MEDIA
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Super pest a danger for Hinchinbrook growers
SUGARCANE growers are being urged to remain vigilant after the rapid spread of an introduced worm known to devastate multiple types of crops. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said he was extremely concerned over reports of the fall armyworm spreading from the Torres Strait to Bamaga and now to Georgetown, with the pest able to chew […] READ MORE -
Labor fails community on bail laws
MISGUIDED social engineering by the State Labor Government has dramatically worsened Townsville’s youth crime crisis, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. The Katter’s Australian Party MP said he stood with the police officers and lawyers mentioned in a recent media article who were adamant the government’s new youth justice bail laws had made it more difficult […] READ MORE -
Gel blaster petition is common sense: Dametto
HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has stood up for law-abiding gel blaster owners after sponsoring a petition urging the government not to reclassify the toy guns. The parliamentary e-petition, launched by Silkwood man Craig Bainbridge, calls on the State government to reject a proposal for the regulation of gel blasters and that the “toy” exemption […] READ MORE -
KAP ANNOUNCES “BAT RE-STOCKING” PROPOSAL
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) has today offered to devise a plan to safely export hundreds of thousands of Queensland flying foxes to New South Wales with no option for “return to sender”, as part of a proposed “Bat Re-Stocking Program”. The announcement follows the news that hundreds of bats were flown on a private plane […] READ MORE -
Canavan fails energy test
NATIONALS Senator Matt Canavan has confirmed how out of touch he is with North Queensland’s renewable energy sector, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said it beggared belief Senator Canavan wrote off renewable energy as the “dole bludgers” of the energy system in a recent newspaper opinion piece that argued for a new coal-fired […] READ MORE -
$2.4 million secured for River Trust
HINCHINBROOK farmers battling riverbank erosion issues will have some relief after the State and Federal governments allocated $2.4 million to the Herbert River Improvement Trust (HRIT). Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said the funding, provided under the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), would help deliver much needed works for landholders in the Herbert River […] READ MORE -
Minister stumbles over bat question
ENVIRONMENT Minister Leeanne Enoch has failed to provide a straight answer over what support her department will provide Hinchinbrook Shire Council as they attempt to rid Ingham of a massive bat colony. In a Question Without Notice from Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto in parliament on Tuesday morning, Mr Dametto referenced the “technical and financial […] READ MORE -
Katter’s Australian Party enters new era
THE future of Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) is secure after Maverick Kennedy MP Bob Katter announced he will hand over his leadership of the party to the next generation. Mr Katter’s son and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has been named as the new KAP leader, with Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto praising the move. “I congratulate […] READ MORE -
Telstra abandons Upper Stone customers
RESIDENTS in Upper Stone fear their calls will go unanswered in a potentially life-threatening situation due to failing Telstra infrastructure that has left them largely without any landline phone service for almost a month. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said his office had been inundated with emails, mobile phone calls and visits from furious residents, with […] READ MORE -
Contractor to help fight against Ingham bats
AN environmental management firm with a proven track record of bat roost dispersal will get to work in Ingham shortly following a productive meeting with Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto and Hinchinbrook Mayor Ramon Jayo. Mr Dametto said he was pleased Cr Jayo had announced a $250,000 contract to environmental management firm Biodiversity Australia to disperse […] READ MORE
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