The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, brought urgent attention to the escalating road safety crisis in Victoria, raising a Constituency Question recently in Parliament. Addressing the Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne, Ms O’Keeffe highlighted the dire statistics of road fatalities within the state, seeking action to combat the increasing death…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:03): (488) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I seek is: how is the minister going to improve road safety for Victorians in 2024? 299 lives were lost in 2023 as of 12 December. That is a 24 per cent increase on the previous year and the…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has expressed concerns about the rising number of compensation claims for vehicle damage due to poor road conditions in Victoria, particularly highlighting the alarmingly low number of claims being paid. Recent data reveals a 414% increase in these claims over three years, with the number of claims…
The Nationals’ Buyback Fightback Tour has already visited Wodonga, Yarrawonga, Shepparton and Kyabram – and will tomorrow take the campaign against Federal Labor’s water buybacks to Robinvale and Mildura in Victoria’s northwest. Farming communities in Northern Victoria are on the brink of devastation, and the entire state is set to pay a hefty price at…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has this week in Parliament, raised her concerns and called out the State Government over the ambulance crisis and wait times. Ms O’Keeffe said “there has been constant incidents raised regarding ambulance delays. The past 12 months, 20 Victorians lives have been lost. The Health Minister, Mary-Anne…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, this week in State Parliament, has called on the Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Danny Pearson to meet with Ms O’Keeffe and Greater Shepparton City Council to discuss the future of the Shepparton Bypass. Ms O’Keeffe said “this would be an opportunity for the newly appointed Transport…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:14): (467) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and the action I seek is that the minister meet with me and the Greater Shepparton City Council to discuss the future of the Shepparton bypass. This would be an opportunity for the minister to see the design of stage 1 of…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, is appalled by Federal Labor’s decision to axe the Shepparton Bypass, saying it is another example of Labor letting the Goulburn Valley region down. On Thursday, 16 November 2023, Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King released findings of the Government’s Federal Infrastructure Review, revealing that Stage 1 the…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:46): (412) 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 14 years since a review was last carried out, and it is well overdue. The current services do not…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:09): (352) My question is to the Minister for Housing in the other place, and the information I seek is: when will we see the rollout of the Victorian housing statement, which pledges to build 800,000 new homes over the next decade to boost housing supply and affordability in regional and rural Victoria?…