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

Labor locks up the North with new laws

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has pummelled Labor for once again ramming through legislation that will put even more restrictions on landholders in North Queensland. The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MP is seething after the State Government used its numbers to pass the Nature Conservation (Special Wildlife Reserves) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 on Wednesday. […] READ MORE

Cardwell suffers at hands of Labor’s inaction

A REFUSAL by the State Labor Government to dredge One Mile Creek means Cardwell will once again miss out on another economically lucrative tourist season. Almost nine months after Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto brought representatives from Port Hinchinbrook mortgagee Sino, Cassowary Coast Regional Council and maintenance firm Norship Marine to Cardwell for a discussion on […] READ MORE

Enviro Bill another reason for separate state

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has reignited calls for a separate North Queensland state ahead of public hearings on a farm-destroying Bill proposed by Labor. The Labor-stacked Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee now plans to hold hearings in regional areas throughout the Great Barrier Reef’s catchment for the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) […] READ MORE

Dam plan means water security for region

A BOLD vision to dam the Herbert River would provide long-term water security for the wider region, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. “We live in one of the most fertile areas of Australia so it makes sense that we capitalise on the abundance of rainfall that pours into the Herbert River annually,” he said. “Long […] READ MORE

‘Fishal recognition’ a final blow for industry

LABOR’S decision to fund research into fishal recognition technology will mean the death knell for Queensland’s commercial fishing industry, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. The Katter’s Australian Party MP said he was shocked and angered that the government was bragging about “fish image recognition” technology, which is being developed to automatically collect information on commercial […] READ MORE