Wheely good group needs your help

  HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto is urging local residents to get behind Ingham Meals on Wheels after making a visit last week. Mr Dametto spent time helping volunteers pack meals in the kitchen and then went out on the delivery run where he met with several residents who benefit from the service. “It was great […] READ MORE

Demand grows for return of household program

LOCALS looking to better protect their homes against future natural disasters are demanding the State Government bring back a highly successful government scheme. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said his office had fielded several enquiries from residents asking if they could apply for another round of the State Government’s $20 million Household Resilience Program. The program, […] READ MORE

KAP adds voice to crime meeting

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has joined forces with a host of civic leaders of Townsville to discuss solutions to resolving the city’s crime crisis. The Katter’s Australian Party MP attended together with KAP State leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter in an apolitical forum hosted by the Townsville Bulletin on Monday, which featured a cross-section […] READ MORE

Townsville crime crisis risks civil unrest on streets

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto fears civil unrest will break out on Townsville’s streets between criminals and law-abiding citizens unless the State’s political leaders and heads of government agencies bring crime back under control. The Katter’s Australian Party MP is calling for an urgent tri-partisan “Crime Action Meeting” in order to stop the endless “spree of […] READ MORE

STATE GOVERNMENT TO BLAME ON BATS: KAP

Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have called out the State Government for sending Queensland councils into ‘sword fights armed with feathers’, in reference to the lack of money and support given to towns infested by unwelcome flying fox populations. State KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter challenged Minister for the Environment Leanne Enoch in […] READ MORE

Crime wave creating a ‘gangster’s paradise’: Dametto

THE lack of real consequences for criminals who continue to destroy people’s lives has been highlighted in a stirring speech to parliament by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto shared a deeply personal account of his mother being held at knifepoint at a service station some years ago as an example of the long-lasting impact […] READ MORE

Disability parking reform discussion to drive change

THE need to allow vision-impaired persons access to a disability parking permit will be highlighted in a special discussion at Parliament House this Wednesday. Hosted by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, the event will feature guest speakers Guide Dogs Queensland (GDQ) General Manager Jock Beveridge, a vision impaired GDQ client and Hill MP Shane Knuth. Members […] READ MORE

Dametto welcomes dredge funding for One Mile Creek

A RELENTLESS lobbying effort by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has forced the Federal Coalition Government to come good on their election promise to allocate funding to go toward the dredging of Cardwell’s One Mile Creek. Mr Dametto said this morning’s expected announcement of $1.5 million for dredging was an important step forward in solving the […] READ MORE

Minister looks at dialysis options for Ingham

HEALTH Minister Stephen Miles has revealed Queensland Health is considering options for renal dialysis services at Ingham Hospital, following enquiries made by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Responding to a Question on Notice from Mr Dametto in August about plans for dialysis treatment in Hinchinbrook, Dr Miles confirmed that Townsville Hospital and Health Service was undertaking […] READ MORE

China an opportunity for local businesses

OPPORTUNITY awaits Hinchinbrook businesses in China if they are willing to put the time and effort in to forging strong trade ties, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Speaking after a week-long visit to Shanghai as part of a parliamentary trade delegation, Mr Dametto said there was an “extraordinary” demand for high quality, premium products from […] READ MORE