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 Victorian Budget 2026/27 invests almost $100 million to:
Expand bus hours and weekend services
Deliver new and upgraded routes in growing suburbs
Boost services connecting to universities
Northern suburbs
Improving access to La Trobe Uni, with additional weekday and evening services (Routes 301, 551 and 561)
More evening services and Sunday trips extended between Roxburgh Park and Pascoe Vale (Route 542)
More services in the evening between Mernda Station and RMIT Bundoora (Routes 386 and 387)
More evening trips, improving connections to Sydney Road, Brunswick and Northcote stations (Routes 508 and 526)
Investing in new trains also supports more services on the network and more space at peak times.
Mernda and Hurstbridge lines:
trains every 20 mins to Mernda and Eltham all weekend – up from every 30 mins in the evening and every 40 mins on Sunday morning
services every 10 mins between the city and Clifton Hill – up from every 15 mins on weekend evenings and every 20 mins on Sunday mornings into the city
Kat Theophanous MP announced that local Parkside Clubs in Alphington will share in more than $18.3 million for 78 new projects through the latest round of the Local Sports Infrastructure Fund.
Darebin Council will receive $452,000 towards repair and renewal to the ground at Pitcher Park, including drainage, levelling and resurfacing with natural turf and renewal of the cricket wicket.
Labor is making renting fairer and more affordable.
Building on the more than 150 renters’ reforms Labor has introduced, further reforms to protect renters come into effect on Tuesday.
These reforms will make finding a rental even fairer, faster and more affordable.
Solving the housing crisis means increasing supply, but it also means building the right homes, homes that are safe, secure and built to last; homes that people can confidently invest in; homes that draw on our knowledge of sustainability and good design; and homes that strengthen communities for the long term.
Northcote has incredible community spirit.
School fetes have been buzzing at Bell, Northcote and Wales Street primaries thanks to the immense effort of our school communities.
At St Mary’s primary Ride2School Day had kids learning lifelong healthy habits. Big thanks to principal Mary Kearney for inviting me along.
Last Saturday, in the rain, dozens of families joined our annual Easter egg hunt in All Nations Park, which I host with Ged Kearney. It was wet and fun, and the kids had a ball as we raised funds for the Good Friday Appeal.
There is no conversation right now that is more important than the one that we are collectively having on housing.
It is one of the defining challenges facing Victoria as our population grows, and it goes to the heart of how we support people right now and how we plan for the future.
My adjournment is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. I ask the minister to facilitate a meeting between her office, the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) and local stakeholders to discuss traffic safety concerns in Thornbury raised through a parliamentary petition.
Deputy Speaker, last week Victorians watched the Four Corners investigation and heard allegations that were incredibly shocking.
Women seeking care for endometriosis, instead describing profound betrayal.
These are women living with debilitating pain - seeking answers, relief, and the chance to reclaim their lives.
They placed their trust in someone to help them heal. Instead, they describe a profound misuse of power, mistreatment, and lifelong harm.
Most of us cannot fathom the depth of their anguish, nor the enormity of their courage in speaking out.
how will Victoria’s new violence reduction unit work with communities such as Northcote to prevent youth violence before it starts and deliver safer, stronger futures for local families?
