Another dredging milestone for Cardwell

THE long-awaited dredging of Cardwell’s One Mile Creek has reached another milestone with a set of existing dredging permits secured. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said he was pleased to hear that Port Hinchinbrook liquidator Offermans had agreed to allow Cassowary Coast Regional Council to use their existing dredging permits after attending a meeting with key […] READ MORE

Key meeting to help solve bat problem

INGHAM’S bat problem is another step closer to being solved following a key meeting between Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, Hinchinbrook Mayor Ramon Jayo and an environmental management firm. Mr Dametto and Cr Jayo joined Biodiversity Australia operations manager and senior ecologist Karl Robertson for an inspection of flying fox roosts in the town last week, […] READ MORE

Works to start next year on highway blackspot

FUNDING has been allocated and will be spent upgrading a dangerous stretch of the Bruce Highway at Black River that has been the site of several fatal accidents. Transport and Main Roads (TMR) officials revealed works were set to start by Easter next year on a duplication of the highway between Veales Rd and Pope […] READ MORE

KAP warns of green monster’s latest QLD attack

Drastic changes to the Lake Eyre Basin Management Plan, proposed by the Palaszczuk Government under new “Pristine Rivers” legislation, could crucify future development in north and western Queensland, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have warned. Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch announced a review into the basin’s management plan just before Christmas, saying the “proposed framework will increase […] READ MORE

KAP warns QLD could be a ticking tinderbox

  Queensland must re-calibrate its approach to bushfire management if it is to have any hope of avoiding the devastation being experienced in New South Wales and Victoria, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have said this week. State KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said the current management strategies of state forests and National Parks […] READ MORE

Farm reef runoff issue overblown: Dametto

FARMERS are being needlessly demonised by the State Labor Government for soil erosion that is having little impact on the health of the Great Barrier Reef, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said the passing of Labor’s farm-destroying Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill last year had attacked […] READ MORE

Local business fundraiser to help fire victims

A COMPASSIONATE plea from a Townsville woman to help her fellow Australians devastated by bushfires has led to an outpouring of generosity from dozens of local businesses. Pallarenda mum Ashley Schrodter has raised more than $5000 after rallying 61 local businesses to raffle off prizes in support of those impacted by the bushfires. Mrs Schrodter, […] READ MORE

Dametto backs petition for safer road

A PETITION calling for safety upgrades to a dangerous stretch of the Bruce Highway responsible for several recent traffic accidents resulting in multiple fatalities has been backed by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto is sponsoring a parliamentary e-petition by local resident Craig Philpots, which calls on the State Government to fast track an improved […] READ MORE

Dametto marks big year in politics

Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has thanked the community for their ongoing support in 2019 as he marks the end of a productive year in politics. Mr Dametto said he was incredibly grateful for the support on a number of key projects this year, including his part in securing $1.5 million from the Federal Government to […] READ MORE

Bat regs don’t go far enough: Dametto

DRAFT changes to the Department of Environment and Science’s flying fox codes of practice have been blasted by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto as “woefully weak” as North Queensland towns continue to put up with the disease-ridden animals. Mr Dametto said consultation drafts of the codes of practice for the “Ecologically sustainable management of flying-fox roosts” […] READ MORE