The Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee will hold a one-day hearing in Shepparton as part of its inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users. The inquiry will hear from Greater Shepparton City Council, Coolheads Young Driver Program, RoadSafe Goulburn Valley and the Goulburn Valley Motorcycle Club. The Nationals Member…
This week in Parliament, Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has asked the Minister for Education, Natalie Hutchins, what is the future plan of the current Verney Road School site when the school relocates and expands to the former Wanganui Secondary School site. Ms O’Keeffe has also written to the Minister for Education in…
Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, and her National Party colleagues met with representatives from the DeafHub Bendigo, Deaf Victoria, Deaf Australia, and Deaf Aboriginal Services at Parliament this week, where they heard firsthand the devastating impact removing Visiting Teachers will have. “Some of the stories we’ve heard have been absolutely heart wrenching…
This week in Parliament, Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, will call on the Minister for Public Transport, Ben Carroll, to conduct an extensive bus review in the Shepparton region. Ms O’Keeffe recently met with Greg Fitzsimmons and Roy Dyson, from the Dyson Group of Companies, who provide bus services in the Shepparton…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, is encouraging local football and netball clubs to apply for the 2023-24 Country Football and Netball Program grants. Grants of up to $250,000 are available to make more sport infrastructure developments a reality, including court and oval lighting upgrades, change room developments and new pavilions for local…
As Homelessness Week reached its end, Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, is urging the community to carry on the conversation and to tackle ways that we can address homelessness. “There are hundreds of people urgently waiting for housing across the district and my office is regularly contacted by local people in desperate…
Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, is urging people in the community to respond to a cost-of-living survey. “Families right across the Shepparton District are struggling to make ends meet, pay bills and put food on the table with the average Victorian family grocery bill is now $1,565 more than last year and…
Today the Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Tim McCurdy, joined the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, in the region to hear feedback on the Retirement Villages Act. Ms O’Keeffe thanked everyone that made an appointment to meet with Mr McCurdy and herself. “We had a really productive morning hearing from a wide range…
Despite assurances from the Department of Education that school staff would not be impacted to meet State Budget targets, shocking revelations have emerged that over 80 specialised teachers from the decades-long Visiting Teacher Service, have been made redundant. Visiting Teachers (VTs), highly experienced and adept in supporting students with specific disabilities and impairments, have been…
Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, has called on the Housing Minister, Colin Brook, to ensure that our region is included in the $1 billion Regional Housing Fund, announced following the cancellation of the 2026 Regional Commonwealth Games. “We have not had anywhere nearly enough invested into housing in our region and the…