The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, joined Victorian Nationals MPs volunteering to serve the evening meal at Ronald McDonald House in North Fitzroy. Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia (RMHC) supports 2,000 families in regional Victoria and Tasmania facing serious childhood illnesses, ensuring they can stay together and receive necessary care. Ms O’Keeffe thanked…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe is encouraging local students to enter the annual 2023 Parliament Prize competition. “Entries are now open for students in Years 5 – 12 for this year’s Parliamentary Prize. This year, students are being asked what they would say to Parliament if they were an MP,” said Ms…
While the Victorian Budget allocated $134 million to provide housing access and support for the homeless, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe said it is nowhere near the amount urgently required to address the escalating number of individuals in need. “I have written to the Housing Minister, Collin Brooks, requesting he come to…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, visited Numurkah Pioneers Memorial Lodge today to speak with the CEO, staff and residents, after it was announced the lodge will receive $55 million in this year’s State Budget. “This is a silver lining in what is a brutal State Budget. The Board and staff have been lobbying…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, says the Andrews Labor Government’s recent budget has shown its contempt for the Shepparton District and Regional Victoria. The brutal State Budget has slashed millions in funding from key portfolio areas including health, roads, emergency services, agriculture and infrastructure. Ms O’Keeffe said the regional development budget has again…
More than a year since Greater Shepparton Secondary College moved to its amalgamated site, the former site of Mooroopna College, McGuire College and Wanganui Park Secondary College site are unused, boarded up and falling into disrepair. Ms O’Keeffe said that she has had continual interactions and conversations from the broader community regarding these abandoned sites and…
Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has called on Education Minister Natalie Hutchins to meet with local schools to discuss the issues they face. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Ms O’Keeffe asked the Education Minister to meet with staff from Greater Shepparton Secondary College and Notre Dame College, as well as education stakeholders in the region…
The Andrews Labor Government must give the Shepparton District its fair share in the upcoming State Budget after regional Victoria was left behind in the Federal Budget. The Nationals Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, said investment in the Shepparton District is critically needed, as the Federal Government spruiked a budget that has short-changed regional Victorians.…
This week marks Nationals Volunteer Week, a chance to say thank you to the hard-working people who willingly give their time to assist our community. Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, said the contribution of volunteers is priceless. “The Goulburn Valley would be a very different place today without the tireless work of volunteers across our…
The Nationals have secured a parliamentary inquiry into local government funding and service delivery. The inquiry was endorsed by the parliament in the face of strong opposition from the Andrews Government, Animal Justice Party, and the Legalise Cannabis Party. The Nationals Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, said this inquiry will produce a report in providing…