Govt to respond to police station petition

A PETITION calling for a police station to be built at Bushland Beach has been formally tabled in parliament following a campaign to improve community safety. The e-petition and paper petition, which was started by local resident Kaye Greaves and sponsored by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, attracted more than 800 signatures and will now be […] READ MORE

Youth Justice Bill needs regional hearings

PUBLIC hearings into the State Labor Government’s Youth Justice Bill must be held across North Queensland, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said it would be unacceptable if Parliament’s Legal Affairs and Safety Committee confined hearings to Brisbane “given the extent of the youth crime crisis facing North Queensland”. “There needs to be a […] READ MORE

Fate of Port Hinchinbrook rests with council

THE future of Port Hinchinbrook rests with Cassowary Coast Regional Council as the State government makes one final offer for a new sewage treatment plant. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said he understood council was in negotiations with the State over funding necessary to replace the development’s failing STP after they originally knocked back $4.3 million […] READ MORE

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