KAP calls out rumours on coal royalties hike

Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have put the State Government on notice, warning that any income generated from proposed coal royalties hikes must be injected in Northern and regional communities. Speaking to media after questioning Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad on the matter on Wednesday morning, Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said KAP offices had recently been […] READ MORE

Uni must answer for Ridd debacle: Dametto

JAMES Cook University’s executive leadership must be held to account for its persecution of Professor Peter Ridd following his vindication in court, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said the university’s “relentless pursuit” of Professor Ridd, who was sacked last year after questioning the methodology used by some of his colleagues on issues such […] READ MORE

Dametto launches petition to save huts

  HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has called on the community to have their voice heard after launching a parliamentary petition to save several historic huts in Halifax Bay. It follows local hut owners receiving letters from either the Department of Environment and Science or the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy to remove huts […] READ MORE

Teamwork the key to dredge dream

  A TOTAL team effort between the Cardwell community, Cassowary Coast Regional Council and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto could be the key to unlocking State and Federal funding to dredge One Mile Creek. Mr Dametto recently visited Molongle Creek at Gumlu south of Townsville to gain an understanding of how the Molongle Creek Boat Club […] READ MORE

‘Pitiful’ trespass fine won’t stop activists

A NEW fine aimed at deterring militant animal rights activists from trespassing on farms has been derided as “pathetically weak” by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said it was laughable the State Labor Government thought their newly announced $652.75 fine would do anything to stop activists from causing havoc on farms and meatworks across […] READ MORE

Permit fee hampers flood recovery

RESIDENTS applying for an owner builder permit to repair their homes after a natural disaster should not have to be slugged with its excessive cost, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said waiving the $415 permit fee in areas hit by natural disasters would help lessen the financial impact suffered by residents who opt […] READ MORE

Enviro Bill hearings ‘just a show’: Dametto

A PUBLIC hearing held into a farm-destroying Bill proposed by Labor has been dismissed as “just going through the motions” by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto, who was present at the Labor-stacked Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee’s hearing into the Great Barrier Reef’s catchment for the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) […] READ MORE

Jobs on the line over Labor’s Adani games

THE State Labor Government is “playing games with people’s livelihoods” over the fate of Adani’s proposed Carmichael Mine, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. After yesterday’s Federal Government approval of Adani’s Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Management Plan, Mr Dametto said the fate of thousands of jobs was hanging in the balance with the State Government yet to […] READ MORE

Broken bridge needs a fix

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has backed local residents frustrated at the delay in repairing Alice River Bridge, saying Transport and Main Roads (TMR) needed to “fast-track the project immediately”. Mr Dametto said he had been approached by several residents in the Black River and Hervey Range area who were growing frustrated at having to use […] READ MORE

Government response takes hunters for granted

QUEENSLAND’S sport shooting fraternity has been ignored by the State Government after they arrogantly rejected a petition calling for a trial of conservation hunting in State Forests. Started by Brisbane man Daniel Boniface and sponsored by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, the petition amassed more than 13,500 signatures before it was tabled in parliament in February. […] READ MORE