Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:30): My admiration for the community of Brewarrina and the leadership shown by Brewarrina Shire Council under the leadership of Mayor Vivian Slack-Smith is well known. Six of the nine councillors of Brewarrina Shire Council are local Indigenous people, and 75 per cent of their workforce is Indigenous, including the…
DetailsImproving mobile network resilience I’m pleased that a number of communities in the Parkes electorate will benefit from improved mobile network resilience, under Round 2 of the Mobile Network Hardening Program. Telstra has been awarded funding to upgrade eight remote sites in the Parkes electorate, including Brewarrina SCAX, Euabalong SCAX 1, Gwabegar Exchange, Lake Cargelligo…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (12:49): I’m on the committee that helps organise the political exchanges between this parliament and various other countries across the world. I think there are about six or seven other countries that we have regular political exchanges with—generally newer members of parliament or maybe even people who have aspirations to…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (10:00): I’d like to recognise the work of Mr Russell Kinsey, better known as Rusty. Rusty, a cameraman with Prime7 News, was recently made redundant—a decision that I think was very ill considered by the management of 7NEWS. Rusty left the cotton industry 44 years ago and started work as…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (18:08): I think this might be my 16th or 17th budget appropriations speech. I have been listening with interest some of the previous speeches and I just want to start by issuing a warning to the government and my colleagues in the opposition. I won’t be here at the next…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:32): Wilcannia is a town in the Parkes electorate. It’s on the banks of the Darling River and it’s a town with a wonderful heritage. The people of Wilcannia have been promised a weir to improve the reliability of their water supply and also the amenity of the town. For…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton presented certificates to Local Sporting Champions recipients Riley Bond and Max Handley, who represented Dubbo in national futsal and billiards and snooker championships, respectively. Local sporting champions recognised Congratulations to the six young athletes from the Parkes electorate who have received financial assistance to participate in national…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton presented certificates to Local Sporting Champions recipients Riley Bond and Max Handley, who represented Dubbo in national futsal and billiards and snooker championships, respectively. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has congratulated six young athletes from his electorate who have received financial assistance to fulfill their sporting…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Dubbo Regional Council Chief Executive Officer Murray Wood and Mayor Mathew Dickerson are thrilled that Dubbo Regional Council has been awarded $7 million in funding for the Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre and Keeping Place. $30.5 million investment into our region I am absolutely thrilled that five…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Brewarrina Shire Council Mayor Vivian Slack-Smith and General Manager David Kirby are thrilled that Brewarrina Shire Council has received $10 million to develop the Brewarrina PCYC Youth Hub and Indoor Sports Centre. The youth of Brewarrina will have a dedicated space to catch up with friends…
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