Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton inspects the electrical upgrade at the Talbragar Street Scout Hall with 1st Dubbo Scouts Cubs Leader Vaughn Simmons. An electrical upgrade has improved safety for users of the Talbragar Street Scout Hall in Dubbo, thanks to a $16,500 Federal Government grant. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton…
DetailsPhoto caption: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt (centre) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right) pictured with Warren Shire Council Deputy Mayor Brett Williamson, General Manager Gary Woodman and Mayor Milton Quigley in front of one of the water reservoirs that will be transformed by a mural. The Warren community…
DetailsPhoto caption: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt (left) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at the Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps with Brewarrina Shire Council General Manager Jeff Sowiak, Deputy Mayor Vivian Slack-Smith, Mayor Phillip O’Connor and councillor Angelo Pippos. A lookout and river walk will be constructed to enhance the popular Brewarrina…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (third from left) and Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt (third from right) with members of the Wee Waa Community Complex Incorporated, Bruce Gray, treasurer Kerry Watts, Anne Weekes and chair Andrew Greste, at the housing site. A community project to establish housing for medical professionals…
DetailsPhoto caption: The Washpool section of the Gwydir Highway was among many local roads across the Parkes electorate damaged by flooding in March. Communities across 12 Local Government Areas in the Parkes electorate will benefit from a $200 million recovery funding package announced today by the Australian and New South Wales governments to provide support…
DetailsThe Coalition Government is investing more than $520,000 to work with the Warren and Collarenebri communities to help address the social and economic impacts of water recovery under the Murray–Darling Basin Plan. Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt said the funding would support a facilitator dedicated to identifying economic development opportunities and improving community…
DetailsPhoto caption: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt (second from left) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (third from left) visited the Collarenebri Community Health Hub today with Walgett Shire councillor Lawrence Walford, RARMS CEO Mark Burdack, Anisha Thompson, Dr Julian White, Ash Mack, councillor Kelly Smith and Mayor Ian Woodcock OAM. The…
DetailsPhoto caption: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt (third from left) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right) pictured at the Collarenebri Primitive Camping Ground where the Collarenebri Bore Bath will be built, with Collarenebri Health Service Manager Suzanne Mahoney, Registered Nurse Marlise Latta, Walgett Shire councillor Lawrence Walford, Mayor Ian…
DetailsGrants for local NAIDOC events Last week, NAIDOC events across the Parkes electorate were given a financial boost, with local organisations receiving more than $38,000 in community grants to help celebrate our rich Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. A total of 20 organisations in the Parkes electorate received funding for their NAIDOC…
DetailsFarmers in the Parkes electorate impacted by drought can now apply for funding from the popular On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme (EWIRS) to help them make their properties more drought resilient. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said local farmers can apply from now up until 30 June 2022 to get their share of…
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