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

Dametto calls for support for local animal charities

Deputy Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto is calling on the State Government to commit to ongoing funding to independent, locally-run pet shelters and re-homing organisations in a bid to control the homeless and abandoned animal crisis. The Hinchinbrook MP’s calls come as the state is crippled with the high […] READ MORE

KAP RAISES ALARM ON “COTTON WOOL SOLUTION” TO CRIME

15th August 2022 Juvenile offenders are more dangerous and brazen and are wreaking havoc on Queensland communities at a rate double that of 2015, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have warned. Based on Queensland Children’s Court data, besieged cities – many in North Queensland – have experienced an approximate two-fold increase in theft-related and violent […] 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

Last chance to have your say: Spanish mackerel fishery

3rd August 2022   Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, is calling on the community to provide feedback on possible management options for the east coast Spanish mackerel fishery in the final round of consultation before submissions close, Friday 5 August. Mr Dametto said there would be devastating impacts for […] READ MORE