80 Indigenous Australians will be given the skills necessary to enter the NSW Police College in Goulburn through the further investment by the Australian Government in a NSW pre-employment programme. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, and the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, today announced additional funding of $956,500 for the Indigenous Police Recruitment Our…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government Mark Coulton pictured with Warrumbungle Shire Council Mayor Ambrose Doolan. Warrumbungle Shire Council is just one of the councils across the Parkes electorate benefitting from funding under Phase Two of the successful Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. Shovels…
DetailsAdditional case management services in Gunnedah have been boosted thanks to a $842,536 grant from The Nationals/Liberal Government, providing support to families with members who are incarcerated or who have come into contact with the criminal justice system. The Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said the funding announcement was a welcome boost for an important…
DetailsIt was an honour to host Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationals Michael McCormack in Broken Hill for the announcement of $84 million in new funding for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The funding will enable the Royal Flying Doctor Service to extend and expand essential health services for Australians in rural and remote areas. This…
DetailsPhoto caption: Tamworth Mayor Russell Webb, Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt, NSW Minister for Lands and Water Kevin Anderson, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton announce $80 million to deliver three projects to create local jobs and support the health of rivers in the northern Basin under…
DetailsPhoto caption: Gwydir Shire Council General Manager Max Eastcott, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, NSW Governor Margaret Beazley AZ QC, State Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall, Gwydir Shire Council Engineering Manager Alex Eddy and Mayor John Coulton at the newly-opened Warialda heavy vehicle bypass. A new 4.1-kilometre road is driving increased safety and…
DetailsIn news that has been welcomed across the Gwydir Shire, the Australian Government has committed $8.18 million to upgrade the County Boundary Road at Croppa Creek. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Australian Government is committed to the delivery of infrastructure projects that will better connect…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced 15 projects in the Parkes electorate will share in more than $8 million in funding under the third round of the Federal Government’s Economic Development Program, including a $974,215 upgrade of the Back O Bourke Exhibition Centre. Murray-Darling Basin communities in the Parkes electorate are…
DetailsBirrang Enterprise Development Company will be able to provide additional case management services in Bourke and Brewarrina communities, thanks to a $775,139 grant from the Coalition Government. Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, said that Birrang Enterprise Development Company would receive funding to deliver case management targeted at youth who are disengaged or are at…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with the team from CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes at Bourke. Community safety will be enhanced in Bourke with CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes receiving $760,000 in Federal Government funding to roll out an early intervention project to help divert high-risk young people from a life of crime. Federal Member for Parkes…
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