Photo caption: (Left) Mayor of Narrabri Shire Council Ron Campbell, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce and Interim Chief Executive Inland Rail Rebecca Pickering in Narrabri. New modelling shows Inland Rail could cut freight transport costs by up to $213 million a…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) caught up with Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast CEO Scott Hammond recently. Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast volunteers will be able to undertake important suicide prevention training thanks to a $5,000 grant provided under the latest round of the Federal Government’s Volunteer Grants program.…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton recently visited the Broken Hill Sea Scouts. He is pictured with leader-in-charge Allan Pearce (Dingo), Lilly Pearce, Molly Molloy, Matt Molloy and leader Kellie Molloy (Rashka). Broken Hill Sea Scouts will be able to upskill its volunteers thanks to a $5,000 grant provided under the latest round…
DetailsThe Liberal and Nationals Government has unlocked $22.96 million in funding for the Tooraweenah Road Upgrade, bringing the project another step closer to reality. The project is fully funded under the Government’s Roads of Strategic Importance initiative and will deliver upgrades along approximately 56.8 kilometres of Tooraweenah Road, within Coonamble Shire. Deputy Prime Minister and…
DetailsPhoto caption: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, NSW Minister for Women, Regional Health and Mental Health Bronnie Taylor and NSW Minister for Western New South Wales and Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders unveiled the plaque for the Western Cancer…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton met with 2DRY FM volunteer David Piper and new station manager Megan Williams this week to find out how they will benefit from a $1,515 Volunteer Grant. Broken Hill community radio station 2DRY FM will be able to purchase new equipment thanks to a $1,515 grant provided…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton caught up with two of the local leaders in Broken Hill – Ghislaine Barbe and Rosalie Siemer. More than 30 leaders in the Parkes electorate have been selected to take part in a leadership development program as part of the Australian Government’s $5 billion Future Drought Fund…
DetailsThe Morrison Government is supercharging Australia’s role in the global battery supply chain, granting Major Project Status to a $560 million cobalt project near Broken Hill, NSW. Cobalt Blue Holdings’ Broken Hill Cobalt Project will produce 16,700 tonnes of high purity cobalt sulphate per year – a highly sought after form of this critical mineral,…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from left) pictured with Broken Hill City Council Outreach Project Officer Jeannette Thompson, Mayor Tom Kennedy, Community Development Officer Dionne Devlin, Archives Collection Coordinator Eileen Wright and Librarian Tracy Fraser at the Broken Hill Library, where the oral history project will take place. The stories of…
DetailsThe Liberal and Nationals Government is continuing to back regional Australia, providing more funding to help communities in the Parkes electorate recover and grow on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are now open for the new Rebuilding Regional Communities Program, giving local businesses and community groups a chance to share in $5.7…
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