Community groups in the Parkes electorate can now apply for up to $750,000 in grants for initiatives that encourage more people to sign up to become organ and tissue donors. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 are available to help drive community awareness about the importance of donation,…
DetailsPhoto caption: The roundabout was last week removed from the Newell and Mitchell highways intersection, as traffic lights were switched on for the first time. Investing in our communities Last week I was pleased to announce funding that will provide a boost to two communities in the Parkes electorate. Western Plains Regional Development Incorporated has…
DetailsA Regional Banking Taskforce established by the Liberal and Nationals Government will bring welcome focus on the impact of bank branch closures on regional communities, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has said. Mr Coulton said changes to banking had noticeable effects throughout the Parkes electorate. “Residents in towns right across my electorate are all too familiar with the on-the-ground impacts of dwindling banking services…
DetailsAfter 400 pairs of hands on the job, 20,000 tonnes of asphalt laid, and more than 21,000 tonnes of material excavated, the Newell and Mitchell highways intersection upgrade has hit a major milestone, with traffic lights being switched on later this week. The Australian and New South Wales governments are jointly funding the $40 million…
DetailsWestern 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…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with the Tourist Hotel Narrabri General Manager Geoff Artis and consultant Jon Welsh. Narrabri’s live music scene is set to be reignited and expanded, with the Tourist Hotel receiving a $50,000 Federal Government grant to help bring live music to the region. Federal Member for Parkes…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton looking at plans to upgrade telecommunications along the Narrabri to North Star Inland Rail corridor with Gwydir Shire councillors Jim ‘Curly’ Moore and Geoff Smith (obscured) and stakeholder Alan Pearlman. North West telecommunications win Inland Rail will be the fast freight backbone that will transform how goods…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today announced new and improved telecommunications infrastructure will be provided along the Narrabri to North Star Inland Rail corridor. He is pictured (centre) in North Star with Gwydir Shire councillor Jim ‘Curly’ Moore, ARTC Inland Rail Delivery Director Central Heather Parry, Gwydir Shire councillor Geoff Smith, stakeholders…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (centre) pictured with members of the Gunnedah Rural Museum, which received a $2,500 grant to purchase new office equipment under the last round of the Stronger Communities Programme. Community groups in the Parkes electorate are being invited to apply for a share of $150,000 in funding for…
DetailsApplications have opened for drought-focused leadership development in the Parkes electorate The program is developing a national cohort of leaders to drive action to better prepare for drought in their community Applications have opened for a Future Drought Fund program to develop leaders and drive conversations and action on drought preparedness in the North West…
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