Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Gunnedah Shire mayor Jamie Chaffey, Arts Gunnedah president Susan Wilson and Gunnedah councillors and artists in front of the Gunnedah Alive mural. A new colourful mural is helping to brighten Gunnedah’s CBD and build community resilience, thanks to drought funding from the Federal Government. Federal Member for…
DetailsThe Australian Government is getting on with the job of rolling out COVID-19 vaccines to regional, remote and rural Australia, with almost 500 facilities in New South Wales signed up to administer the vaccine. Federal Regional Health Minister and Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton today visited a clinic in Gunnedah, NSW where the rollout is…
DetailsPhoto caption: Transport for NSW Regional Director West Alistair Lunn, State Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, NSW Minister for Roads and Transport Paul Toole and Transport for NSW Deputy Secretary of Regional and Outer Metropolitan Carol-Anne Nelson celebrate the completion of the $203 million upgrade to the Newell…
DetailsVaccine rollout continues, despite setback It was great to catch up with Andrea and Rhonda from Associate Medical Practice in Moree last week to see how their COVID-19 vaccine rollout is going. The clinic has been participating in Phase 1B of the vaccination program for two weeks now and by all accounts it’s going well…
DetailsPhoto caption: State Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton are pleased to announce that Dubbo Regional Council and Narromine Shire Council will receive funding under the latest round of the Fixing local Roads program. Safer journeys are on the way across the Dubbo region, with the sealing of Old…
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 pleased to announce that 13 projects worth more than $21 million are rolling out under the latest round of the Australian and NSW Governments’ accelerated Fixing Local Roads program. Safer journeys are on the way across Western NSW, with 13 projects worth more than $21 million…
DetailsSafer journeys are on the way for Gunnedah residents, with the reconstruction of Stock Road one of a number of projects rolling out across the Parkes electorate 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.…
DetailsThe Coalition Government has approved 10 environmental projects for funding through the Northern Basin Toolkit that will create jobs in Basin communities and improve the health of northern rivers. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt said funding is being made available immediately. “Around $90 million of the $180 million Toolkit package will…
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…
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