After much community advocacy, the Carroll Labor Government has decided not to proceed with the proposed Central North Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has welcomed the decision and labelled it as a “common sense” win for communities across the Shepparton District electorate. “This proposed renewable energy zone sought…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has questioned the Minister for Public Transport, Vicki Ward as to why Shepparton hasn’t received increased public bus transport services that they desperately need. In questioning the Minister in Parliament, Ms O’Keeffe said it was important with the new Minister in the role to be well informed…
The brave families and supporters of two 11-year-old girls that were brutally attacked after stepping off a school bus in Shepparton, gathered on the front steps of Parliament on Tuesday to raise the issue of youth crime. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe raised the attack in Parliament this week. “The physical and…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has called on the newly appointed Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Paul Hamer to address the “appalling” standard of road repairs that are being completed across the Goulburn Valley region. In questioning the Minister in Parliament this week, Ms O’Keeffe emphasised that her office has been…
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has thrown her support behind petitions to remove the Dookie district from the Victorian transmission plan. Ms Broad said the petitions included more than 11,000 signatures from people who wished to see the Dookie section of the Central North Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) removed from the plan…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has welcomed a landmark Private Member’s Bill in the Victorian Parliament this week, that seeks to protect the state’s most strategic agricultural land from being lost to poorly considered development. The Planning and Environment Amendment (Agricultural Land and Food Security) Bill 2026, introduced by The Nationals’ and…
After more than three years since Stage 3 of the Shepparton Line Upgrade was originally promised to be completed, the people of the Goulburn Valley will finally be able to experience the additional services on the Shepparton Line as promised, nine weekday and five weekend return services. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has questioned the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Ros Spence, if the Victorian Government can provide a timeframe for roadwork repairs across the Shepparton District electorate. In questioning the Minister in Parliament, Ms O’Keeffe described that potholes across the electorate are in the worst and most…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has condemned the Victorian Labor Government after a new parliamentary inquiry report has confirmed the government’s mismanagement of the CFA and its ability to protect rural and regional communities. “The Legislative Council’s Environment and Planning Committee’s inquiry into the 2026 summer fires has confirmed what Victorians already…
I have advised the Leader of the Victorian National Party, Danny O’Brien that I will not be re-contesting the seat of Shepparton at the upcoming Victorian State Election. It has been an absolute privilege, honour and joy to be a National Party member in State Parliament for the seat of Shepparton, and to represent and…