Coulton’s Catch Up: Regional Tech Hub available to help; Growing Regions Program; New Instant Asset Write-off falls short; My First Speech Competition opens

Regional Tech Hub available to help I encourage anyone experiencing connectivity issues to make use of assistance available through the Regional Tech Hub. The Australian Government funds the Regional Tech Hub, which provides free independent advice and support on telecommunications issues to Australians living and working in regional and remote locations, such as improving connectivity,…

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Coulton’s Catch Up: Local veterans recognised; Inland Rail Community Sponsorships; 2024 ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton presented three Certificates of Appreciation to Kamala Wheeler to recognise the military service of her father Eric, grandfather Hugh and great uncle Charles. Local veterans recognised It was an honour to present Certificates of Appreciation to the family of Charles Leonard Johnston, Hugh Alfred Johnston and Eric…

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Coulton’s Catch Up: Local Sporting and Para Champions; Macquarie Homestay welcomes new trees; Saluting Their Service

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with CEO Rod Crowfoot of Macquarie Home Stay Dubbo Local Sporting and Para Champions Last week I was delighted to present some of our finest young sportspeople with a certificate to celebrate their success in receiving financial assistance through the Local Sporting Champion and Local Para Champions…

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Coulton’s Catch Up: Littleproud visits Narromine; Disaster declared in Far West; Big wins at Country Press Awards; Services Australia tours electorate

Littleproud visits Narromine It was fantastic to welcome The Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud back to the Parkes electorate this week. On Thursday David joined the Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey and myself in Narromine to meet with members of Macquarie River Food and Fibre (MRFF), as well as other local supporters. I’ve…

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Coulton’s Catch Up: Last week for Volunteer Grant applications; Pharmacies facing the fallout; Students meet the Speaker of the House

Last week for Volunteer Grant applications We are fast approaching the deadline for this year’s round of Volunteer Grants, with the 2023 round closing at 5pm AEST on Friday 8 September. These grants are designed to help volunteer organisations pay for equipment, promotional activities, fuel costs or other expenses so that they can continue to…

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Coulton’s Catch Up: Labor’s Basin Plan will cost us; Calling all photographers; Preparing for the 2023 Referendum

Labor’s Basin Plan will cost us I joined my Coalition colleagues in Parliament recently to speak up as a group against Labor’s disastrous move to re-introduce water buybacks into the Murray Darling Basin Plan regardless of the economic impact on agricultural communities. This press conference followed on from a roundtable discussion with representatives from horticulture,…

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