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.
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 Allan Labor Government is delivering more homes close to public transport, jobs, schools, shops and services – while also delivering more local infrastructure like roads, parks and bike paths.
Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny today announced changes to outdated car parking requirements which will make it cheaper and easier to build homes in well-connected areas – plus plans to extend the existing infrastructure contributions system to more Train and Tram Zones.
While we’re building more homes, Liberals continue to block them. They still oppose our Bill to overhaul Victoria’s planning system and deliver more homes for young people near transport, jobs and services.
No one should go hungry, which is why the Allan Labor Government is delivering more support for food relief across Victoria.
Minister for Carers and Volunteers Ros Spence today visited Alex Makes Meals in Preston to announce 133 organisations will share in $9 million through the Community Food Relief Program, doubling the program’s funding this year to deliver fresh and nutritious food right across Victoria.
Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt today announced services have now commenced at the Northcote Local. Mental Health and wellbeing supports are now available via phone or telehealth, with the services scaling up to offering in person support over the coming months.
Acting as a 'front door' to the mental health system, the Locals offer support and treatment for Victorians experiencing mental illness or psychological distress, including co-occurring substance use or addiction
The Allan Labor Government’s landmark rental protection laws have taken effect – making renting safer and fairer for the hundreds of thousands of Victorians.
The new laws which came into effect today increase renter protections and cement Victoria as the best state in the nation for renters’ rights.
James Tsindos was 17 years old when he unknowingly ate food containing cashews and died in hospital from anaphylaxis.
His loss shattered his family, his friends, and the broader community who loved him.
In the aftermath, James’s parents Harry and Veneta, have sought answers.
And through their grief have worked to raise awareness about food allergies - which now impact around 1 in 10 babies, 1 in 20 teens and 1 in 50 adults in Australia.
I rise to speak in strong support of the Restricting Non-Disclosure Agreements (Sexual Harassment at Work) Bill 2025.
This Bill is about addressing a power imbalance and putting the voices of victim-survivors first. It is about giving people back agency and choice after experiences that took both away. It is about breaking down a culture that has, for too long, silenced those who have been harmed in order to protect those who caused that harm.
My adjournment is for the Minister for Housing, and the action I seek is that the Minister join me in Northcote to officially open the new social homes our Labor Government has built at Walker Street.
This project is a powerful example of what good government looks like in the midst of a housing crisis. For too long, the old public housing estate at Walker Street stood in poor condition - buildings more than fifty years old, cold in winter and sweltering in summer, with no proper heating, cooling or disability access.
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Resources.
How many households in the Northcote Electorate have applied for the Allan Labor Government’s latest Power Saving Bonus?
I rise in support of the amendment proposed by the member for Kew, who has worked in very close collaboration with the member for Monbulk to put this forward. In essence, it gives consideration to the risks around allowing broader AHPRA-registered health practitioners to initiate conversations about voluntary assisted dying, as opposed to medical specialists and nurse practitioners, owing to the differentials in experience and setting in which those two cohorts operate.
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.
