The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has called on the Allan Labor Government and the Minister for Public and Active Transport, Gabrielle Williams, to provide a school bus centre review for the Shepparton electorate. Ms O’Keeffe’s calls come as the Victorian Parliament returns for the first sitting week for 2026 and off the…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (20:30): (1491) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. The action I seek is that the minister provides funding for a school bus review for the Shepparton district. I wish to raise serious concerns from families and schools across the Shepparton district regarding the lack of capacity…
Dear Editor, From the bottom of my heart, I would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank our volunteer firefighters from the Country Fire Authority (CFA), along with all emergency services personnel from across the region, for their incredible efforts during the recent bushfires and grassfires. To the firefighters who have been out there, putting their…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has called on the Allan Labor Government and the Minister for Public and Active Transport, Gabrielle Williams to provide answers as to why the newly release Shepparton Line timetable does not include any new services as part of the government’s broader Metro Tunnel “Big Switch”. Taking effect…
After a two-year battle to receive the condition score of every Victorian Government School, Victorians can finally see the state of Victoria’s education system and the failing by the Allan Labor Government. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe said it is appalling that one in five schools are in poor condition and almost…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has urged the Allan Labor Government not to proceed with proposed cuts of more than $15 million per annum to Victoria’s 31 Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs), including the Goulburn Murray LLEN. The warning follows the release of the much-awaited Silver Review into Victoria’s Public Service,…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (12:21): It is hard to fathom that the Allan Labor government would spend $200,000 on office indoor hire plants for the Suburban Rail Loop project yet deny recent critical food funding grants to a number of neighbourhood houses across the Shepparton electorate. At a time when local families are under immense financial…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has condemned the Allan Labor Government for attempting to mislead regional Victorians by delaying, rather than abandoning, its new emergency services tax until after the next state election. Ms O’Keeffe said locals should not be fooled by Labor’s latest annoucement, warning that the tax has not been…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has slammed the Allan Labor Government for its failure to fund Neighbourhood Houses in the Shepparton District, leaving vital community services abandoned just weeks before Christmas, during one of the most financially stressful periods in recent memory. “I have contacted the Minister for Carers and Volunteers, Ros…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has asked for action on the long-delayed upgrade of the Graham Street and Goulburn Valley Highway intersection in Shepparton. This week in Parliament, Ms O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne when the works would begin. The Graham Street and Goulburn Valley Highway…