28 August, 2025

Second Reading – Australian Grands Prix Amendment Bill 2025

SpeechesBy MemberforShepparton 28 August, 2025

Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:11): I am feeling a bit hungry now, actually, after that contribution. I have not had lunch yet – the Italian delights. I rise to make a contribution on the Australian Grands Prix Amendment Bill 2025. This is a bill for an act to amend the Australian Grand Prix Act 1994 to extend the…

Members Statement – Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund

Local Issues, SpeechesBy MemberforShepparton 28 August, 2025

Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (09:54): This past week the community have started to receive their rates notices, and my office has been inundated with residents shocked at the significant increase of the emergency services tax. In some cases people are paying more for the emergency services tax than the rates themselves, with some experiencing a doubling…