The Collie Branch of the Country Women’s Association will be able to install blinds in their meeting hall, thanks to a $2,600 grant from Round 3 of the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme. The Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, announced the grant and said it would also permit the Collie CWA to buy a new…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) pictured with Central Darling Shire Council General Manager Greg Hill and Administrator Bob Stewart. Central Darling Shire Council has welcomed confirmation that much-needed funding has been approved by the Australian Government for important community projects at White Cliffs, Ivanhoe and Tilpa. Council has been advised that…
DetailsCoalition Government announces $190 million package for immediate drought relief. The Farm Household Allowance (FHA) will include two lump sum supplementary payments worth up to $12,000 a year. The FHA assets tests will be changed to allow thousands more farmers to access support. Farming families across the Parkes electorate will receive immediate additional financial support…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said that young people in the Parkes Electorate will soon be able to access the $188.3 million Employability Skills Training programme to help improve their chances of finding and keeping a job. Mr Coulton congratulated the training organisations on their new role and looked forward to the program starting…
DetailsLittle Possums Childcare and Early Learning Centre in Warren has received a $177,500 boost under the Federal Government’s Community Child Care Fund, announced today by Member for Parkes Mark Coulton. Mr Coulton said the funding has been allocated over a three-year period to help improve child care participation in the area. “This excellent funding will…
DetailsThe Construction Farming Cooperative at Narromine has been awarded a $169,300 grant to undertake a project aimed at overcoming barriers that growers face to adopt and produce large amounts of certified organic grain. The Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, welcomed the Coalition Government funding, as part of a $1.3 million grant round to support new…
DetailsThe Construction Farming Cooperative at Narromine has been awarded a $169,300 grant to undertake a project aimed at overcoming barriers that growers face to adopt and produce large amounts of certified organic grain. The Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, welcomed the Coalition Government funding, as part of a $1.3 million grant round to support new…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Mayor of the Dubbo Region Ben Shields (left) and CEO Michael McMahon (right) at Boothenba Road, which will be upgraded at its intersection with the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets thanks to $2 million in funding under the Heavy Vehicle Program Round 7. Thirteen projects across the…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce today announced the new $150 million Remote Roads Upgrade Pilot Program in Moree. Critical rural and regional road links will be made safer and more productive thanks to a new $150 million Remote…
DetailsPhoto Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack, marking the completion of the Parkes to Narromine section of Inland Rail last month. In news that will be welcomed by local councils and communities in the Parkes electorate, the Federal Coalition…
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