Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell has been out actively engaging with the Kilmore community in recent weeks following the integration of the town into the electorate of Nicholls at the coming Federal election.
Mr Birrell has been pounding the pavement speaking with locals and business owners to hear what matters to them and their community.
Mr Birrell toured the Kilmore Men’s Shed and discussed the role of governments with students at St Patrick’s Primary School and met with many residents and local business owners.
Mr Birrell said he was delighted the town of Kilmore was coming into the electorate of Nicholls.
“I grew up on a property between Murchison and Toolamba and finished my secondary schooling in Kilmore as a boarder at Assumption College,” he said.
“Before being elected to parliament in 2022, I studied agricultural science and worked as an agronomist until I became the chief executive of the committee for Greater Shepparton where I helped achieve significant infrastructure improvements for the Goulburn Valley.”
Mr Birrell said he wanted to see regional communities like Kilmore thrive.
“I see Kilmore as a strong and proud regional town,” he said.
“It’s growing fast and needs infrastructure to support that growth, but I am hearing locals say it needs to retain its regional identity and not become a northern suburb of Melbourne.”
“I’m looking forward to spending more time in Kilmore and connecting with residents,” he said.
