Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:49): Today I rise to make a contribution on the Roads and Ports Legislation Amendment (Road Safety and Other Matters) Bill 2025. The bill that we are debating seeks to amend a number of acts related to the roads and road safety and ports and freight portfolios, including but not limited to the…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has urged the Allan Labor Government to prioritise and repair the most unsafe and damaged roads in the regions that are putting lives at risk. In the 2025/26 Victorian State Budget, the Allan Labor Government invested $976 million in regional roads funding designated to fix potholes and…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has invited the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne, to come and see firsthand the appalling works that have been completed on repairing the Katamatite-Shepparton Road after speaking in Parliament recently. “The Minister, as part of her duty of care as Minister for Roads and…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (17:03): (1172) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action that I seek is for the minister to come and see the appalling works that have been done on repairing the Katamatite-Shepparton Road. This busy stretch of road is one of the worst in my…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:13): (1107) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I seek is that the minister join me for a tour of the dangerous roads in my electorate with Mr Stewart Edgar from Sutherland Transport Services. Just last week Stewart contacted me requesting that I join…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe speaking with ABC Goulburn Murray about the promised intersection upgrade of Goulburn Valley Highway and Graham Street in Shepparton.
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:41): (1048) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information I seek is: when will works begin on the intersection of the Goulburn Valley Highway and Graham Street in Shepparton? This is a dangerous intersection on a major road with high-volume traffic. The upgrade, which was announced…
New data from the State Government has revealed the Allan Labor Government’s neglect for rural and regional roads across the state, with the area of road maintenance undertaken falling by 95 per cent. Data published in the Department of Transport and Planning annual report shows the area of road “rehabilitated or resurfaced” in regional Victoria…
Labor’s neglect of regional roads has reached a new low, with the Allan Government dismantling Regional Roads Victoria—the agency created to ensure regional communities have safe and reliable roads. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, said the decision shows the government’s continued disregard for the safety and wellbeing of regional Victorians. “Regional Roads…
Potholes and deteriorated roads are set to get worse, with the debt-ridden Allan Labor Government slashing resurfacing and rehabilitation works to a third of what was being fixed three years ago. Data released in performance reports linked to the May budget reveal the shockingly low amount of rehabilitation work that will be carried out across…