The Allan Labor Government’s decision to introduce a 7.5% tax on short-stay accommodation, such as Airbnb, has been labelled a “severe setback for regional communities” by The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe. The Short Stay Levy Bill, which will apply to all bookings from 1 January 2025, will also allow local councils to…
Dear Editor, The Federal Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek’s decision to issue tenders to buy out irrigation water entitlements from basin communities is nothing short of a disgrace. Despite a promise not to prioritise irrigation areas, the Albanese Labor Government is targeting our irrigation district for water buybacks. The livelihood of basin communities, particularly in Northern…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton Kim O’Keeffe has raised her concerns with the Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas regarding health service cuts in the Shepparton District, given the minister stated that there will be a decrease in the funding in relation to future health service budgets. “I have asked the minister in Parliament what health…
Regional Victorians are bearing the brunt of Labor’s financial mismanagement, with the recent land tax changes placing more financial pressures on both renters and landlords. With tens of billions in cost blow outs on infrastructure projects the Allan Labor Government’s decision to lower the tax-free threshold for land tax from $300,000 to $50,000 and introduce…
Following the announcement of The Nationals launching a Fair School Bonus campaign, The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe said that this is an important step in addressing the neglect faced by regional Victorians under Labor. “My office has been inundated by families feeling discriminated against and disadvantaged by the Allan Labor Government’s inequitable…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe has said today’s announcement that SPC will be slashing its canned fruit production and reducing its peach and pear intake by 40 per cent is another consequence of the cost-of-living crisis due to the Allan Labor Government’s financial mismanagement. “This is causing great distress to SPC, our…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (10:17): I rise today to speak on the final report on the inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users undertaken by the Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee, of which I am the deputy chair. The committee received 302 submissions – 230 of these from individuals. The committee investigated…
The State Budget handed down on Tuesday has highlighted the reality our communities face because of the Allan Labor Government’s financial mismanagement, with the Shepparton District missing out on critical funding and regional Victoria bearing the brunt of the government’s failure to control its debt. The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe said that…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe today in Parliament has raised concerns with the Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne regarding the rise in road fatalities in the region. “Reginal Victoria is experiencing a significant rise in road accidents and fatalities, and I urge the minister to address this as a matter of…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:51): (618) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information I seek is: what is being done to address road safety in the Shepparton electorate? My electorate has had a run of horrific fatal road accidents in the past few months, and my thoughts are with…