Concerned residents of the Shepparton District attended a community meeting on Wednesday July 24 to discuss the impact budget cuts and proposed hospital mergers are set to have on their local health services. The event, hosted by The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe with the Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister…
Dear Editor, The recent price hikes at the Shepparton Public Cemetery will have a severe impact on families in our community, particularly those already facing financial hardship. Burying a child in the Shepparton Public Cemetery now costs $3391, up from $565, a 500 per cent increase. Muslim burials have increased from $1450 to $3779, a…
Dear Editor, The Federal Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek’s decision to issue tenders to buy out irrigation water entitlements from basin communities is nothing short of a disgrace. Despite a promise not to prioritise irrigation areas, the Albanese Labor Government is targeting our irrigation district for water buybacks. The livelihood of basin communities, particularly in Northern…
Following the news that the Dhurringile Prison will close its doors at the end of August, local MPs have called on the Allan Labor Government to ensure that the community is properly supported going forward. The Nationals’ Members for Euroa and Shepparton, Annabelle Cleeland and Kim O’Keeffe, attended a briefing from the Minister for Corrections…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has said the Allan Labor Government has made an appalling and out-of-touch decision by abolishing the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF). “Putting an important organisation like the VRGF on the chopping board has put support for Victorians with a gambling problem further out of reach,” Mrs O’Keeffe…
Dear Editor, The Allan Labor Government’s recent announcement of the closure of Dhurringile Prison has shocked our communities. After nearly six decades of operation, it is appalling the way the closure of the facility has been handled, with the staff not being given any notice. 160 staff turned up to work on Wednesday with no…
Goulburn Valley Vending Service (GVVS) and its owner, Greg Coghlan, are still waiting for answers from the Victorian Government after it announced the local business will be shafted from Shepparton Railway Station in favour of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Mr Coghlan has owned, managed and operated the vending machines at Shepparton Railway Station for two decades,…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton Kim O’Keeffe has raised her concerns with the Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas regarding health service cuts in the Shepparton District, given the minister stated that there will be a decrease in the funding in relation to future health service budgets. “I have asked the minister in Parliament what health…
Regional Victorians are bearing the brunt of Labor’s financial mismanagement, with the recent land tax changes placing more financial pressures on both renters and landlords. With tens of billions in cost blow outs on infrastructure projects the Allan Labor Government’s decision to lower the tax-free threshold for land tax from $300,000 to $50,000 and introduce…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:04): (713) My adjournment matter is to the Treasurer, and the action I seek is for the Treasurer to provide the information as to why the land tax threshold went from $300,000 to $50,000. My office has been inundated with constituents right across my electorate that have been severely financially impacted by…