Businesses seek stability as Queensland approaches vax mandate

  HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto is urging the State Government to provide certainty to business owners regarding the COVID-19 restrictions for unvaccinated Queenslanders that will commence on the December 17th. Mr Dametto said the Palaszczuk Government had lost the confidence of Queensland’s businesses with the planned introduction of new COVID-19 restrictions. “We have been seeking […] READ MORE

Nationals Minister jumps the gun and misleads firearm owners

22 November 2021 HINCHINBROOK MP, Nick Dametto has criticised Federal Nationals Minister, Bridget McKenzie, for ‘jumping the gun’ when she announced in a press release last month that Australia Post and StarTrack would begin carriage of firearms from mid-October.[1] This is in fact is not the case, as an agreement between firearms industry representatives and […] READ MORE

Premier dismisses regions’ appeal for Olympics fair share

21 November 2021 Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has expressed disappointment on behalf of regional Queenslanders following the Premier’s dismissive response towards a petition calling for an Olympics infrastructure off-set fund. Mr Dametto said the Palaszczuk Labor Government continued to let down regional Queenslanders as it forged ahead with preparations […] READ MORE

KAP ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR AN END TO MANDATES

17/11/2021 Katter’s Australian Party has today proposed a sensible policy that would end all Government-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates whilst mitigating inevitable virus transmission risks across Queensland. The proposal, designed to enable the small portion of Queenslanders who have decided for personal or medical reasons not to be vaccinated to be able to work and remain […] READ MORE

State fires warning shot on Port Hinchinbrook liquidators

17 November 2021 Queensland’s Coordinator-General has notified of the State Government’s Intention to Resume Port Hinchinbrook land and associated tenures, tempering concerns that progress had stalled on normalisation of the region. In the Queensland Parliament today, State Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto MP, raised recent issues at Port Hinchinbrook that included effluent overflowing from pump […] READ MORE

COVID-19 chaos continues for small businesses

17 November 2021 HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto will this week prioritise ensuring Brisbane-based decision-makers are well-aware of the possibly disastrous impacts their new COVID-19 restrictions targeting the “unvaccinated” will have on regional Queensland businesses. Queensland is fast approaching 80 per cent full vaccination, and with new rules coming into play from the 17th of December […] READ MORE

KAP “sending out an SOS” to resolve Forrest Beach Telstra fail

4 November 2021 FEDERAL Member for Kennedy Bob Katter MP and State Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto MP are “sending out an SOS to the nation” today, calling on Telstra to resolve the long-standing connectivity issues in Forrest Beach. Their press conference on the topic, supported by Forrest Beach residents who can’t make calls or […] READ MORE

Dametto leads push for housing crisis solutions

2 November 2021 Katter’s Australian Party’s push to address regional Queensland’s housing crisis is on the State’s agenda after Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto successfully flagged the need for changes to the First Home Owners’ Grant (FHOG) scheme with the Queensland Treasurer last week. Mr Dametto met with the Treasurer’s office in Parliament to discuss the […] READ MORE

Dametto applauds Maraka Queen entrants

28 October 2021 The return of Ingham’s much-loved Maraka event in 2021 has seen Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto wish this year’s six entrants best of luck for the Queen Crowning Presentation on October 30. This year’s Maraka Queen entrants are Ava Stanford, Claudine D’Emden, Imogen Batty, Jessie Gofton, Karli Casanovas, Mackenzie Di Bartolo and […] READ MORE

Dametto congratulates Ingham’s latest published author

26 October 2021 HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has applauded Ingham’s inspiring author Amy Aquilini on the launch of her new book STRONG. The determined young woman has made the most of the hand she was dealt after sustaining life-threatening injuries from a quad bike accident back in September, 2013. Ingham local Ms. Aquilini fought back […] READ MORE