Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has this week been delighted to welcome the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP to the Parkes electorate. The Hon Milton Dick MP is this week visiting Moree Plains and Gwydir Shires as part of the Parliament in Schools program, to educate students about…
DetailsHealthcare and economic development are set to soar in the Dubbo region following a multi-million dollar redevelopment of the Dubbo City Regional Airport. Member for Dubbo Troy Grant said the upgrades, which included runway tarmac strengthening, lighting upgrades, 11 new hangars, taxiway upgrades, an aeromedical facilty, a new link road and associated services, would also…
DetailsLocal agricultural shows are being urged to apply for funding under the $20 million Regional Agricultural Show Development Grants (AgShows) Program, with applications open today. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the grants program will reinvigorate showgrounds and help boost communities in his electorate, at a time when the drought continues to bite. “This…
DetailsMore than $1.5 million has been awarded to eight agricultural show societies in the Parkes electorate for reinvigorating their showgrounds, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced. The successful applicants include show societies at Baradine, Binnaway, Condobolin, Coonamble, Mendooran, Mungindi, Walgett and Warren. “It’s not just ag shows that will benefit from this funding…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes-The Nationals Chief Whip) (11:00): I was the Mayor of Gwydir Shire Council before I came to this place, and not only were we responsible for the basics of local government-the three Rs: the roads, rates and rubbish-but also we were responsible for aged care and child care, we owned two…
DetailsThe Nationals have today announced that new ranger positions will be created in Western New South Wales through the investment of $1.2 million to support Aboriginal people to help manage land and water around the Menindee Lakes and region. Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion said funding will be provided to establish at least four…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomes $3 billion in funding for Australian pharmacies as part of a deal struck between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Labor Government. The Nationals have successfully helped to obtain an extra $3 billion in funding for Australian pharmacies, in a deal struck between pharmacists and…
DetailsThe topic of this afternoon’s matter of public importance is the adverse impact of the carbon tax on the Australian economy. I might just touch on the contributions we have heard from the government side. We heard the rant from the Minister for Trade, the flippant 15 minutes of diatribe that was completely unrelated to…
DetailsMinister for Roads, Martime and Freight Duncan Gay, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and State Member for the Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall opened the Grose Walkway today, a key project in the Moree town centre bypass. Minister Duncan Gay said the contribution of the local Grose family in Moree, will be recognised with the…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes) (12.40 pm)-What a wonderful parallel universe some of our representatives in this place must live in! I rise today to speak about the incompetence of this government and the effect that its failures are having on the people of my electorate. This budget has confirmed what many Australians already suspected: that this…
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