Dametto demands to recontinue the Household Resilience Program

25 July 2021 Katter’s Australian Party Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has backed hundreds of North Queenslanders calling for financial support to upgrade their homes against the devastating effects of unpredictable cyclones. The Household Resilience Program, which ran for two rounds but has now no longer been funded, was initially launched in 2017 to provide assistance […] READ MORE

Dametto backs alternative access for Bushy Beach residents

22 July 2021 HINCHINBROOK MP, Nick Dametto urges Townsville City Council to investigate alternative exits to the seaside community, Bushland Beach. “It’s ludicrous a population of thousands of people could be marooned because of one incident and a lack of road infrastructure. “I feel the community’s frustrations, early morning road delays can lead to people […] READ MORE

DARK AGES DESCEND ON REGIONS AS BRISBANE PARTIES

21 July 2021, The “dark ages” will descend this evening on North and regional Queensland should Brisbane be successfully awarded the 2032 Olympic Games, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have warned. KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said fanfare, financial trickery and creative spin was being used by the Palaszczuk Labor Government to justify the […] READ MORE

DAMETTO APPEALS FOR CLARITY ON EXEMPTION DECISIONS

19 July 2021 The Chief Health Officer should provide clarity to Queenslanders around the criteria she applies when deciding who should and should not be granted hotel quarantine exemptions, Katter’s Australian Party Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Mr Dametto has today written to CHO Dr Jeanette Young, who will later this year become the […] READ MORE

Queensland strikes right balance on “big kids’ toys”: Dametto

16/07/2021 Queensland’s measured approach to the thriving gel blaster industry should be an example to other states who have opted for draconian measures that outlaw or severely restrict what is fundamentally a toy, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. Mr Dametto said that he, and the KAP, believed in the core […] READ MORE

Dametto shines a light on road safety

13 July 2021 Nick Dametto, Member for Hinchinbrook has written to Transport and Main Roads Minister, Mark Bailey to suggest a public communication campaign for motorists to use their hazards lights when stationary on highways. “Recently, two young men and a woman tragically lost their lives in a double incident on the Bruce Highway. I […] READ MORE

KAP EXTENDS NQ INVITATION TO DISPLACED NRL TEAMS

12 July 2021 Katter’s Australian Party MPs have extended an invitation to move North to the 12 southern and overseas NRL teams that will spend the next month playing in Queensland. Boasting die-hard league fans, Queensland’s newest stadium, the best winter weather on offer in Australia and no active cases of COVID-19, KAP Hinchinbrook MP […] READ MORE

PRIVACY LOSS JUST A TAP AWAY FROM TODAY, KAP WARNS

    9 July 2021 Police should be prohibited from accessing QR code data associated with people’s movements if the State Government is to retain community confidence that its mandatory app is for the sole purpose of contact tracing, Katter’s Australian Party Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has said. The State Government’s ‘Check In Qld’ app […] READ MORE

Aged Care Retention Payment Needs Expansion

11/07/2021 Nick Dametto, Member for Hinchinbrook has written to Health and Aged Care Minister Greg Hunt to request the Aged Care Retention Payment be extended to all aged care workers. “I was shocked to hear that the Aged Care Extension Payment was only applicable to registered nurses, allied health workers and those that work directly […] READ MORE

Petition launch: Offset the Qld Olympic waste and invest in NQ nation building fund

9/7/2021 A PETITION calling on the Parliament to create a nation building fund to offset negative impacts on regional Queensland of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics has been launched by Nick Dametto, Member for Hinchinbrook and Founder of Our Fair Share, Colin Dwyer in Townsville today. “This is another example of the Government neglecting regional Queenslanders. […] READ MORE