Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (18:48): The member for Hastings was criticising the member for Mildura about being a little bit all over the shop. I am sorry, I think I might have to call you out as well on that one. But I did enjoy your contribution – The ACTING SPEAKER (John Mullahy): Through the Chair. Kim O’KEEFFE: Back…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:47): (1102) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and I ask: will the minister commit to funding an upgrade at the River Road and Goulburn Valley Highway intersection? The dangerous intersection has become notorious in our region, with multiple crashes in recent months and again recently with two…
The announcement of Bega Cheese’s decision to close its Strathmerton site is devastating news for its 300 workers, their families, suppliers, contractors and the broader community across the Goulburn Valley. This is a huge loss of an iconic long term local business and major employer of the town and region, and a clear example of…
The Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne, has declined an invitation to experience the appalling condition of the Shepparton region’s roads with a local truck driver. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, recently toured some of the Goulburn Valley’s most dangerous roads with Stewart Edgar of Sutherland Transport Services. Mr Edgar…
The Victorian Nationals have launched their “Scrap The Tax” campaign, aimed at killing off yet another shameless cash grab from the Labor Government. The latest attempt to add another cash grab from regional Victorians comes in the form of a sneaky new emergency services tax which Labor is seeking to have introduced in under three…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, is once again calling on the Victorian Government to reverse a decade of regional road neglect and invest in critical road maintenance. Ms O’Keeffe recently spent the morning with Stewart Edgar of Sutherland Transport Services on a road trip in his truck. “Stewart reached out and invited…
In Parliament this week, The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, invited the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne, to join her and a local truck driver for a tour of the appalling and dangerous roads in the Shepparton electorate. Ms O’Keeffe was recently contacted by Mr Stewart Edgar from Sutherland Transport…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:13): (1107) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I seek is that the minister join me for a tour of the dangerous roads in my electorate with Mr Stewart Edgar from Sutherland Transport Services. Just last week Stewart contacted me requesting that I join…
In response to questioning from The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, the Victorian Minister for Public and Active Transport, Gabrielle Williams, has indicated there is no completion date in sight for Stage 3 of the Shepparton Line Upgrade. While the Minister restated knowledge on the public record about the status of Stage 3, she…
The passage of a bill through the Victorian Parliament last week introduced bail reforms that are still weaker than those from 12 months ago, and the legislation only rolls back elements of the Allan Labor Government’s previous weakening of the law. The Labor Government previously blocked bills from the Victorian Liberals and Nationals to strengthen…