Dametto leads the pack in first election debate

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto kicked off the first debate of his election campaign with a strong performance, as he went head-to-head with a range of candidates on key issues. The former boilermaker, mine worker and tourism operator faced off against candidates from the LNP, United Australia Party and an independent. Mr Dametto was able to […] READ MORE

KAP tackles crippling insurance costs

North Queenslanders in the grips of the state’s worsening insurance crisis would be relieved from having to insure their properties against natural disasters like cyclones in a bold plan supported today by Katter’s Australian Party. The plan, spearheaded by Queensland’s peak body for the strata sector, Strata Community Association (SCA, Qld) is in response to […] READ MORE

LNP should come clean on asset sales: Dametto

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has demanded the LNP level with Queenslanders and rule out the selloff of the State’s electricity assets, which could potentially push up power prices for residents. Mr Dametto said voters had every right to be wary of the LNP’s “privatisation agenda”, given the previous Newman Government had considered a plan to […] READ MORE

Relocation sentencing to curb vigilantism

RISING instances of vigilantism against juvenile offenders in North Queensland would be curbed if Katter’s Australian Party’s relocation sentencing policy was introduced, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was concerned by recent media reports which painted a grim picture of the lack of safety on Townsville’s streets that had led to a […] READ MORE

$4.3m for Port Hinchinbrook sewage treatment

Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has welcomed State Development Minister Kate Jones’ announcement of up to $4.3 million in conditional State funding towards the replacement of Port Hinchinbrook’s Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), saying Cardwell is another step closer to realising its full economic potential. Mr Dametto said he was “absolutely ecstatic” over the funding windfall, which […] READ MORE

Small towns under threat from LNP’s highway plan

The LNP’s proposal to upgrade the Bruce Highway could accelerate plans to bypass towns like Ingham and Cardwell, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. While welcoming the announcement to upgrade the highway, Mr Dametto said the LNP needed to level with small businesses in Hinchinbrook who relied heavily on drive-through traffic as to whether they would […] READ MORE

Reef trip proves benefits of right infrastructure

MARINE infrastructure that gives greater access to the Great Barrier Reef can unlock the North’s tourism potential, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto joined Kennedy MP Bob Katter, Hill MP Shane Knuth and Katter’s Australian Party leader Robbie Katter to get a first-hand look at the benefits of such infrastructure after inspecting the nearly […] READ MORE

Premier considers KAP water tariff reduction plan

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed her government is considering a game-changing proposal from Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) that could dramatically boost farming and inject millions into Queensland’s economy. When asked at a press conference this morning whether the government was considering the proposal to cut State government water tariffs by 25 per cent for farmers, […] READ MORE

JobSeeker scheme needs a refocus

THE Federal Government’s JobSeeker program needs to be better targeted in order to encourage people back into the local workforce, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said his office had fielded several calls from frustrated small business owners who were at their wits’ end in trying to find staff, with owners blaming the supplement […] READ MORE

Olympics money better spent on the North

THE waste of $4.5 billion on a “frivolous” Olympics bid for Brisbane could be far better spent on projects that would turbocharge North Queensland, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said every North Queenslander had a right to demand the State Labor Government “end the south-east’s self-indulgence” and divert bid funding for game-changing infrastructure […] READ MORE