Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (12:42): I rise to speak on the Multicultural Victoria Amendment Bill 2026. This is a really important bill before the house. This bill proposes to replace the existing Victorian Multicultural Commission with a new body, Multicultural Victoria, and follows recommendations from Victoria’s multicultural review led by George Legakis, which delivered 41 recommendations to reform…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has questioned the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Ros Spence, if the Victorian Government can provide a timeframe for roadwork repairs across the Shepparton District electorate. In questioning the Minister in Parliament, Ms O’Keeffe described that potholes across the electorate are in the worst and most…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe is calling on the Allan Labor Government to address the “appalling” state of roads across regional Victoria as an urgent priority. In the recent Victorian State Budget, it revealed that the Allan Labor Government has reduced targets for regional road resurfacing and rehabilitation by more than 75…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe speaking on Josh for Breakfast – Triple M Goulburn Valley with Leader of the Victorian Opposition, Jess Wilson and Leader of the Victorian Nationals, Danny O’Brien as part of the Liberals and Nationals Fresh Start Tour across Victoria.
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has called on the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Gabrielle Williams, to provide answers as to when the traffic lights will be turned on at the Wyndham and MacIntosh Street intersection in Shepparton. “Our community was told by the Allan Labor Government that these lights would be activated…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (10:28): I rise to speak on the Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee’s report into the inquiry into the supply of homes in regional Victoria, which was tabled in November 2025. This was an important inquiry that examined one of the most significant challenges facing regional Victoria today: ensuring that people can…
Under an elected Nationals and Liberal Government, regional Victorians will get its fair share of infrastructure funding with a new 25 per cent Fair Share Guarantee. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe said that under the new commitment, 25 per cent of all new Victorian Government infrastructure expenditure will be allocated towards projects…
Dear Editor, As we approach National Volunteers Week, from the 18th of May to the 24th of May, this year’s theme “Your Year to Volunteer” is no better time than to give back to your local community. On National Volunteers Week I say thank you to those who already give their time to their community…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has labelled the 2026-27 Victorian State Budget as one that “underdelivers” for rural and regional Victoria, with the Allan Labor Government’s exorbitant debt aligned with their city-centric spending and cost blowouts. Ms O’Keeffe stated that despite both the Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes describing the…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe speaking with 10 News Melbourne about the Allan Labor Government’s Pre-State Budget announcement of $100 million toward bus service network changes across Victoria and the lack of increased service changes to routes and services across regional Victoria, including the Shepparton District.