The 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,…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured at the Gunnedah Show last week. The Liberal National Government has committed $15.4 million for a second round of the Agricultural Shows Development Grant Program. Program is to support the repairs, upgrades, building or buying showground infrastructure or attractions for showgrounds. Agricultural shows will benefit from…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the declaration by the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, that the February 2017 ‘Sir Ivan Fires’ bushfires were a disaster for the purposes of establishing Australian disaster relief funds. “Following the fires, the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, immediately raised the plight of his local…
DetailsThe Newell Highway will be safer for all motorists, with 16 new overtaking lanes along the highway creating safer overtaking opportunities for drivers. New South Wales Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Duncan Gay said the completion of line marking at Kyalite, between Parkes and Dubbo, on the last of the 16 additional overtaking lanes…
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