Weapons Licensing Branch fully loaded to improve administration processes: Dametto

18th July 2022 The State Government’s $1.6m investment into the Weapons Licensing Branch is welcome news for sporting shooters, farmers and other firearm users who have been left in the lurch for far too long said Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto. The State Government has allocated $1.6m in the […] READ MORE

Let unvaccinated healthcare workers fill the void: Dametto

14th June 2022 With more than 2300 Queensland Health staff currently on leave due to COVID-19[1] and close to 1000 hospitalisations with COVID-19 or influenza, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto is pleading the Government to drop the vaccine mandate still in place for Queensland healthcare workers in order to […] READ MORE

Dametto reaffirms calls for specialised DV police service

13th July 2022 Queensland Police officers are being relegated to a career where feeling “overwhelmed, burnt out and terrified of making a mistake” is the norm given the skyrocketing demand being placed on the service by domestic violence, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Mr Dametto said 40 […] READ MORE

Northern Beaches State High School teachers and students will be locked in for safety

11th July 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto said the ongoing security issue of unwanted intruders entering Northern Beaches State High School (NBSHS) property would soon be in the past, with funding for a security fence allocated in the 2022-23 State Budget. The Hinchinbrook MP acknowledged Minister for Education, […] READ MORE

“Townsville Crimes” – The sad reality of life in North Queensland

11th July 2022 Offenders doing burnouts in stolen cars and driving into oncoming traffic, violent car jackings and a spike in break and enters across the city over the weekend has Townsville being likened to its own game of Grand Theft Auto, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. […] READ MORE

DAF announces Spanish mackerel second round of consultation

8th July 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto said the Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner needed to stop messing with the livelihood of commercial Spanish mackerel fishers. Last week, licence holders received an update from DAF stating the Spanish mackerel quota season would commence on […] READ MORE

Biofuels market a missed opportunity: Dametto

8th July 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto has taken aim at the Palaszczuk Government’s Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy[1], instead calling on the Government to get serious about developing a Queensland biofuels industry. In March this year the State Government released its Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy, which included a […] READ MORE

Hinchinbrook MP and three locals take the bulls by the horns

4th July 2022 MEMBER for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto, Power100 Breakfast Radio Presenter Archie Arenson, Komatsu 3rd Year Apprentice Alana Romano and Machinery Operator Morton’s Earthmoving Jonty Collins-Furber all took the bull by the horns, battling it out for charity at the Ingham Sugar City Rodeo, July 2. Jonty Collins-Furber topped this year’s leader board with […] READ MORE

Spanish mackerel quotas remain but for how long: Dametto

1st July 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto said Spanish mackerel commercial fishers were breathing an initial sigh of relief following the latest communication received by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), however uncertainty about the future of the industry remains. Licence holders have received an update from […] READ MORE

Latest Flash-for-cash Fines Just a Labor Cash Grab: Dametto

29th June 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has labeled the Government’s drastic July 1 traffic fine rises as little more than a cash-grab, calling for more driver education and warning signs to be mandatory for roadside speed cameras. The new speeding fine categories, which will be enacted within […] READ MORE