Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:44): I rise to make a contribution on the Education and Training Reform Amendment Bill 2026. This bill makes a number of amendments to Victoria’s education framework, including measures relating to students’ use of personal electronic devices in schools, teacher registration and regulation through the Victorian Institute of Teaching, improvements to student data…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has raised her concerns regarding the recent acts of youth violence. In raising the issue in Parliament this week, Ms O’Keeffe said the violent incidents over the past week which involved a number of local school students, have left victims traumatised, families distressed and members of the…
Closed police stations will be reopened, roster vacancies filled and community safety will be prioritised under a new plan by the Nationals and Liberals to recruit 3,000 additional Victoria Police officers. Under Jacinta Allan and Labor, police rosters have more than 1,500 vacancies and over 40 police stations are closed or operating on reduced hours…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe speaking with WIN News Shepparton about the recent increase of crime across the region and the lack of adequate resources local police are being provided by the Allan Labor Government.
The firebombing of a tobacco store in Mooroopna in the early hours of yesterday morning is a deeply troubling example of the escalating violence linked to the tobacco trade across Victoria. Detectives from Victoria Police are investigating after the store on McLennan Street was destroyed by fire around 3am. Detectives are also investigating whether the…
The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has condemned the Allan Labor Government for cutting vital funding to the police mental health and wellbeing hubs, that were promised but never delivered to regional police stations across the state. Ms O’Keeffe raised the matter in Parliament this week, calling on the Minister for Police, Anthony…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (19:04): (1461) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Police, and the action I seek is for the minister to restore the mental health funding for vital mental health support for the police in the Shepparton electorate. I recently met with our local police, who are calling for desperately needed mental health…
The latest data from the Victorian Crime Statistics Agency shows crime is continuing to spiral out of control under the Allan Labor Government’s watch across the state, and the Shepparton is no different. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, said that the data reveals the Greater Shepparton Local Government Area has experienced a…
The 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…
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (09:54): Last week we had a community policing forum, and I want to thank the Shepparton police for connecting with the community, providing vital information and answering questions. Crime remains a significant community concern, and we have had a 20 per cent rise in crime to the end of March. An alarming 75 per…