Dametto calls for TYTO Wetlands to be an active removal zone

16 September 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is calling on the State Labor Government to rezone TYTO Wetlands as an active removal zone following an increase of saltwater crocodile sightings. The Department of Environment and Science defines an active removal zone as “areas of rivers, creeks and wetlands […] READ MORE

Bruce Highway roadwork delays add to commuter frustrations

15th September 2022 Bruce Highway commuters are becoming increasingly frustrated as travel time from Townsville to Ingham blows out to two hours due to roadwork delays and road conditions, Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has said. The Hinchinbrook MP is calling on Transport and Main Roads Minister, Mark […] READ MORE

Spanish mackerel fishers on the chopping block as State Labor Government takes action

14th September 2022   Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has slammed the Palaszczuk Labor Government for refusing to take any responsibility over the industry-destroying intervention it has taken in relation to the State’s mismanaged Spanish mackerel fishery. Today Minister for Agriculture Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner announced that […] READ MORE

New Construction Code a barrier to housing affordability: Dametto

With the Queensland Premier announcing she will chair a ‘landmark’ summit to address the state’s housing crisis, Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has set his sights on the Palaszczuk Government’s adoption of the National Construction Code, saying the Government must suspend changes due to come into play in […] READ MORE

Hinchinbrook Schools Youth Parliament event a huge success

9th September 2022 Primary schools in the Hinchinbrook Electorate got their chance to debate the pressing issues during a Youth Parliament event held at the Hinchinbrook Shire Council on September 9. State Member for Hinchinbrook and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, played the role of the Speaker, alongside Mayor Ramon Jayo who acted […] READ MORE

Dametto calls for Youth Minister to add stops to Cairns crime trip

2nd September 2022 As the Youth Justice Minister packs her bags and heads north to meet with far-north anti-crime campaigner Perri Conti[1], Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has called on the Hon. Leanne Linard to add further stops to her trip to North Queensland. The Hinchinbrook MP […] READ MORE

PREMIER MUST STEP IN OVER PAY DOCKING DISGRACE

23 August 2022 Katter’s Australian Party MPs have called for the Premier and Queensland Education Minister to immediately intervene in the “demoralizing and farcical” disciplinary action being taken by its education department that would see the pay of teachers who chose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 docked over 18 weeks. The hundreds of State-employed […] READ MORE

Dametto calls for matched funding to resolve Herbert River erosion impacts

23rd August 2022 State Member for Hinchinbrook and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto is calling for $1.2 million matched funding to assist Hinchinbrook’s landowners to address the erosion impacts along the Herbert River. Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon has announced the State Labor Government will fund $1.2 million for a range of on-ground remediation […] READ MORE

Record coral cover best indicator on reef health: Dametto

4th August 2022 With Great Barrier Reef (GBR) coral cover reportedly at record levels, Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has taken aim at the State Labor Government over farm-destroying Reef Regulations that were introduced to appease inner-city Greens groups. Results of the latest Australian Institute of Marine […] READ MORE

Croc report of Queensland Crocodile Management Program lacks bite

4th August 2022   The recommendations in the recent review of the Queensland Crocodile Management Program fails to protect North Queenslanders and proposes to put the responsibility back onto the community, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has said. The Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Hon. […] READ MORE