Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (16:39): I rise to make a contribution to the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2025. This bill marks the third bill of this type in the last several years, where the government has sought to make changes to various acts through an omnibus bill. The bill before the house today includes almost 40 proposals…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (18:24): I rise to make a contribution on the Energy and Land Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2025. The bill amends a variety of acts related to the energy and resources portfolio, including the Electricity Safety Act 1998, the Gas Safety Act 1997, the Pipelines Act 2005, the Land Act 1958 and the Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005. Seemingly…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (13:31): I was incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Nick Vittorio. Nick was a much-loved member of our community, as was his late wife Nina, who passed away last April. It was a dream come true for Nick and Nina when they opened their own small business the Casablanca pizza and…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:49): (962) My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport. Minister, when will nine return weekly train services be delivered on the Shepparton line as promised? In August 2021 the then Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, now the Premier, stated that stage 3 of the Shepparton line upgrade would be completed…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (11:23): I rise to stand and make a contribution to the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024, and I thank the leading speaker, the member for Malvern, for his contribution and for the efforts that he has put in in really working on this bill and bringing some serious concerns to…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:07): (973) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport, and the action I seek is that the minister provides funding for a bus service review for the Shepparton electorate. It has been more than 15 years since our last review, and as you can imagine, my electorate has experienced…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (11:03): I move, by leave: That this house condemns the Premier and the member for Greenvale for Labor’s 10 years of failure and for putting all their eggs in one basket with the $216 billion Suburban Rail Loop, forcing Greenvale residents to pay the price for Labor’s mismanagement and miss out on the roads…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:14): (957) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Skills and TAFE in the other place, and the action I seek is that the minister provide a plan on how Shepparton GOTAFE are going to be able to provide adequate training, considering more than 60 critical jobs are set to be scrapped…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (10:05): I move, by leave: That this house condemns the Premier and Labor for their 10-year record of failure by starving regional Victorians of their fair share, with regional communities only receiving 13 per cent of the Allan Labor government’s infrastructure spend this financial year. Leave refused.
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (10:00): I move, by leave: That this house condemns the Premier and Labor for the 10-year record of failure by risking the lives of regional Victorian road users by reducing regional road resurfacing and rehabilitation by 95 per cent in the previous year alone. Leave refused.