Funding to combat pests and weeds Another $10 million will be delivered to drought-affected farmers and land managers to fight feral animals and weeds, with every local council in my electorate eligible to apply for the Communities Combating Pest and Weed Impacts During Drought Program. Applications to fund projects are now open, and will close…
DetailsFurther $26 million to fix Parkes roads In a massive win for the Parkes electorate, 19 new road upgrades worth more than $26 million are rolling out under the latest round of the Australian and NSW Governments’ accelerated Fixing Local Roads program to improve local roads and create thousands of local jobs in the regions.…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is concerned Labor’s proposed Vehicle Efficiency Standard will add thousands of dollars to the cost of cars that regional Australians drive. Further Inland Rail uncertainty Last week I was terribly disheartened to hear that there are currently no plans to continue work on the Inland Rail north…
DetailsHave your say on Future Drought Fund The Future Drought Fund Consultative Committee will hold public consultations in my electorate this month, to help inform the Committee on the best ways for the Future Drought Fund to invest in drought resilience. The Committee is particularly interested in hearing from farmers, local communities and industry organisations,…
DetailsFuture of CUCs secured Wonderful news this week that the Coalition Government will provide the Country Universities Centre (CUC) Far West and CUC North West with a further four years of funding. Both centres in the Parkes electorate have been a success since they were established, with hundreds of students in Broken Hill, Narrabri and…
DetailsGiving the Gift of Life A highlight of last week’s Parliamentary sitting period was participating in the 2020 Gift of Life Walk, which raises the profile of the importance of registering as an organ donor. As Minister responsible for the Organ and Tissue Authority, I was proud to participate. The lives of 1,683 Australians were…
DetailsGovernment supports flood clean-up On Friday I visited Moree to assess the damage of the flood that went through town and offer Federal Government assistance to those most impacted. The flood peaked at 10.43 metres on Thursday morning and although it didn’t quite reach the levels of the 2012 flood, many homes and businesses were…
DetailsGPs join COVID-19 rollout as Phase 1B begins This week some of the most vulnerable people in the Parkes electorate will start to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination as Phase 1B begins. Phase 1B includes anyone aged 70 years and over, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 55 years and over, and people with…
DetailsGrants for flood-affected primary producers I’m pleased that flood-affected primary producers in the Parkes electorate can apply for recovery grants of up to $25,000 as part of the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. The grants are now available for eligible primary producers in the Local Government Areas that have been disaster declared from…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right), pictured with Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey, Red Chief LALC board member Gwen Griffen and Chairperson Mitchum Neave at Red Chief LALC in Gunnedah where a Keeping Place will be established. Grants for Gunnedah community groups Last week I had pleasure of hitting the…
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