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…
The Allan Labor Government has again ripped vital cost of living support away from thousands of regional Victorians at the very moment they need it most. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has said that by cutting the Power Saving Bonus by more than half, it is shutting the door on working families,…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (20:18): I rise to make a contribution to the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Medication Administration in Residential Aged Care) Bill 2025. That is a mouthful. This is a bill that has come before the house to amend the principal act, the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, to further provide for…
Regional farming communities across Victoria are bracing for significant impacts as public sector job cuts threaten the vital support services that underpin the state’s agriculture industry. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has expressed her deep concerns at the proposed job cuts within Agriculture Victoria and related government departments, warning that the move…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe speaking with WIN News Shepparton about the Allan Labor Government’s recent decision to cut funding to Agriculture Victoria and the direct impact this will have on regional Victoria. https://www.kimokeeffe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/R00124470015_ef122b28-7b0b-4183-bc6e-3d6a1ed05c59.Encoding.mp4
Regional Victorians are once again under attack from the Allan Labor Government’s anti-gas agenda, with the closure of Solstice Energy compressed natural gas (CNG) pipeline. Nathalia residents and business owners will be hit hard by the closure of the town’s CNG closure by the end of 2026. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (10:56): I rise to speak on the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee report on the 2024–25 budget estimates. The budget is a reflection of the severe neglect of regional communities, and regional Victorians deserve so much better. Despite the rhetoric, this budget is full of cuts, deferrals, neglect and missed opportunities. The…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (17:18): I rise to make a contribution on the Domestic Building Contracts Amendment Bill 2025. The bill is for an act to amend the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995, the Building Act 1993, the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 and the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Act 2025 and for other purposes. Primarily the bill…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (17:18): I rise to make a contribution on the Domestic Building Contracts Amendment Bill 2025. The bill is for an act to amend the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995, the Building Act 1993, the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 and the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Act 2025 and for other purposes. Primarily the…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (12:50): Last week was Homelessness Week and a grim reminder of the desperate need for housing. I attended a number of events run by the Salvation Army, and the message was the same: homelessness statistics are rising and we simply do not have enough housing. We are in a housing and homelessness…