100,000 more Australians move off welfare and into work More than 100,000 of the most disadvantaged Australians – many of them long-term unemployed welfare recipients – have gained a job through the Nationals-Liberal Government’s wage subsidy program since 2015. Wage subsidies are supporting businesses to give vital work opportunities to Australians facing disadvantage. The best…
DetailsRural landholders in the Federal Electorate of Parkes are set to benefit from a better water supply thanks to $4.51 million worth of projects to be funded in the Great Artesian Basin. The Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said the money would be spent on initiatives that would both save water, and boost water…
DetailsThe Coalition Government’s $5 million Environment Small Grants programme will assist local Landcare, environment and other natural resource management groups with funding to help restore their local environment in the Electorate of Parkes. The Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said the Government is providing the grants under Phase 2 of its National Landcare Program, to…
DetailsSupporting Early Release of Superannuation Benefits on Compassionate Grounds The Nationals-Liberal Government has released for consultation the exposure draft regulations on the transfer of the early release of superannuation benefits on compassionate grounds to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). These regulations provide the necessary administrative changes to reflect the transfer of responsibility for early release…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries announced that local museum Lightning Ridge Opal and Fossil Centre had received a grant of $97,500 to support a $195,000 project to develop a 50 person, dormitory style accommodation at the Centre. Mr Humphries said the grant support was from the 2017/18 round…
DetailsPeople with disability in the Electorate of Parkes can benefit from grants, which will give people the opportunity to attend national events and conferences the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said. He said the Nationals-Liberal Government is making it easier for people with disability to participate in nationally focused, disability-related conferences held in Australia. Grants…
DetailsStudents from regional and remote areas will be able to start university sooner because of changes that make it easier for them to be considered independent for student payments, the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said. To qualify as independent for Youth Allowance and ABSTUDY Living Allowance, students from regional or remote areas must earn…
DetailsEmployment opportunities for Aboriginal people have been bolstered in the Electorate of Parkes through the Coalition Government’s Tailored Assistance Employment Grants [TAEG] programme. The Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton and the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion said the programme aims to provide training for 200 young Indigenous people to work in the sheep meat…
DetailsRealtime payments, any hour, any day of the week Australians will now be able to make instant electronic payments at any time of the day, with the launch of the New Payments Platform (NPP). The Nationals-Liberal Government welcomed the launch of the new platform, which is set to revolutionise the payments process for millions of…
DetailsFarmers across the Electorate of Parkes in the dairy, grains and red meat sectors will have their tariffs to Peru slashed following the historic signing of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA). Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said PAFTA will eliminate 99.4 per cent of tariffs that exporters face into Peru, putting Australian farmers…
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