2016-17 financial year and a further two places have received funding for the 2017-18 year,…
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