Dametto celebrating another inch forward for Port Hinchinbrook

1 September 2021 MEMBER for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto MP is thrilled with the resolution announced by Cassowary Coast Regional Council during the Special Meeting on September 1. The Federal Government and State Governments have now formally signed off on additional funding totalling $12.3 million to fix the long-standing issues associated with Port Hinchinbrook’s sewage, roads, […] READ MORE

Dametto gears up to ride again for charity

1 September 2021 MEMBER for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto is once again preparing to ride a bucking bull at this year’s Ingham Sugar City Rodeo, September 11. Mr Dametto said the 2019 charity bull ride was a huge success which raised $2,000 thanks to the community’s support and generosity of the Sugar City Rodeo Committee. This […] READ MORE

Dametto fights to protect Northern Beaches State High School students

31 August 2021 MEMBER for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto MP is calling on the state government to do everything in their power to improve safety at the Northern Beaches State High School for students and teachers. Recently, the Northern Beaches State High School P&C President contacted the Hinchinbrook Electorate Office reporting an increase in trespassers, due […] READ MORE

Dametto rages against Palaszczuk’s double standards, demands fairer exemption system

31 August 2021 MEMBER for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto MP is fuming as the Palaszczuk Government has ignored its own ban on interstate arrivals by allowing a plane of more than 100 NRL players’ wives, girlfriends and children, and league officials into Brisbane. [i] Last Wednesday a two week pause on hotel quarantine was declared due […] READ MORE

DAMETTO WELCOMES MINISTER TO CLUB OF SHAME

25 August 2021 Katter’s Australian Party Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has welcomed Queensland Youth Justice Minister Leanne Linard to the unenviable club of representing an electorate whose postcode is considered one of the “least safe suburbs to live” in the state due to rising crime rates. The Member for Nudgee’s 4014 postcode (Nudgee), in north […] READ MORE

Telecommunications win for Kennedy Electorate constituents

25 August 2021   TELECOMMUNICATIONS services in the Kennedy Electorate are set for a major upgrade with the construction of 12 new Telstra mobile base stations, funded under the Federal Government’s North Queensland Telecommunications and Energy Improvement Grants. The construction of mobile base stations, satellite small cells and battery backup solutions will vastly improve Telstra’s […] READ MORE

Herbert River district powers through cane season despite challenges

25 August 2021   MEMBER for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto MP has praised the Herbert farming community on their efforts as harvesting crews’ power through the 2021 season. The sugarcane industry remains the number one industry in Hinchinbrook. For every $1 of economic activity in sugarcane growing, an additional $6.40 in economic activity is generated elsewhere […] READ MORE

Dametto outraged as Brisbane secures new special prosecutors to take on juvenile offenders

20 August 2021 MEMBER for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto MP is furious as the Townsville Bulletin has today confirmed that in the coming weeks, two new civilian prosecutors will commence in Brisbane to take on the ‘worst’ juvenile offenders.[1] Nick Dametto MP said North Queensland, particularly across the three centres of Townsville, Cairns and Mount Isa […] READ MORE

Queensland Road Safety Week: it’s everyone’s responsibility

18 August 2021 HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has reminded road users to get behind the initiatives promoted by Queensland Road Safety Week and take a moment to remember those who have lost their lives on the region’s roads this year. Since the start of the year, 17 people have been killed on Northern Police Region […] READ MORE

Police must be empowered to intercept kid crims: Dametto

16 August 2021 Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has today called on the State Government to restore community safety by clarifying crucial police powers and enabling officers to act, particularly in relation to the deployment of tyre stingers. Mr Dametto, spurred on by a week-long crime spike in Townsville, said Queensland communities […] READ MORE