31 organisations to benefit from 2023-24 Volunteer Grants

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with members of the Coolah District Development Group, which received a $2,000 grant. Thirty-one organisations in the Parkes electorate will benefit from funding to support local volunteers under the Australian Government’s 2023-24 Volunteer Grants program. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today announced a total of…

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Funding welcomed for Nyngan Airport

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (left) with Mayor of Bogan Shire Council, Glen Neill (centre), and General Manager, Derek Francis (right), in April. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today welcomed the announcement of successful applicants for Round 10 of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program, which includes funding for Nyngan Airport.…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – 2023-24 Volunteer Grants announced; Funding welcomed for Nyngan airport; Calls to scrap Labor’s fresh food tax; Telstra delays 3G shutdown

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with members of the Trangie Central School P&C Association, which received a $1,400 grant. 2023-24 Volunteer Grants announced Thirty-one volunteer organisations in the Parkes electorate will share in $66,225 under the 2023-24 Volunteer Grants program. I know many local groups have been struggling during the current…

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Narrabri to become popular tourist destination thanks to $1.4 million in funding

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) inspects plans for the Narrabri Shire Tourism and Cultural Precinct with Narrabri Shire Council’s Open Spaces Manager Evan Harris. Tibbereena Street in Narrabri is set to become a vibrant cultural hub for locals and visitors, with the Australian Government providing more than $1.4 million for the…

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Gunida Gunyah to expand its Community Services and Housing Hub thanks to $2 million in funding

Photo caption: The Gunida Gunyah Community Services and Housing Hub is set for expansion thanks to more than $2 million in funding under the Australian Government’s Growing Regions Program. Gunida Gunyah Aboriginal Corporation will be able to expand its services, with the Australian Government providing more than $2 million for its facility upgrade and expansion.…

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Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre locked in thanks to $7 million in funding

Photo caption: Dubbo Regional Council Chief Executive Officer Murray Wood, Mayor Mathew Dickerson and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton are thrilled that Dubbo Regional Council has been awarded $7 million in funding for the Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre and Keeping Place. Dubbo will finally get its Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre, with the Australian Government…

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