This week in Parliament, The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe highlighted the increasing crime rates in the Shepparton District and raised the frustrations and growing concerns of local business owners and residents. Ms O’Keeffe referred to several incidents which have occurred over the past few weeks, including multiple break-ins at Bicaro’s Ristorante, an…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:49): (692) My question is to the Minister for Health. The minister has stated there will be a decrease in the funding that will be paid in relation to future health service budgets. Given GV Health is already millions in deficit, the information I seek is what health services will be cut…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe has said today’s announcement that SPC will be slashing its canned fruit production and reducing its peach and pear intake by 40 per cent is another consequence of the cost-of-living crisis due to the Allan Labor Government’s financial mismanagement. “This is causing great distress to SPC, our…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe has called on the Minister for Housing Harriet Shing in Parliament to urgently visit the region and meet with local housing agencies to address the severe housing crisis impacting the electorate. “My office has been inundated with people desperately seeking housing. Recently I was contacted by a…
This week in Parliament, The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe called on the Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams to undertake an extensive review of bus services in the Shepparton District. The last review was conducted 15 years ago, and the current services do not meet the region’s growth and increased…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:13): (687) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Housing in the other place, and the action I seek is that the minister comes to Shepparton and meets with the local housing agencies to hear firsthand about the housing crisis in my electorate of Shepparton district. My office has been inundated…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:44): (662) My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport, and the information I seek is: when will the minister undertake an extensive bus service review for Shepparton? It has been 15 years since a review was last carried out, and it is well overdue. The current services do not…
The Victorian Liberals and Nationals have ensured visits to the GP will remain affordable and saved bulk-billing as the Allan Labor Government announces a long-overdue scrapping of its insidious Health Tax. In a significant backflip following months of campaigning from the Victorian Liberals and Nationals, Treasurer Tim Pallas yesterday announced Labor will exempt contractor GPs…
During a recent small-town catch-up, The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, met with members of the Numurkah community who raised their concerns about the poor condition of Lake Numurkah and its future. “For many years, the community have been advocating for improving the lake, and it has been a drawn-out, slow process,” Ms O’Keeffe said. Residents Pauline Bright…
New land tax thresholds introduced by the Allan Labor Government has seen many of our region’s landholders receiving a land tax bill for the first time this year. However, The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe is urging landholders to check their liability before paying, as reports of land tax bills being incorrectly issued…