Secrecy surrounds government’s bat review

A KEY government committee has refused to shine a light on the State Labor Government’s secretive review into their flying fox management framework, despite a direct request from Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. In a letter to Mr Dametto late last week, Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee chair and Member for Stretton Duncan Pegg refused […] READ MORE

Farming on death row after Labor’s Enviro Bill passes

KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) MPs have lashed the State Labor Government for kowtowing to green extremists after the farm destroying Environmental Protection Amendment Bill was passed in parliament this afternoon. KAP State Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter, Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto and Hill MP Shane Knuth were united in their fury, vowing to repeal […] READ MORE

Townsville MPs need to clarify position on Reef regs

TOWNSVILLE’S three Labor MPs need to level with North Queenslanders and make their position “crystal clear” on proposed Reef regulations that will hit farmers, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. At a press conference this afternoon, Mr Dametto said he had received conflicting information from farming industry groups which disputed claims made in local media that […] READ MORE

Dametto backs Reef audit resolution

A PLANNED resolution to demand that Great Barrier Reef science be audited by the Federal Auditor-General has been strongly backed by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. The Katter’s Australian Party MP said the resolution drafted by party leader and Member for Kennedy Bob Katter “deserved the full support of Federal parliament”. “This resolution reflects the concerns […] READ MORE

Olympics not a winner for the North

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has cast doubt on what benefits a bid for the 2032 Olympics will have for rural and regional Queensland, after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk met with officials in Switzerland. While acknowledging that the State Government is yet to make a decision on whether to submit a formal bid, Mr Dametto suggested the […] READ MORE

First home owners to be election focus

A BILL designed to give regional first home owners a leg up in the property market will be a key focus for Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto should Katter’s Australian party be in a commanding position at the next State Election. Mr Dametto’s First Home Owner Grant (Rural and Regional Areas) Amendment Bill 2019 would reinstate […] READ MORE

Dametto riding high after charity fundraiser

THE countdown is on to see Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto face off against a bull at this year’s Ingham Sugar City Rodeo. After leading a successful fundraising effort which saw more than $1500 raised for local cancer support charity, Audrey’s Angels of Hope, Mr Dametto said he was hoping to survive the encounter “relatively unscathed” […] READ MORE

Townsville Parliament needs northern focus

ISSUES relevant to North Queensland should be a priority for debate at next week’s sitting of parliament in Townsville, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto urged Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to ditch the “South-East circus” and focus on topics like crime, mining, long-term water security and lowering the cost of electricity. “These are the issues […] READ MORE

Hinchinbrook youth states case for plastic phase-out

ENVIRONMENT Minister Leeanne Enoch will hear first-hand the benefits of phasing out single-use plastics after agreeing to meet with Hinchinbrook student Emily Walker when parliament sits in Townsville next week. Following a meeting request from Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, Emily, a Straw No More Townsville “StrawBassador”, will discuss her ideas to phase out single-use plastics […] READ MORE

CopperString project to unlock new energy markets

A VISIONARY project to connect Queensland’s North West power system into the National Electricity Market could help realise a $640 million bio-energy plant in Ingham. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said the CopperString 2.0 project, which would construct a 1100 km 275-kilovolt (kV) overhead high-voltage electricity transmission line from the North West Minerals Province (NWMP) and […] READ MORE