Coulton’s Catchup

 

Coulton’s Catch Up – Plan to fix agriculture; Narrabri to Turrawan Line Upgrade complete; Honouring local veterans; Funding to improve mobile network resilience

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with the family of the late Cedric Bede Poole and Raymond Victor Abrahams in Moree – Kat Williams holding Jack Christopher Poole, Sue Poole, David Poole and Kathleen Downey. Plan to fix agriculture On National Agriculture Day last week, The Nationals pledged to fix 10 terrible…

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Nov182024

Coulton’s Catch Up: Disaster Allowance for Far West; Financial assistance for tertiary education; Remote airstrip program opens; Have your say: Disability supports

Disaster Allowance for Far West The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) is now available to support people whose income has been affected by the severe weather and ongoing power interruptions in the Broken Hill and Central Darling Local Government Areas, as well as the Unincorporated Far West. The DRA is a short-term income support…

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Nov42024

Coulton’s Catch Up: Littleproud visits Narromine; Disaster declared in Far West; Big wins at Country Press Awards; Services Australia tours electorate

Littleproud visits Narromine It was fantastic to welcome The Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud back to the Parkes electorate this week. On Thursday David joined the Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey and myself in Narromine to meet with members of Macquarie River Food and Fibre (MRFF), as well as other local supporters. I’ve…

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Oct282024

Coulton’s Catch Up – Toongi mine funding; Kevin Hogan in Dubbo and Gilgandra; Local Sporting Champions; Agriculture leadership program

Toongi mine funding Resources Minister Madeleine King was in Dubbo last week to announce $5 million in funding for Australian Strategic Minerals’ Toongi rare earth mine. The funding has been provided under the International Partnerships in Critical Minerals Program to fund up to 50 per cent of a study to find more efficient ways of…

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Oct212024

Coulton’s Catch Up – Regional airport funding available; Have a say on proposed aged care reforms; 3G shutdown reminder; Local newspapers alive and thriving

Regional airport funding available I’m pleased that applications are now open for Round 4 of the Regional Airports Program, with up to $7.5 million in funding available for regional airports to undertake essential works to improve aviation safety, access and transition to net zero emissions. This is the first time this program has been made…

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Oct142024

Coulton’s Catch Up – Local councils disadvantaged; Anniversaries, openings and upgrades; New heavy vehicle rest area; Early childhood wage increase

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton cut the cake for the 50th birthday of the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran last week. Local councils disadvantaged I’m calling on the Labor Government to extend the deadline for applications for Round 2 of the Growing Regions Program which closes this Thursday 10…

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Oct72024

Coulton’s Catch Up – Worrying censorship laws; Supermarket reform needed; Labor fails on road safety; Positive post office news

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured on the Newell Highway, where there are many sections of road in need of repair. This month is Rural Road Safety Month. Worrying censorship laws The Coalition will strongly oppose Labor’s new Misinformation Bill which is an attack on free speech. The Bill would impose huge…

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Sep302024