Budget brushes big ticket projects

BIG ticket projects that would transform Hinchinbrook’s economy have been sidestepped by Labor in this year’s State Budget, despite a number of smaller funding victories. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said while he was appreciative of the State Government’s spend on education, infrastructure and health initiatives, the fight for projects that transform the region was still […] READ MORE

Bridge repair not fast enough

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has once again urged Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to fast track repairs to Alice River Bridge after tabling a petition on behalf of local residents in parliament on Tuesday. The e-petition, launched by local resident Mary-ann Yardley, called on “the House to take all action necessary to cause the faster […] READ MORE

Woolies restructure could shaft local workers

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has stood up for workers who could be facing the sack by supermarket behemoth Woolworths after details of the company’s restructuring plan were revealed. Mr Dametto was outraged that managerial positions could be lost under the restructure, which will create two new departments in store and require staff to manage multiple […] READ MORE

Adoption law change will benefit families: Dametto

A CHANGE to Queensland’s adoption laws would give blended families the recognition they deserve, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. The Katter’s Australian Party MP is sponsoring a parliamentary e-petition set to be tabled in parliament next week that calls on the State Government to make adult adoption legal in Queensland as it is in other […] READ MORE

Refinery waiting for Clive to cough up the cash

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has warned Queensland businessman Clive Palmer needs to follow through on his promise to Townsville of re-opening his ailing nickel refinery or “kiss goodbye any skerrick of credibility the North has left for him”. Mr Dametto said it beggared belief Mr Palmer spent $60 million on election advertising but couldn’t find […] READ MORE

Residents rage against govt over flooding issues

A LACK of action by Queensland Rail and Transport and Main Roads to address several flooding issues in northern Townsville has seen Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto take up the fight on behalf of residents. Mr Dametto said he had been approached by several residents living in Bluewater and Purono Park whose homes had suffered flood […] READ MORE

Farmers forgotten in election aftermath

NORTH Queensland’s coastal farmers have been abandoned by the newly-elected Federal Coalition Government over a farm-destroying Bill proposed by the State Labor Government. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said he had “barely heard a murmur” from Federal National Party MPs over the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019, which […] READ MORE

KAP reignites call for a new North

  NORTH Queensland needs to break free of its southern overlords in order to control its own destiny, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was happy to indulge progressive activists in other states who were calling for a #Quexit after Queenslanders voted overwhelmingly for a conservative government in the recent Federal election. […] READ MORE

Huts petition gathers steam

A PETITION to save several historic huts in Halifax Bay is continuing to gather local support, as Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto calls on more residents to join the fight. More than 450 local residents have backed the petition in either its paper or online form, both of which are sponsored by Mr Dametto. “It is […] READ MORE

Dametto challenges Labor to “Go Galilee”

THE State Labor Government needs to unleash mining in the Galilee Basin with a State-owned rail line or face electoral oblivion, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. The bold call follows Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s announcement this morning that she wanted Adani, the State Coordinator-General and Environment Department to meet tomorrow to work out a timeline for […] READ MORE