Spanish mackerel industry demands answers: Dametto

16th June 2022   Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is calling on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to publicly announce if the Spanish mackerel quota reductions will come into effect on July 1. Information circulating in the industry proposes to reduce, from July 1, the total allowable […] READ MORE

MP calls for mandatory sentencing for those involved in stolen vehicle deaths

13th June 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has backed calls to appeal the sentence given to the teenager responsible for the deaths of Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter on Australia Day last year. This week the teen, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the Brisbane Supreme Court […] READ MORE

Zero emissions won’t achieve a zero-fatality rate: Dametto

12th June 2022   Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has criticised the Palaszczuk Labor Government for having road upgrades project priorities backward. From 2018 to 2021 in the Hinchinbrook, Townsville, Burdekin and Charters Towers local government areas, there were more than 20 fatal accidents that occurred on the Bruce […] READ MORE

Herbert region tipped to hit 4.4 million tonnes of cane

  This year’s sugar cane crushing season is swiftly approaching and despite farmers facing a multitude of challenges in years gone by, the sizeable crop and current global sugar prices are giving growers hope, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said. The most recent 2022 crop size for the Herbert […] READ MORE

Queensland Coal Jobs – don’t Dick around

8th June 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has warned the Queensland Treasurer to tread lightly when it comes to our coal jobs, as the Courier Mail revealed the Labor Government was considering raising coal royalties ahead of the state budget. The secret talks with industry had revealed that […] READ MORE

State Labor Government fails to rollout free flu shot

25th May 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has slammed the State Labor Government for failing to rollout the free influenza vaccinations as promised. On Monday the Premier announced that all Queenslanders would be offered a free flu vaccination as the State faced a severe outbreak of Influenza A. […] READ MORE

Hinchinbrook’s sugarcane industry faces worker shortages

23rd May 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, is calling for experienced workers to relocate to Hinchinbrook for the sugarcane season as the industry faces challenges with worker shortages. In 2020-21 it was estimated that Hinchinbrook’s sugar manufacturing industry added $402 million in value to the Queensland economy and […] READ MORE

KAP calls on Clive Palmer to “leave some water for the rest of us”

20th May 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, has called on billionaire and Australian senate hopeful Clive Palmer to negotiate a solution with the parched landholders who want access to more water but are unable to secure it due to issues created by his failed Yabulu Nickel refinery. On […] READ MORE

Dametto demands NQ public forum on Spanish mackerel issue

18th May 2022 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP, Nick Dametto, has called on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to hold a consultation session for all stakeholders to have their concerns heard regarding the proposed Spanish mackerel quota reductions which may be effective as of 1st of July 2022. The […] READ MORE

Dametto issues road demands as Woolcock Street grinds to a halt

17th May 2022 North Townsville’s liveability and future potential for growth is being ham-strung by the failure of governments to adequately expand Townsville city’s road network, Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Speaking in the Queensland Parliament last week Mr Dametto called on the Queensland Government and Townsville City Council to collaborate and commit to […] READ MORE