Parkes Electorate parents, teachers, principals and school communities will benefit from a new schools’ funding estimator to see exactly how they stand to benefit from the Coalition Government’s new $18.6 billion needs-based schools funding plan, the Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said. Mr Coulton said the new online estimator showed that school funding in regional…
DetailsA $2,500 grant for the Gilgandra Men’s Shed will be a significant contribution toward the purchase of a defibrillator and first aid kit, the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said. Mr Coulton said the Nationals-Liberal Government is providing funding for the town’s 34 Men’s Shed members and the funding will support their physical and mental…
DetailsIt is with mixed emotions that I announce that I will not be contesting the seat of Parkes at the next federal election. It has been an incredible honour to represent the people of the Parkes electorate for more than 16 years, but the time has come for me to step aside. I’ve spent the…
DetailsMember for Parkes Mark Coulton will contest the Federal seat of Parkes for the fifth time. Mr Coulton was successfully pre-selected by the National Party today and is looking forward to again contesting the seat after more than a decade in Federal Parliament. “I am honoured to have been pre-selected by the National Party at…
DetailsThe Federal Liberal and Nationals Government will help more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian children succeed by investing more than $50 million in the Clontarf Foundation for its academies across Australia. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is thrilled with the additional support, which he believes will help more young Indigenous boys in his electorate…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today secured nearly $4.5 million in funding for community projects in Collarenebri and Warren, under the Murray-Darling Basin Economic Development Program. Mr Coulton announced that $3,521,588 has been committed to Warren Shire Council, with a further $964,000 for Walgett Shire Council, to deliver projects that provide lasting economic…
DetailsMark Coulton has urged people in his Electorate of Parkes to reflect on the service and sacrifice of the Australians who fought at Kokoda and the Beachheads on its 75th anniversary today. “On this day 75 years ago, Australia retook the village of Kokoda and went on to win the final battles of the campaign…
DetailsMember for Parkes Mark Coulton has put the Gwydir Shire’s concerns regarding rural healthcare on centre stage, having presented their petition to the Australian Parliament’s Federation Chamber today. The petition campaigns for the Federal Government to address GP vacancies in rural, remote and regional locations. In his speech, Mr Coulton also sang the praises of…
DetailsThe Hon. Mark Coulton MP has been officially sworn-in as Member for Parkes for the fifth time, with the commencement of the 46th Parliament in Canberra this week. Mr Coulton was recently appointed Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government, and retains his existing role as Assistant Trade and Investment Minister. “I am very…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) has today farewelled Ev Barber, who has been his office manager in Dubbo since he was elected in 2007. Ev retires after 25 years of working for MPs in Dubbo. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today farewelled his longest serving employee, Evelyn Barber, who…
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