Christmas Message from Nick Dametto MP

19 December 2024 Hinchinbrook, with Christmas just around the corner I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the good things that we all have in our lives. I believe Christmas is a time to come together and celebrate the blessings of family, friendship and neighbours. It’s the season for us all to share […] READ MORE

Dametto Critical of Government Decision to Cut Key Rural Health Worker Incentives

11 December 2024 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has questioned the LNP Government’s decision to axe the Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (WAIS), calling it a shortsighted and untimely move that could exacerbate the healthcare crisis in rural and regional Queensland. The scheme, implemented by the former Labor government, offered […] READ MORE

Labor’s Ghost Regulations on Lifejackets Must Be Sunk

Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) will move a motion in Parliament to disallow the amended lifejacket regulations set to take effect on December 1, 2024, claiming they disregard the realities of boating and fishing in North Queensland. The draft regulations, tabled by the former Labor Government in September 2024, would require lifejackets to be worn: By […] READ MORE

Will the LNP Strengthen Youth Crime Laws with Castle Law and Relocation Sentencing?

22 November 2024 With the first sitting week of Queensland’s new Parliament under the Crisafulli Government just days away, Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto is urging the government to commit to tougher laws by adopting Castle Law and collaborating with KAP on a Relocation Sentencing strategy for repeat youth […] READ MORE

Community Hopeful for Action on North Townsville Road Upgrade Under New Government

21 November 2024 Local and state government representatives and community members have united to call on the LNP government to prioritise the long-overdue North Townsville Road, North Shore Boulevard to Ingham Road safety and capacity planning upgrade project. With the first State parliamentary sitting under the new government set to begin next week, local representatives […] READ MORE

Telstra Macro Tower Completed at Forrest Beach

20 November 2024 After years of persistent advocacy, Forrest Beach residents can finally celebrate the completion of the much-needed Telstra macro tower, providing improved connectivity to the Forrest Beach community on the coast from Ingham. Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, who has fought for this project alongside Federal Member […] READ MORE

Dametto Calls on LNP State Government to Back Port Hinchinbrook Plan

    12 November 2024 Over the past seven years, Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto has worked closely with local, state and federal governments to address the longstanding issues related to the Port Hinchinbrook development. Mr Dametto is now calling on the new LNP government, led by Premier David Crisafulli, to adopt the strategy previously […] READ MORE

Dametto Urges Crisafulli Government to Go All the Way – Implement Castle Law and Relocation Sentencing

Dametto Urges Crisafulli Government to Go All the Way – Implement Castle Law and Relocation Sentencing With youth crime continue to spiral out of control across Queensland, Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto is calling on the Crisafulli Government to adopt Castle Law as part of the ‘Making Queensland Safer’ […] READ MORE

Dametto Outlines Key Hinchinbrook Projects

6 November 2024 Member for Hinchinbrook and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, has outlined key priority projects for the Hinchinbrook electorate under the incoming Crisafulli government, emphasising the need for continued delivery of vital infrastructure projects in the region despite the change in administration. “Significant work has been done to progress a number […] READ MORE

Opinion – Nick Dametto on Absent Police Pursuit Policy

24 October 2024 RE: Article – Crims making a mockery of the Law, by Pete Carruthers. Journalist for the Cairns Post, Pete Carruthers, hit the nail on the head with his article about how Queensland’s police are forced to watch criminals wreak havoc with little power to stop them. Thanks to a no-pursuit policy that […] READ MORE