The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, is encouraging local football and netball clubs to work with their councils to secure funding through the latest round of the Country Football and Netball Program. Grants of up to $250,000 are available to support upgrades to regional sporting facilities. “Regional councils can now apply for these…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (18:41): Today I rise and stand to make a contribution on the State Sporting Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. The bill is, in all practical aspects, a spring-cleaning bill; however, there are one or two noteworthy clauses that appear to go somewhat beyond legislative spring-cleaning – namely, the abolishment of two advisory committees in…
This week in Parliament Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, called on the Community Sport Minister, Ros Spence, to provide funding for the redevelopment of the Shepparton Sports and Event Centre. Ms O’Keeffe emphasised the need for fair distribution of the $2 Billion Regional Funding Package following the cancellation of the regional Commonwealth…
Letter to the editor Dear Editor, The cancellation of the Commonwealth Games is a huge letdown to regional Victoria, which would have seen the regions showcased on an international stage. This is a lost opportunity that would have also had an extraordinary economic benefit to the regions. Instead, this Government has once again failed regional…
The Andrews Labor Government’s decision to scrap the 2026 Commonwealth Games again glaringly highlights its incompetence. It is an embarrassing case of financial mismanagement from a Government that is broke. The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, said the community feels disillusioned and disappointed by the cancellation of the Games. “This Labor Government has…