Second Reading – Education and Training Reform Amendment (Early Childhood Employment Powers) Bill 2023

Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:43): I rise today to speak and make a contribution on the Education and Training Reform Amendment (Early Childhood Employment Powers) Bill 2024. The bill is for an act to amend the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 to provide for the employment of persons at, or for the purposes of operating, government early learning…

O’Keeffe Challenges V/Line’s Shift to Global Giant, Defending Local Small Business

The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has spoken in Parliament and called on the Minister for Public and Active Transport, Gabrielle Williams, to retract the recent decision by V/Line to enter into a vending machine agreement with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.   This agreement will have a significant impact on a local business that…