Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:46): (412) My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport, and the information I seek is: when will the minister undertake an extensive bus service review for Shepparton? It has been 14 years since a review was last carried out, and it is well overdue. The current services do not…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:59): I rise to speak on the State Taxation Acts and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2023. This bill includes the 51st and 52nd new or increased taxes since Labor were elected in 2014. Victorians are now paying the highest taxes per person in Australia. At a time when the cost of living is having…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:09): (352) My question is to the Minister for Housing in the other place, and the information I seek is: when will we see the rollout of the Victorian housing statement, which pledges to build 800,000 new homes over the next decade to boost housing supply and affordability in regional and rural Victoria?…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (16:13): I rise to speak on the Triple Zero Victoria Bill 2023. The Triple Zero Victoria Bill 2023 is a major component of the Victorian government’s reform to the state’s 000 service. Victoria’s ailing 000 call service will be rebranded and brought under government control and its broad disbandment after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed systematic…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (11:25): I rise today to speak and make a contribution on the Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023. The bill before the house follows on from the government’s commitment to legislating a ban on the Nazi salute by prohibiting the public display or performance of any symbol or gesture used…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (09:39): Today I rise to acknowledge Val Barrass, an extraordinary and much-loved woman in my community. At the age of 92 Val was recently acknowledged for her 80 years of association with and commitment to the Shepparton Netball Association as a player and volunteer umpire. Val has had many acknowledgements during that…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (18:21): I rise to speak on the Bail Amendment Bill 2023. The bill seeks to amend the Bail Act 1977 and to make consequential amendments to create a more proportional bail response to low-level offending by refining the more onerous bail test to focus on more serious offending and the gravity of the risks…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (09:47): I rise today to pay tribute to Terry Haberman. Terry was a 61-year-old Indigenous homeless man that I met in 2020 at the People Supporting People food collection. Like many homeless people, Terry was depending on the organisation to provide him with food. From chatting with Terry, he had lived a…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:45): (292) My constituent question is to the Minister for Education, and I ask: what is the future plan for the current Verney Road School site when the school relocates to the former Wanganui Park Secondary school site? This will leave another redundant site in a residential area. We have had a…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (17:42): (309) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Public Transport, and the action I seek is that the minister funds an extensive bus service review for Shepparton. It has been 14 years since a review was last carried out, and it is well and truly overdue. The current services do not…