Friday, 20 Aug, 2021
MEMBER for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto MP has praised the Herbert farming community on their efforts as harvesting crews’ power through the 2021 season. The sugarcane industry remains the number one industry in Hinchinbrook. For every $1 of economic activity in sugarcane growing, an additional $6.40 in economic activity is generated elsewhere in the economy.1 Since the start of the 2021 crush to the week ending […]
MEMBER for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto MP is furious as the Townsville Bulletin has today confirmed that in the coming weeks, two new civilian prosecutors will commence in Brisbane to take on the ‘worst’ juvenile offenders.1 Nick Dametto MP said North Queensland, particularly across the three centres of Townsville, Cairns and Mount Isa had been battling relentless youth crime rates for […]
Thursday, 19 Aug, 2021
Cleveland Youth Detention Centre may be full but the Queensland outback is open and ready to accept and sort out repeat offenders as part of Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) innovative Relocation Sentencing Policy. Spurred on by news today that North Queensland’s only dedicated youth detention facility is bursting at its seams[1], KAP Leader and Traeger […]
Wednesday, 18 Aug, 2021
HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has reminded road users to get behind the initiatives promoted by Queensland Road Safety Week and take a moment to remember those who have lost their lives on the region’s roads this year. Since the start of the year, 17 people have been killed on Northern Police Region roads, and 15 killed in the Townsville Police District alone1. Mr Dametto said, “these […]
Feral pig numbers would balloon, injured and unwell animals could be relegated to suffering cruel deaths and on-farm safety may be compromised following the abandonment of the licensed firearm industry by major freight carriers, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have warned. KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said the decisions by TNT (now owned by […]
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2021
State Member for Hill Shane Knuth has today announced he will be submitting a revised Safer Waterways Bill on behalf of the KAP to address shortfalls in the current management program to meet community expectations. Mr Knuth was critical of the State Governments recently released Queensland Estuarine Crocodile Monitoring Program report, stating the report was […]