The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has asked the Minister for Roads and Road Safety in Parliament for a time frame on when works will begin on the Goulburn Valley Highway and Graham Street intersection upgrade. The Victorian Government committed $700,000 in 2022 to deliver traffic signals to improve the safety and operation of…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has called on the Minister for Transport Infrastructure to visit Shepparton Railway Station to see firsthand the desperate need for a carpark upgrade. The existing carpark is home to just 45 spaces, completely inadequate given the increasing level of demand on Shepparton Line V/Line services. Speaking from…
Infrastructure Victoria has recommended in Victoria’s draft 30-year infrastructure strategy that more bus and coach services are run in Shepparton with additional stops, extensions of existing routes and funding for extra services all forming part of the recommendation. The draft recommendation highlights that new suburbs in Shepparton have no bus services at all and reiterates…
Country football and netball clubs can now apply for funding under the latest round of the Country Football and Netball Program. Up to $250,000 is available per LGA, with clubs required to submit their proposals to their LGA for consideration. Projects in Greater Shepparton and Moira must secure local funding to match Sport and Recreation…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, is demanding that the Minister for Agriculture funds the Fruit Fly Program across the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) in the 2025-26 Victorian Budget. Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) numbers have been managed under an Area Wide Management Program for the GMV since funding was first introduced in 2017/18. The…
The Sporting Club Grants Program is now accepting applications for 2025, with The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, encouraging all local clubs to apply for funding. This year, much of the funding is focused on supporting volunteers and officials, with grants of up to $5,000 available for projects that enhance the skills and knowledge…
Alarming data from the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) has revealed that Victoria has slumped to new lows in social housing dwellings, with fewer dwellings in 2024 than in 2015. As of 30 June 2024, Victoria had a total of 64,223 social housing dwellings, a reduction of 497 from the same time in…
With crime on the rise across the state, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has finally admitted that her government’s soft on crime policies are not working, directing the Attorney-General and the Police Minister to review current bail laws. Crime across the state continues to escalate with the criminal incident rate 12.5 per cent higher year on…
Speaking from Parliament, The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has asked the Minister for Public and Active Transport, Gabrielle Williams, to provide a timeline for when Shepparton will receive promised additional train services. Stage 3 of the Shepparton Line Upgrade was due to be completed in 2023, as announced by the then Minister…
In the first sitting week of Parliament for 2025, The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, called on the Minster for Public and Active Transport, Gabrielle Williams, to fund the Shepparton bus review. Ms O’Keeffe also tabled a petition on behalf of the community which is frustrated that the region does not have adequate, updated…