Hinchinbrook Budget Outcomes 2024-25

11 June 2024 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto has expressed deep disappointment following the release of the 2024/25 State Budget, which has overlooked critical funding needs for North Queensland. Mr Dametto said the budget failed to extend beyond the perimeters of the major regional centres of Townsville and Cairns to […] READ MORE

Finally Tally: 40,470 signatures as Castle Law Petition Tabled in State Parliament

11 June 2024 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto is urging the Queensland Parliament to fast-track the debate and vote on his recently introduced Castle Law Bill, following an overwhelming show of public support. A petition tabled in the Queensland Parliament earlier today supporting the bill gathered an impressive 40,470 […] READ MORE

Dametto Demands Hinchinbrook’s Fair Share in State Budget

7 June 2024 Ahead of next week’s Queensland State Budget, Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader Nick Dametto has urged the State Labor Government to prioritise critical infrastructure projects within the Hinchinbrook electorate. Highlighting the neglect faced by Hinchinbrook in last year’s budget, Mr. Dametto said that it was imperative that this […] READ MORE

Statement from Nick Dametto MP – Port Hinchinbrook (June)

4 June 2024 Back in mid-May I announced that a meeting would occur at the end of the month between the Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC) and the State Government regarding a long-term strategy for dredging at Port Hinchinbrook and finalising the normalisation process of the development. A meeting went ahead as planned on Friday, […] READ MORE

Residents living in perpetual state of fear as youth crime crisis grows

3 June 2024 Townsville residents are living in a perpetual state of fear as youth criminals run rampant on the streets endangering the lives of people going about their normal business. Over the weekend, it has been alleged that carloads of youth offenders in stolen vehicles rammed up to three cars belonging to members of […] READ MORE

30,000+ Queenslanders call for Castle Law

30 May 2024 More than 31,000 Queenslanders have signed the Parliamentary Petition to enact Castle Law in Queensland, a figure labelled by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto as an overwhelming milestone. The parliamentary petition was launched in conjunction with the introduction of the Criminal Code (Defence of Dwellings and […] READ MORE

Gairloch Floodway Safety Project Reaches Overdue Design Milestone

28 May 2024 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto, has announced a long-awaited milestone in relation to the Gairloch flood and safety project to the north of Ingham but the accolades weren’t without fair criticism with the project currently dragging through its tenth years of being on the books. The […] READ MORE

Queensland Community Safety Bill risks being swept through by inappropriate committee process

24 May 2024 The first and only round of public hearings and briefings by the Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee (the Committee) in relation to their examination of the Queensland Community Safety Bill 2024 are underway in Brisbane today. So far, the Committee has heard from various stakeholders at the morning’s public hearing proceedings […] READ MORE

Dametto Renews Calls for 120km/h Speed Limit on Overtaking Lanes

24 May 2024 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto has renewed his calls from 2023 for an increased speed limit of up to 120 kilometres per hour for overtaking lanes along the Bruce Highway. The Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Minister at the time rejected Mr Dametto’s proposal claiming that […] READ MORE

Time’s Ticking on Intensive On Country Program

21 May 2024 Hinchinbrook MP and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader, Nick Dametto used parliamentary Question Time today to corner the Queensland Premier for an update on the Expression of Interest (EOI) process for Labor’s Intensive On Country Program. The Queensland State Labor Government has come under heavy criticism this week for their continued […] READ MORE