Local jobs supported with funds for Cobar Weekly

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today announced that the Cobar Weekly will receive a $12,627 grant to support employee wages, after being successful in the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program. Funds have started to flow to 107 regional news outlets across the country as part of the $50 million program, providing much…

Federal Member secures another $1m for Brewarrina projects

Photo Caption: Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) with Brewarrina Shire Council Mayor Phillip O’Connor and General Manager Jeff Sowiak at the council chambers recently. Brewarrina Shire Council’s proposed local projects have received the green light to be funded under the Coalition Government’s Drought Communities Programme (DCP) – Extension, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton…