Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from left) pictured with Cobar community members Colby Lawrence, Barry Knight, Reverend Graham McLeod and Cobar Deputy Mayor Jarrod Marsden at the opening of the Cobar Miners Memorial. Today, residents of Cobar Shire have celebrated the official opening of a new $971,000 Cobar Miners Memorial, which…
DetailsSafer, smoother journeys are on the cards for freight operators and motorists travelling in the North West, with the completion of works on the Grain Valley Road upgrade between Mullaley and Boggabri. The 17.7 kilometre upgrade means road trains can now access the north-south link between the Oxley and Kamilaroi Highways. Deputy Prime Minister and…
DetailsPatients in Gunnedah and the surrounding region will again have local access to GPs, visiting specialists and allied health care under a new arrangement that will re-open the Gunnedah Rural Health Centre. Federal Regional Health Minister and Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Australian Government had handed over responsibility to the Hunter New England…
DetailsPhoto caption: More than 1,000 general practices and 100 GP-led respiratory clinics across Australia will join the COVID-19 vaccination program from Monday 22 March. Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health Mark Coulton visited Orange Aboriginal Medical Service last week. It is one of the Aboriginal Medical Services involved in Phase 1B of…
DetailsThe Government’s ongoing investment in large-scale renewable energy innovation suited to the 21st century has culminated in a third utility-scale solar plant in New South Wales to successfully generate and feed solar power into the National Electricity Market. Developed by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and due for completion in April 2016, the Moree Solar Farm…
DetailsThe Western New South Wales (NSW) community of Nymagee has received $3,000 to ensure that the contribution of our local servicemen and women is appropriately honoured under the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service grants programme. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton was in Nymagee last week and took the opportunity to present the local Progress…
DetailsThe Australian Government has delivered on its $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery programme. The Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014 passed the Senate and will see councils across the Parkes Electorate get their first payments next month… on time and in full,” Mark Coulton, Federal Member for Parkes said. “The primary intent of this legislation…
DetailsIntermodal hubs and new freight provisioning centres are amongst 16 local project proposals to be further developed with support from the Australian Government’s $44 million Inland Rail Interface Improvement Program. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said an EY Australia-led consortium had been commissioned to further develop the…
DetailsThe Australian Government Mobile Service Centre ‘Golden Wattle’ has hit the road to give people in the Walgett and Narrabri Shires convenient, local access to essential government payments and services in late June and early July. The Mobile Service Centre will visit Rowena, Burren Junction, Pilliga and Wee Waa to offer Centrelink and Medicare…
DetailsThe Australian Government Mobile Service Centre Golden Wattle will hit the road in October to give people in Western New South Wales (NSW) easy access to essential government payments and services. Minister for Human Services, Stuart Robert said the Mobile Service Centre will visit towns across Western NSW at the start of October…
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