Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (17:31): (879) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Agriculture, and the action that I seek is that the minister reinstate the funding for the Queensland fruit fly eradication program. The announcement that this funding will end in June next year has raised grave concerns in the agriculture and horticulture industries…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (09:55): I move, by leave: That this house condemns the Premier and the member for Glen Waverley for putting all their eggs in one basket with the $216 billion Suburban Rail Loop while slashing road maintenance funding by $127 million, leaving local roads in disrepair. Leave refused. Kim O’KEEFFE: I move, by leave: That…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:52): (848) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information that I seek is: when will the minister provide more funding to fix the appalling condition of the roads in my electorate? In the announcement this week the minister announced some road-repairing funding that only included…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (09:46): I move, by leave: That this house condemns the Premier and the member for Glen Waverley for forcing home owners to pay for costly gas appliance conversions with bills as high as $27,000, punishing renters with up to $65 more a week in rent and exasperating Victoria’s housing crisis. Leave refused.
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (16:22): Today I rise to make a contribution on the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024. We do know that there is a significant issue with drug substance abuse and also the criminal activity of drug crime. Music festivals are a place where young people are out to have…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (10:28): Today I rise to acknowledge the life of a true Shepparton icon, Murray Slee, who passed away on Friday at the remarkable age of 101. What truly stood out about Murray was his dedication to his family and to public service. Murray is known to be Shepparton’s longest serving councillor, spending…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:13): (827) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Ambulance Services, and the action I seek is the establishment of a mobile intensive care paramedic, MICA, unit in the Shepparton district. Despite numerous business cases and requests from local paramedic team managers, the Shepparton region is the only region within the…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:12): Today I rise to make a contribution on the Health Legislation Amendment (Regulatory Reform) Bill 2024. Firstly, it was so wonderful to hear the member for Warrandyte’s announcement that she is expecting a baby boy. There is quite a baby boom happening in the chamber at the moment. We are very much…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:47): (798) My question is to the Minister for Police, and the information that I seek is what is being done to address the rise of crime in my electorate. Last weekend two men armed with a machete and a piece of wood tried to break into a Shepparton home before fleeing…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (12:14): Today I rise to make a contribution on the Residential Tenancies and Funerals Amendment Bill 2024. The bill is for an act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 in relation to Part 4A parks and to amend the Funerals Act 2006 in relation to funeral goods and services price lists, coffin price lists –…