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Coulton’s Catch Up: Community Celebration in Wilcannia – Visiting the new Broken Hill Children’s Contact Service – Release of the Schott report on the Inland Rail

Coulton's Catchup6 April, 2023

Community Celebration in Wilcannia In Wilcannia last week I was pleased to attend the Community Celebration to launch the Central Darling Shire Heritage Trail. As part of this project the Central Darling Shire Heritage Trail Tourism App has been created. This app provides self-guided driving and walking tours of towns such as Wilcannia, Whitecliffs and…

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Coulton’s Catch Up: Tyron and Jolie excel in shearing – Where is key funding for the Parkes electorate? – Supporting the resources sector – Rural generalists program is going well

Coulton's Catchup3 April, 2023

Tyron and Jolie excel in shearing Two young people from the Parkes electorate – Tyron Cochrane from Goodooga and Jolie Orcher from Bourke – have excelled in the Junior Golden Shears, a prestigious New Zealand shearing competition. Tyron is only eighteen and is the first Australian to win since 1961 as well as the first…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – Issues with the Safeguard Mechanism, uncertainty around the Inland Rail, Voice to Parliament developments, aged care staffing requirements

Coulton's Catchup27 March, 2023

Issues with the Safeguard Mechanism I spoke in Parliament on 21 March on the Labor Government’s Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022 and made the observation that it all sounded very similar to around a decade ago with the Carbon Tax. Again, Labor is looking to use a tax system rather than innovation to reduce…

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Mar272023

Coulton’s Catch Up – On the road to Bourke, meetings in Brewarrina, Senator Dean Smith visits the Parkes electorate

Coulton's Catchup20 March, 2023

On the road to Bourke It was good to be on the road again last week, and on the way to Bourke I stopped at a grain receival site to talk to locals about the rail line which runs from Burren Junction to Merrywinebone. This section of rail is in need of work, and concerned…

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Mar202023

Coulton’s Catch Up – Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme, the importance of kidney checks, National Reconstruction Fund

Coulton's Catchup13 March, 2023

Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme I had the privilege of speaking in Parliament last week to support the motion of my friend and colleague the Hon Michael McCormack MP, Member for Riverina, to continue the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. The PALM scheme helps to fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia and…

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Mar132023

Coulton’s Catch Up – Work begins on New Dubbo Bridge, Castlereagh River Revitalisation, opening of the new Warren Museum and Art Gallery, exciting developments for the Far West

Coulton's Catchup6 March, 2023

Work begins on New Dubbo Bridge It was wonderful to see construction work has begun on the foundations of the New Dubbo Bridge after years of planning and investment by the former Coalition Government in conjunction with the New South Wales Government.   I’ve been actively involved in advocating for this project to proceed and…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – Spotlight on bank closures, concerns over water buybacks, Voice meetings and tree plantings

Coulton's Catchup27 February, 2023

Spotlight on bank closures It was good to host Senator Matthew Canavan in Moree last week to talk to locals about the impact of bank closures, just a day before Westpac’s Moree branch closed its doors for the final time after almost 150 years of serving the community. Senator Canavan is currently touring around the…

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Feb272023

Coulton’s Catch Up – Local roads and community infrastructure funding details finally released, melanoma, regional communities left in blackspots by Labor, reflecting on 15 years since maiden speech

Coulton's Catchup20 February, 2023

Local roads and community infrastructure funding details finally released I’ve been calling on the Labor Government to advise councils regarding the amount of funding each could expect to receive through Phase 4 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program. I was pleased to see the details of this critical program finally confirmed. While…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – Register interest for Stronger Communities funding, Red tape hurting our regional visa applicants, Win for farmers and miners, Corporate Australia’s disconnect

Coulton's Catchup13 February, 2023

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with members of the Moree and District Historical Society, which received funding under the last round of the Stronger Communities Programme to replace its printer and scanner. Register interest for Stronger Communities funding I’m currently taking expressions of interest for Round 8 of the popular Stronger…

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Feb132023

Coulton’s Catch Up – Call for LRCI funding details to be released, Heavy vehicle safety grants on offer, Assistance for tertiary students

Coulton's Catchup6 February, 2023

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with Dubbo Regional Council Mayor Mathew Dickerson. Call for LRCI funding details to be released I’m calling on the Labor Government to release the funding details for the next phase of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program, to provide certainty to local councils as…

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