Neglected highway leads to a future of delays

THE State Labor Government’s refusal to invest in upgrading a Bruce Highway link between Ingham and Cardwell will only see more road closures during wet season, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said Transport and Main Roads had so far refused to allocate any funding to a long-standing $40 million commitment from the Federal […] READ MORE

Labor ‘forgets’ to act on youth crime

The Palaszczuk Government’s failure to introduce emergency youth justice legislation into the Queensland Parliament this week has been labelled as bitterly disappointing by Katter’s Australian Party MPs. KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said the Palaszczuk Government had today taken advantage of the low expectations of members of the public – many of whom […] READ MORE

Report shows no need for Reef Regs

RESULTS from the 2019 Reef Water Quality Report Card prove the State Labor Government’s farm-destroying Reef regulations were unnecessary, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said the report card, released Wednesday, assessed the results of all Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan actions reported up to June 2019 and showed there was already encouraging […] READ MORE

State’s apex predator policy a load of croc

Encounters between humans and deadly estuarine saltwater crocodiles are increasing at astronomical rates in North Queensland, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has warned. Mr Katter, speaking after the tragic crocodile-related death of experienced Cairns sailor Andrew Heard near Hinchinbrook Island at the weekend, said more fatalities were inevitable if the Queensland […] READ MORE

Dametto to Labor: End This Madness

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has threatened to move a motion of no confidence in the State Labor Government unless they toughen up legislation to deal with Queensland’s escalating crime crisis. An emotional Mr Dametto said he was in no mood for any more excuses from Labor after the deaths of four innocent people in the […] READ MORE

Residents demand police station for Bushland Beach

BUSHLAND Beach residents have rallied around a parliamentary e-petition calling for a police station to be built after an alarming rise in criminal activity in the area. The petition, which was started by local resident Kaye Greaves and is sponsored by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, has already attracted 600 signatures since it was launched last […] READ MORE

Progress on Bill to repeal Reef regs

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto says his draft Bill to repeal Labor’s farm-destroying Reef regulations is on track following a meeting with a key grower group. Mr Dametto met with members of the Pioneer Cane Growers Organisation (PCGO) board in Ayr last Thursday to seek feedback on the Bill and suggestions for improvements. “It was great […] READ MORE

Cardwell set back three years after council vote

  PROGRESS in Cardwell has been left in limbo after Cassowary Coast Regional Council knocked back $4.3 million to build a new sewerage treatment plant at Port Hinchinbrook. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto labelled the decision a “disappointment” after he helped secure the State funding last September after almost three years of hard lobbying. $4.3 million […] READ MORE

COVID fund needs northern focus

Projects that would turbocharge Hinchinbrook’s economy should be considered by a State Government fund designed to help Queensland recover from COVID-19, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said there was a “prime opportunity” to put the State’s $500 million Backing Queensland Business Investment Fund to work on job-creating projects like the proposed North Queensland […] READ MORE

‘Terrorist’ teenager should be properly punished

  A ‘TERRORIST’ teenager who caused a bomb hoax at a Townsville shopping centre should be locked up in juvenile detention, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was furious the teen, 13, was let off with just a warning by police after he caused mass panic at Stockland Shopping Centre last Thursday […] READ MORE