Veg regrowth a ‘ticking time bomb’: Dametto

VEGETATION regrowth in the aftermath of North Queensland’s floods is a “disaster waiting to happen” unless the State Labor Government takes action to reduce it, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. “The restrictions placed on landowners in Queensland are not practical and do not provide adequate room to clear land to make substantial firebreaks on their […] READ MORE

Dametto welcomes sugar subsidy escalation

THE Federal Government’s decision to initiate formal action through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against India’s sugar subsidies is a welcome move for local growers, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said the formal WTO action, which was jointly launched with the Brazilian Government, will send a clear signal to India that such practices […] READ MORE

Labor’s Enviro Bill another attack against farmers

  HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto fears cane farmers will suffer from even more bureaucratic green tape if a Bill introduced by Labor in parliament today is eventually passed. The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MP was furious at Labor’s latest move, with their Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 […] READ MORE

Hunting petition sends message to government

A PETITION calling for a trial of conservation hunting in Queensland State Forests has received overwhelming support from the state’s sport shooting fraternity after amassing more than 13,500 signatures. Officially tabled in parliament this morning, the parliamentary E-Petition proposes a three year trial of conservation hunting in Queensland State Forests where feral species such as […] READ MORE

Public facilities key to restoring Cape Richards

LOW impact public facilities should be built to replace the soon-to-be demolished Cape Richards resort on Hinchinbrook Island, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said facilities such as shaded areas, picnic benches, wash basins, a water pump, composting toilets, a public camping ground and a boardwalk could transform the area for visitors to Cape […] READ MORE

Workers lose out to Labor’s dithering on Adani

NORTH Queenslanders desperate for work at Adani’s proposed Carmichael Mine are being left in the lurch by Townsville’s three State Labor MPs. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto blasted Townsville’s MP Scott Stewart, Thuringowa MP Aaron Harper and Mundingburra MP Coralee O’Rourke over their unwillingness to stand up for the region and tell their Brisbane counterparts to […] READ MORE

Island clean-up bill thanks to Labor’s laziness

THE Labor State Government’s failure to ensure there was a current insurance policy over the lease of Hinchinbrook Island’s dilapidated Cape Richards resort will now cost taxpayers big time to clean it up, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said the oversight had left him dumbfounded after the government announced it would accept an […] READ MORE

Dametto puts insurers on notice over flood recovery

INSURANCE companies who fail to pay up to customers affected by North Queensland’s devastating floods face a monumental public backlash and will be run out of the region, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. In a Private Member’s Statement delivered in parliament this afternoon, Mr Dametto threatened to “name and shame” insurance companies who failed to […] READ MORE

Commercial operators cut adrift by Labor

A DRACONIAN regulation which enforces the use of tracking systems on fishing vessels has been upheld by Labor despite efforts by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto to have it quashed. The State Government used its numbers last night to vote down a disallowance motion of the Fisheries (Vessel Tracking) Amendment Regulation 2018, which was quietly passed […] READ MORE

Flood recovery needs full government focus: Dametto

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has urged the State Government to throw its full weight behind North Queensland’s mammoth flood recovery effort by suspending this sitting week of parliament. In an extraordinary move, Mr Dametto said now was not the time to be “playing politics in Brisbane” while thousands of North Queenslanders were left to count […] READ MORE