Local MPs Barnaby Joyce and Mark Coulton are concerned the budget measure to allow 60 day prescribing on some medications will have unintended consequences.
Mark Coulton
Posted inGeneral News
Inland Rail criticised by minister, defended by local MPs, following independent report
Barnaby Joyce and Mark Coulton have defended Inland Rail after the release of an independent report found massive cost blowouts.
Posted inGeneral News
Aged care staffing deadline threatens closure
Aged care reforms threaten the future of many smaller aged care facilities across the region with workforce shortages meaning many homes can’t meet the 1 July deadline to have a registered nurse on site.
Posted inMoree
New trees at Moree PCYC as part of tribute to QEII
Brand new trees have been planted around the upgraded Police PCYC in Moree as part of a tribute to the dedicated service of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Posted inBusiness, Moree
Westpac shuts up shop in Moree
Westpac has severed ties with Moree, closing its local branch after almost 150 years in business.
Posted inFederal Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
Coulton confused about mobile black spot funding
Nationals’ Mark Coulton has claimed that Labor skewed mobile phone black spot funding to their electorates, but it appears the Member for Parkes may have got his programs mixed up.
Posted inFederal Politics
$15m for local roads and footpaths in the New England
Almost $15 million of a $500m funding pool for roads and community infrastructure like footpaths has been allocated to councils in the New England and North West.