Two preschools in Dubbo and one each in Gunnedah and Wilcannia will be among the first in Australia to be introduced to science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM) through play-based digital learning program. The Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said the preschools were among 100 selected to be part of the Nationals-Liberal Government’s innovative Early…
DetailsPhoto one: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) presented two Certificates of Appreciation to Raymond John Harvey who served in two separate peace keeping operations as a sailor in the Royal Australian Navy from 1967 to 1979. Four veterans with ties to Broken Hill have been recognised for their military service during a special…
DetailsFoundation Broken Hill will be better equipped to attract donations by offering an important taxation benefit to donors, with the Government’s approval of the organisation as a specifically-listed Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) in the 2019 Budget. The news means taxpayers may claim an income tax deduction for gifts of money or property of $2 or…
DetailsI rise to speak about a matter that has become topical in the press today but that has been a topic of conversation in regional Australia for some time-particularly in my electorate-and that is the issue of foreign ownership of agricultural land. I should say at the outset that a large part of the agricultural…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) pictured with Royal Flying Doctor Service Federation Executive Director Frank Quinlan and South Eastern CEO Greg Sam. The Royal Flying Doctor Service is receiving $400,000 from the Morrison Joyce Government to address health issues in Bourke, Brewarrina and Walgett by developing a new primary care model.…
DetailsSmall businesses and not-for-profit organisations in the Parkes electorate can now apply for grants of up to $50,000 to help them recover from recent severe storm and flooding events. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Storm & Flood Small Business Disaster Recovery Grant is designed to help pay for costs of clean-up and…
DetailsAround 300 houses in the Coolah area are a step closer to having access to superfast broadband, with construction on the fixed wireless network in the area now underway. The fixed wireless network will utilise advanced 4G technology to deliver speeds of up to 25 megabits per second, which will enable multiple high definition videos…
DetailsPhoto caption: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt (left) and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at the Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps with Brewarrina Shire Council General Manager Jeff Sowiak, Deputy Mayor Vivian Slack-Smith, Mayor Phillip O’Connor and councillor Angelo Pippos. A lookout and river walk will be constructed to enhance the popular Brewarrina…
DetailsYet another major milestone for the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail has been reached, with the first delivery of steel rail being delivered for the Parkes to Narromine project. This is the first steel rail delivered for the entire Inland Rail project since the Australian Government’s $8.4 billion commitment toward the project in the 2017-18…
DetailsPhoto caption: Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders, Dubbo region mayor Stephen Lawrence and Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at the site of upgrades on Boothenba Road. Safety on Boothenba Road is set to be improved, with the first sod turned on upgrades to the intersection that leads to the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets.…
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