Positive Steps in the Budget but Dametto Pushes for More

27 June 2025 The 2025-26 State Budget has delivered some welcome progress for the Hinchinbrook electorate, with practical funding outcomes for several projects. In the LNP’s first budget since taking office, there was a big focus on the delivery of election commitments. The Brisbane Olympics, First Home Buyers and those who rely on the State’s […] READ MORE

Port Hinchinbrook Progress a Silent Win in State Budget

25 June 2025 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has cautiously welcomed today’s Queensland State Budget, saying while it wasn’t all glitz and glamour, the standout was undoubtedly the inclusion of Port Hinchinbrook. Mr Dametto noted that while Port Hinchinbrook was mentioned, the budget papers were silent on monetary details, a move he […] READ MORE

Hinchinbrook’s Coastal Lifestyle Gets a Lift from State Budget

24 June 2025 Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has welcomed several small but necessary projects for the Hinchinbrook electorate included in this year’s State Budget. While not major funding announcements, the projects will directly improve the liveability and recreational appeal of key coastal communities. Among the wins are: $200,000 for shade cover installation at the Taylors […] READ MORE

Lifting Investment Warnings Is a Start, but Fishers Need More Than Promises

19 June 2025 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has welcomed the LNP Government’s move to scrap the long-standing investment warnings placed on Queensland’s commercial fishing sector but says further action must come swiftly if the industry has any chance of surviving the damage left behind by Labor. Mr Dametto […] READ MORE

State Budget Must Deliver for Rural Patients on Travel Subsidy Shortfall

18 June 2025 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is calling on the Crisafulli Government to deliver a fairer deal for rural and regional patients burdened with high out-of-pocket medical travel costs, by locking in an increase to the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) in next week’s State Budget. Mr […] READ MORE

OPINION | Queenslanders deserve the legal right to carry pepper spray

13 June 2025 The Northern Territory (NT) Government has just announced a 12-month trial to allow everyday citizens to legally purchase and carry oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray (commonly known as pepper spray) for self-defence. The NT joins Western Australia, where pepper spray is already legal for personal protection. It’s a move that will empower the […] READ MORE

Sweet Return of the Herbert’s Sugarcane Crushing Season

4 June 2025 The 2025 sugarcane crushing season is scheduled to commence on 10 June and will mark a significant moment for Hinchinbrook as the region continues to repair and rebuild after the devastating February floods. The weather event inflicted significant crop damage across the Herbert District, with many growers suffering losses to their ratooning […] READ MORE

Northern Suburbs Petition Closes – All Eyes Now on State Budget

21 May 2025 A petition backed by 2,643 Queenslanders has been officially tabled in the Queensland Parliament, calling on the State Government to prioritise and expedite the planning, design, and construction of critical Bruce Highway and Woolcock Street corridor upgrades through Townsville’s Northern Suburbs. Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto MP welcomed the tabling of the […] READ MORE

Opinion: Let Parents Be Parents – Don’t Criminalise Discipline

At a time when youth crime is spiralling out of control, we have the Queensland Law Reform Commission considering proposals that would make it illegal for parents to discipline their own children. The idea of banning all forms of corporal punishment is dangerous, and in my view, part of the reason why our society is […] READ MORE

Dametto: Repeal Labor’s Botched Mackerel Cuts

8 May 2025 Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has welcomed the release of the 2025 Spanish mackerel Stock Assessment, which confirms that Queensland’s Spanish mackerel fishery is on the road to recovery. According to the new assessment, the stock biomass of Spanish mackerel in Queensland waters is now at a […] READ MORE