$150 million investment: additional Inland Rail grade separations in NSW

Photo Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack, marking the completion of the Parkes to Narromine section of Inland Rail last month. In news that will be welcomed by local councils and communities in the Parkes electorate, the Federal Coalition…

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$150 million for special medical training

 Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, has welcomed the announcement the Specialist Training Programme and the Emergency Medicine Programme would have their funding extended for 2016. Mr Coulton said the Abbott Government would contribute over $150 million to the two programmes that have proven records in the successful training of the next generation of medical…

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$125,000 for Heavy Vehicle upgrade in Cobar

$125,000 will be provided to improve safety and increase productivity in the heavy vehicle industry in Cobar under a re-elected Coalition Government. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said the upgrades would increase the efficiency of heavy vehicle operations, supporting jobs and growth in other local industries. “The Coalition is committed to working with the…

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$110,000 upgrade to help build Lachlan Shire’s drought resilience

Western Plains Regional Development Incorporated will be able to undergo a much-needed facelift thanks to $110,000 in Federal Government funding under the Future Drought Fund’s Network to Build Drought Resilience program. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said this funding will enable Western Plains Regional Development to boost community connectedness and help the Lachlan Shire…

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$11,400 to plant trees in Dunedoo in celebration of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from left) and his wife Robyn (left) pictured with Dunedoo Coolah Landcare Group’s Anne Kable and Sally Dent, and Central NSW Business HQ Tourism Specialist Rebecca George at O.L. Milling Park in Dunedoo where three mature Kurrajong trees will be transplanted thanks to funding provided through…

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