Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections, Youth Justice, Youth and Future Leaders, David Southwick visited Shepparton and met with local police, community representatives and business owners to discuss the concerning rise in crime. A round table discussion with the local police and community leaders was an important opportunity to discuss crime in the region with…
DetailsKim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (17:12): (1322) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Housing and Building, and the action I seek is that the minister provides the number of public houses that are currently sitting empty in the Shepparton electorate. I have been made aware that there are many houses that are awaiting repairs or…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has called on the Minister for Housing, Harriet Shing, in Parliament to address the region’s rising rate of homelessness and to do an audit on the number of public social housing that are currently empty in the Shepparton District, a region that is facing a deepening housing…
DetailsKim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (16:24): I am pleased to finally get to speak to the budget. The state budget highlights the reality and disadvantage that regional communities face due to this government’s financial mismanagement. It has simply become so hard for so many just to make ends meet, and this government has a lot to answer for.…
DetailsKim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:24): I rise to make a contribution to the Domestic Animals Amendment (Rehoming Cats and Dogs and Other Matters) Bill 2025. It has been fun hearing everyone talk about their pets. It is probably a bit of a surprise, but I am actually petrified of dogs. I have always been scared of dogs. Jade…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has said that she is appalled by the Allan Labor Government’s decision to waste $13 million on 45 machete bins, describing it is a wasteful and misguided attempt to reduce violent crime. All 45 bins will be rolled out across Victoria at nearly $290,000 each, alongside a…
DetailsKim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (09:54): This past week the community have started to receive their rates notices, and my office has been inundated with residents shocked at the significant increase of the emergency services tax. In some cases people are paying more for the emergency services tax than the rates themselves, with some experiencing a doubling…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has again ripped vital cost of living support away from thousands of regional Victorians at the very moment they need it most. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has said that by cutting the Power Saving Bonus by more than half, it is shutting the door on working families,…
DetailsKim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (20:18): I rise to make a contribution to the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Medication Administration in Residential Aged Care) Bill 2025. That is a mouthful. This is a bill that has come before the house to amend the principal act, the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, to further provide for…
DetailsRegional farming communities across Victoria are bracing for significant impacts as public sector job cuts threaten the vital support services that underpin the state’s agriculture industry. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has expressed her deep concerns at the proposed job cuts within Agriculture Victoria and related government departments, warning that the move…
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