Minister for Education the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and the Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton MP will visit the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences at Charles Sturt University while in Dubbo. They will also visit the University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health campus in Dubbo and meet with workers at the Royal…
DetailsParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence, Darren Chester, and Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, today met with the Moree Air Force cadets. The Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) is a youth oriented organisation that is administered and actively supported by the Royal Australian Air Force. “Australia’s Air Force Cadet organisation has nearly 6000…
DetailsPrimary producers in the Parkes electorate are a step closer to benefitting from the Liberal National Government’s Australian Agriculture Visa, with Vietnam signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Australia on 28 March 2022. The Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, David Littleproud has welcomed the formal agreement as Vietnam becomes the first country to participate…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has welcomed Labor’s commitment to honour the Vietnam Ag Visa agreement. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has welcomed news that local farmers will be able to hire workers from Vietnam to help fill the significant labour shortage facing the Parkes electorate. Labor has confirmed it will…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said Government grant money was available to support events organised by local Ex-Service Organisations and community groups in the Electorate of Parkes for Veterans’ Health Week 2017. Veterans Health Week (VHW) will run from Saturday, 21 October, to Sunday, 29 October, with the theme of ‘physical activity’. Mr…
DetailsVocational education and training (VET) providers and brokers will be required to give students more information and more time to consider their payment options, following the Federal Government’s changes to the VET FEE-HELP scheme. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said the vast majority of training providers delivered high quality training that gave students…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton was pleased to speak on the Higher Education Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015 in the Commonwealth Parliament today. Last month, the Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, the Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP introduced this legislation that will strengthen the protections for students in the Vocational Education and…
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…
DetailsPhoto caption: Dubbo Regional Council Mayor Mathew Dickerson and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured at Dubbo Regional Airport where a drainage upgrade will take place thanks to $572,500 in funding provided under the Australian Government’s Regional Airports Program. Safety upgrades will be able to continue at Dubbo Regional Airport thanks to an additional…
DetailsThe Trustee for Gulargambone Racecourse and Showground Trust has been successful in securing funding from the Commonwealth Government to upgrade the amenities block at the local showground and racecourse. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton today announced $20,000 towards this upgrade project through Round 2 of the Coalition Government’s Stronger Communities Programme (SCP). Mr Coulton…
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