Coulton’s Catch Up – Recognising Adam Marshall; Free broadband for eligible families; 3G network closure reminder; Last chance to boost farm connectivity

Recognising Adam Marshall Last week the State Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall announced he was resigning on 13 May to pursue a corporate position. I would like to pay tribute to Adam for the significant contribution he’s made over the last 11 years as the Member for Northern Tablelands. Adam has always been a…

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Best wishes to Adam Marshall

I would like to pay tribute to Adam Marshall for the significant contribution he’s made over the last 11 years as the State Member for Northern Tablelands. Adam has always been a fierce advocate for the communities in his electorate and has fought hard to secure an enormous amount of funding for the region. I’ve…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – Retirement announcement; Coalition cracks down on youth crime; Changes to car tax not good enough; Funding for women to play their way

Retirement announcement Last week I announced my intention to retire at the next election and since then I have been overwhelmed by the amount of support and well wishes I have received from the people of the Parkes electorate and colleagues from all sides of politics. What has been most touching is the countless messages…

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Coulton’s Catch Up – Bizarre biosecurity bill; Energy bills continue to rise under Labor; Youth crime a complex issue

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton spoke against the biosecurity protection levy bill in Parliament last week. Bizarre biosecurity bill Last week in Parliament I spoke against Labor’s biosecurity protection levy bill which proposes to charge farmers for the biosecurity costs of importing products to Australia. To ask Australian farmers to pay for…

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