Adjournment Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (19:39): I would like to speak about the disconnect between corporate Australia and the people that they serve. I thank my good friend the member for Riverina for foreshadowing that in his contribution. I reinforce what he said about bank closures. I’d like to first take issue with the…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes) (9.10 pm)-Mr Deputy Speaker, I hope my contribution befits this historic moment. I want to discuss a report by the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute of Sustainable Futures entitled Advocating kangaroo meat-towards ecological benefit or plunder. A report on the sustainability of the kangaroo industry done in a transparent and even-handed…
Details16:50 Tonight I rise to speak of an issue that is becoming increasingly concerning in my electorate. It is the conflict between the expanding coal seam gas industry and agriculture. The coal seam gas industry has been established in Queensland for quite some time, but it is relatively new in New South Wales and is…
DetailsIn the final two minutes of this adjournment debate I would like to comment on the remarks from the member for Chisholm and the member for Petrie, who were standing up in here singing the praises of the BER. The member for Chisholm had the audacity to say that this was some sort of…
DetailsThursday, 8 February 2024 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (16:39): I’d like to bring to the attention of the House an issue that’s very concerning in my electorate, and that is the design, and the change of the design, to the weir at Wilcannia. Now this project has been in the pipeline for a long…
Details24 May 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (19:40): A few weeks ago I received a phone call from the infrastructure minister, Minister King. She asked me if I would take a position on a committee that she’s setting up to look at applications that come through for the Growing Regions Program that she set…
DetailsNext week marks three years since I was elected to this place as the member for Parkes. It has been the most rewarding, challenging and interesting period of my life. The seat of Parkes that I contested at the last election is somewhat different to the seat of Parkes that I contested in 2007. In…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton recently visited Oscar Pearse, whose home was inundated by floodwater during the Moree flood. The Federal Government has extended the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) and Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) to support those significantly affected by the storms and flooding in more areas of New South…
DetailsAfter spending time in Warren and Lake Cargelligo this week discussing aged care places with concerned residents, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton is very pleased to announce the allocation of additional funding for aged care in rural towns across Western New South Wales. Multi-Purpose Service providers in Warren, Coonamble, Lake Cargelligo, Lightning Ridge…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with Binnaway Show Society President Harry Powell. The Binnaway Show Society is one of nine organisations in the Parkes electorate to share in $31,760 in Volunteer Grants. An additional nine community organisations in the Parkes electorate will benefit from funding to support local volunteers, under a…
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