The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, is encouraging local football and netball clubs to apply for the 2023-24 Country Football and Netball Program grants. Grants of up to $250,000 are available to make more sport infrastructure developments a reality, including court and oval lighting upgrades, change room developments and new pavilions for local…
As Homelessness Week reached its end, Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, is urging the community to carry on the conversation and to tackle ways that we can address homelessness. “There are hundreds of people urgently waiting for housing across the district and my office is regularly contacted by local people in desperate…
Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, is urging people in the community to respond to a cost-of-living survey. “Families right across the Shepparton District are struggling to make ends meet, pay bills and put food on the table with the average Victorian family grocery bill is now $1,565 more than last year and…
Today the Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Tim McCurdy, joined the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, in the region to hear feedback on the Retirement Villages Act. Ms O’Keeffe thanked everyone that made an appointment to meet with Mr McCurdy and herself. “We had a really productive morning hearing from a wide range…
Despite assurances from the Department of Education that school staff would not be impacted to meet State Budget targets, shocking revelations have emerged that over 80 specialised teachers from the decades-long Visiting Teacher Service, have been made redundant. Visiting Teachers (VTs), highly experienced and adept in supporting students with specific disabilities and impairments, have been…
Kim O’Keeffe, the Nationals Member for Shepparton District, has called on the Housing Minister, Colin Brook, to ensure that our region is included in the $1 billion Regional Housing Fund, announced following the cancellation of the 2026 Regional Commonwealth Games. “We have not had anywhere nearly enough invested into housing in our region and the…
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…
The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has invited the Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Tim McCurdy, to Shepparton to hear your feedback on the Retirement Villages Act. Ms O’Keeffe and Mr McCurdy are eager to get feedback on a variety of concerns, with a focus on entry and exit fees of retirement villages,…
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…