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Nick saddles up for a bucking good time
NORTH Queensland’s fittest pollie is set to risk his life on top of an angry bull for a good cause at next month’s Ingham Sugar City Rodeo. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said he couldn’t believe he had been “roped into the deal” but if the community dug deep to help him raise at least $1000 […] READ MORE -
Dredge inaction leads to life-threatening incident
A MAN who went into anaphylactic shock on a house boat was left helpless after the Cardwell Coast Guard vessel was unable to respond due to low tide at One Mile Creek yesterday. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said the incident was “solid proof of the urgent need to dredge One Mile Creek before a […] READ MORE -
Plastic phase out needs Ministerial attention
A YOUNG Hinchinbrook student with a dream to end single-use plastic in Australia hopes to take her message straight to Queensland Parliament when it visits Townsville in September. Straw No More Townsville “StrawBassador” Emily Walker has enlisted the support of Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto to request a meeting with State Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch […] READ MORE -
Cardwell in limbo over dredge promise
THE Cardwell community has been left in limbo by the Federal Coalition Government after Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack refused to commit to an election promise of up to $1.5 million to dredge One Mile Creek. Speaking after his meeting with Mr McCormack in Canberra today, Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said the government’s refusal to […] READ MORE -
Bio-energy plant gets Federal attention
HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has taken the case for Ingham’s proposed North Queensland Bio-Energy (NQBE) plant straight to the halls of power in Canberra following a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack today. Mr Dametto delivered an Investment Information Memorandum from NQBE Corporation Limited to Mr McCormack’s office, which outlines the immense benefits of […] READ MORE -
Dametto to take Feds to task over dredge promise
HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto says he “will stop at nothing” to ensure a Federal Government promise of up to $1.5 million to dredge Cardwell’s One Mile Creek is kept when he meets Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack today. The Katter’s Australian Party MP is meeting with Mr McCormack in Canberra to thrash out the details […] READ MORE -
Catch up with Nick in his latest newsletter
Interested to know what Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has been up to in the electorate? Look no further than the latest edition of his newsletter. Inside, you’ll find stories on a wide range of issues relevant to region so you can stay up to date with Nick’s fight for Hinchinbrook’s fair share. Nick’s newsletter is […] READ MORE -
Taxpayers foot bill for Labor’s youth crime mess
QUEENSLAND taxpayers cannot keep paying to clean up the State Labor’s Government’s youth crime mess, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said recent media reports that revealed juvenile delinquents cost Queensland taxpayers more than $600,000 in less than six months to fix damage caused by them in detention centres should be “an urgent wake […] READ MORE -
Enviro Bill will be “death knell” for Labor
LABOR’S farm-destroying Environmental Protection Bill will see them decimated as a political party in North Queensland, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said farmers were still furious with Labor over its vegetation management laws that were passed in parliament last year and were further insulted by their push to burden them with even more […] READ MORE -
Tourist season a top time of year
HINCHINBROOK businesses are seeing a flood of visitors as the region embraces the annual tourist season. Local MP Nick Dametto said a bumper season would help an otherwise trying start to the year, which saw most of North Queensland affected by major floods. “Now, more than ever, we welcome visitors to come stay, play and […] READ MORE
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