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.
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.
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. And as Parliamentary Secretary for Renters, I’m working to establish a fairer and more secure rental system for Victorians.
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 Carroll Labor Government is bringing support closer to home and making life easier for families.
Labor’s new Northcote Early Parenting Centre (EPC) is one step closer, with designs now released.
Once open, the service will provide free specialist care for families with children up to four years old.
The Carroll Labor Government is saving working families money with free dental care for kids.
Premier Carroll today visited Alphington Primary School to see Labor’s Smile Squad in action.
From today, Victorian renters can transfer their existing bond to their next rental and avoid wearing the cost of two bonds at once.
Labor’s new Portable Rental Bond Scheme means renters can port their bond across through the existing residential tenancies bonds system.
It ends a situation where renters were left out of pocket, often for weeks, waiting for a refund on their old bond.
With half-price fares now in place until the end of the year, Victorians are already saving hundreds of dollars a year – now we’re making catching the train even easier.
Tap and go will be switched on in stages on the rail network:
7 June: Sunbury, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Metro Tunnel, Werribee, Williamstown, Sandringham, Frankston, Stony Point, Bendigo, Gippsland and Geelong lines.
14 June: Mernda, Hurstbridge, Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines.
My question is to the Minister for Public Transport.
How is the government working to deliver more regular outbound Hurstbridge Line services during the weekday evening peak, so Fairfield, Alphington and Westgarth locals have more frequent and reliable options to get home from the city?
My adjournment is to the Minister for Housing and Homelessness.
I ask the Minister to seek confirmation from Nightingale Housing that the walking and cycling connection proposed as part of the 1A Hamilton Street development in Alphington, will be designed and delivered to fulfil its intended role as a C2 main route within Victoria’s Strategic Cycling Corridors.
First, I want to acknowledge what is a very positive project for our community.
People should not have to face threats or intimidation or violence just for doing their jobs and for serving people, so Labor does not accept that violence and abuse are simply part of doing the job.
That belief sits within a much longer record that we have in Victoria.
When we have seen gaps in the protections available to working people, the Victorian Labor government has acted.
How can our planning framework better moderate the proliferation of fast-food outlets like the McDonald’s slated for Northcote, and instead promote healthier communities?
as Parliamentary Secretary for Women’s Health I heard powerful and often heartbreaking stories from women whose pain began in childhood or adolescence but who were dismissed, ignored or told that severe pain was simply a normal part of being a girl.
The reality is that Victorian businesses and workers have embraced hybrid work arrangements. More than a third of Victorians already work from home regularly, and the data tells us that it improves workforce participation. It is not a perk. It is an essential part of adapting and evolving our modern economy into one that also enables livability, because we are not just economic units, we are people.
