Hi, I’m Kat Theophanous - the Labor Member of Parliament for Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Hi, I’m Kat Theophanous - the Labor Member of Parliament for Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Kat Theophanous
Delivering for Northcote
Northcote is a creative, clever, and compassionate community. It’s been my home for my whole life – and I will always fight for us.
As we grow, there are challenges and opportunities ahead – to tackle inequality and cost of living pressures, strengthen economic security and bring better balance to our lives.
As your MP for Northcote, I’m focused on delivering real action.
That means better healthcare and modern schools, secure jobs and thriving businesses, affordable housing and community facilities, and leading a rapid transition to renewable energy for a safe climate.
And as Parliamentary Secretary for Women's Health, I’m also proud to be working to progress the Labor Government’s work to improve women’s access to quality healthcare.
I believe in the power of community. So I’ll always listen and work with you to stand up for the things we care about.
Together, we can keep delivering a bright future for the inner north.
The Allan Labor Government is opening doors for Victorian homebuyers near train stations and tram corridors.
Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny visited Kew today to release draft maps showing proposed heights and boundaries for 25 of 50 new Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres.
The plans will help deliver more than 300,000 additional homes close to jobs, services and transport by 2051.
A major milestone in Victoria’s decade-long Treaty process has been achieved with the Victorian Government and First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria reaching in-principle agreement on Australia’s first Treaty.
The first negotiated Statewide Treaty Agreement brings together First Peoples, through the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, and the Victorian Government, to build a new relationship based on respect, trust and integrity. It acknowledges our past and is a chance for all Victorians to move forward together.
The Albanese Labor Government and Allan Labor Government are delivering a new free community-based service to support Victorians experiencing psychological distress.
Victorian Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt and Federal Assistant Minister for Social Services and the Prevention of Family Violence Ged Kearney today launched the Distress Brief Support program trial in Darebin
My adjournment is to the Minister for Planning.
I ask the Minister to explain how community feedback on the draft planning maps for the Thornbury train and tram zone will inform the final maps, to better reflect the nuance and context of the local area.
Thornbury is one of Melbourne’s most distinctive inner-north communities – where trains, trams, cafés and creativity meet.
Speaker, when I was first elected to this Parliament, I came with some priorities.
One of those priorities was to be a voice for real action on climate change: to work within a government to advance our efforts towards clean energy, a circular economy, and critically – strong environmental protections.
It’s something felt deeply within my community of the inner north – and an ethos I’ve grown up with as a lifetime local.
My question is to the Minister for Victims: How is the Victorian Government assisting victims of crime to recover financially from offences committed against them?
Speaker, I acknowledge Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we meet and on which the Northcote Electorate is encompassed.
I pay my deep respects to their Elders past and present; to their culture and connection to the lands and waters; to their strength, resilience and enduring spirit.
Deputy Speaker, it’s been busy in Northcote!
At Bracken Creek I joined the Merri Creek Management Committee and Friends of Bracken Creek, where fourteen of us collected 40 kilograms of litter in just a couple of hours. Hands-on, environmental care that makes a real difference of our local waterways.
Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak on the Domestic Animal Amendment (Rehoming Cats and Dogs and other Matters) Bill 2025.
This is a bill about cats and dogs, but really, it is about the bonds that shape our lives. It’s about muddy paw prints on a freshly mopped floor, the jingle of a collar as a dog bounds to the door, the soft weight of a cat curled up beside you after a long day.
