Govt’s plan to end Indian sugar subsidies bittersweet: KAP

Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) welcomes efforts to end subsidies for Indian sugar growers, but says it’s disappointing it’s taken so long. KAP Leader and Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter previously lobbied the Minister’s office on the issue and said negotiations were taking place to join with Brazil and Thailand in a trade dispute to […] READ MORE

State should bolster veteran support: Dametto

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has called on the State Government to step up their efforts in finding jobs for Queensland’s veteran community, in a bid to better support those who have served our country. In a Question Without Notice in parliament on Tuesday, Mr Dametto asked Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk about bolstering the government’s Veterans’ employment […] READ MORE

Labor abandons commercial boat owners

LABOR has scuttled efforts by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs to debate a draconian regulation which will enforce the use of tracking systems on fishing vessels, abandoning commercial boat owners across Queensland. The State Government quietly passed the Fisheries (Vessel Tracking) Amendment Regulation 2018 last Friday, which will require all crab, line and net fishers […] READ MORE

Out with the crush and in with Christmas

  A SUCCESSFUL crushing season has kept spirits high in the Hebert River District as Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto urges locals to get into the Christmas spirit. As of last Friday, some 4,208,117 tonnes of cane had been crushed between Ingham’s Victoria and Macknade Mills, which equates to about 90 per cent of the season […] READ MORE

Wheels in motion for school bus chaperone

AN innovative idea by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto to stop bullying on a troublesome Townsville school bus will start this week. Mr Dametto said he was thrilled a Police Liaison Officer would be acting as a chaperone on a local northern beaches Sunbus school route in a bid to prevent any further instances of student […] READ MORE

Funding cut bad news for local environment

A STATE Government decision to slash funding to the Herbert River Improvement Trust (HRIT) could put the protection of the Great Barrier Reef in jeopardy, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was stunned at the government’s decision to cut $300,000 from the State Council of River Trusts Queensland (SCRTQ), which allocates funding […] READ MORE

Dametto gets highway back up to speed

  A NON-STOP lobbying effort by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto has convinced Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to restore a stretch of the Bruce Highway north of Townsville back to 100km/h. Mr Dametto was relentless in advocating for the speed limit at the Bluewater section of the highway to be returned to 100km/h after it […] READ MORE

Grant boost to help first home owners: KAP

KATTER’S Australian Party (KAP) has thrown its support behind a push from Master Builders to restore the State Government’s $5000 boost to the First Homes Owners’ Grant for regional Queensland. In a letter to Traeger MP Robbie Katter and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, Master Builders Queensland deputy CEO Paul Bidwell said restoring the grant boost […] READ MORE

Dametto praises ‘game-changing’ infrastructure

A GROUNDBREAKING agreement struck between Katter’s Australian Party leader Bob Katter and Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been hailed as “a historic win” for all of North Queensland by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was thrilled Mr Katter, the Federal Member for Kennedy, had secured Federal funding of up to $54 million […] READ MORE

VMS regs another blow for boaties

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto fears maritime commercial operators will walk away from their businesses under proposed draconian regulations that will force the use of tracking systems on all vessels. Mr Dametto blasted proposed amendments to regulations that support vessel tracking under the existing Fisheries Act 1994. The amendments would make it compulsory to have a […] READ MORE