Almost 600 former pensioners in the Electorate of Parkes who lost their Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) on 1 January 2017 due to the rebalance of the assets test by electorate will have their card reinstated today [9 October 2017]. These former part-pensioners lost the card in January as a consequence of reforms to the pension…
DetailsStay Smart Online Week Stay Smart Online Week, from 9-13 October, is a national awareness raising initiative to encourage Australians to be more proactive about their cyber security. Cybercrime is estimated to cost the Australian economy more than $1 billion a year, and around 43 per cent of cybercrimes are targeted at small businesses. The…
DetailsThe Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has welcomed news that phone and Internet providers have started offering a range of increased peak and off-peak satellite broadband packages on the National Broadband Network [nbn™ ] access network. Mr Coulton said nbn’s announcement in June to increase the maximum monthly wholesale data limits and increase average wholesale…
DetailsTourism Australia has launched a new youth campaign, ‘Aussie News Today,’ to attract more young people to the Electorate of Parkes, the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said. “Aussie News Today aims to make Australia the most desirable destination in the world for youth travellers, Mr Coulton said of the new campaign. “The campaign will…
DetailsResidents of the Electorate of Parkes are invited by their Federal Member, Mark Coulton, to apply for grant applications for round two of the Coalition Government’s Safer Communities Fund programme. The Safer Communities Fund delivers on the Coalition’s ongoing commitment to keep Australians safe and secure. Mr Coulton said only safe communities can be strong…
DetailsGovernment delivers more than $1 billion under the National Landcare program The Coalition Government is continuing its longstanding commitment to natural resource management, investing more than $1 billion for phase two of the National Landcare Program, which will be delivered from July 2017 to June 2023 as announced in this year’s Budget. Phase two of…
DetailsThe Nationals-Liberal Government is committed to maintaining a strong social security safety net. The Government announced a significant package of welfare integrity measures which are being implemented from 2015-16 to 2019-20. The package consists of five measures which were included in the 2015-16 Budget, 2016-17 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook [MYEFO] and the 2016-17 MYEFO…
DetailsThe Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has urged all communities in the Electorate of Parkes to stop and think about Australia’s wartime sacrifices on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Polygon Wood on 26 September. Mr Coulton said the Battle of Polygon Wood was part of a wider series of battles collectively known as…
DetailsThe Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton is encouraging locals to check if they have any lost or unclaimed superannuation, with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announcing its latest figures. As at 30 June this year, across Australia there were over 6.3 million lost and ATO-held super accounts worth almost $18 billion. Mr Coulton said with…
DetailsAttending a field day to officially launch the completion of the first large-scale exclusion fence in NSW, the Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton congratulated the 16 landholders involved in the $2.2 million project. The Nationals-Liberal Government contributed almost $600,000 to the project which involves 22 properties and has seen 210 kilometres of fencing enclose 177,000…
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