Tuesday, 18 May, 2021
State Member for Hill Shane Knuth has questioned the government on why the population survey into crocodile numbers in North Queensland has not yet been released to the public. In a ministerial media statement by the previous Minister for Environment on June 1, 2016, it was announced $5.8million would be allocated over three years for crocodile […]
Read moreMonday, 17 May, 2021
A solution to solving long-standing drainage issues affecting land owners in the Herbert River District is a step closer following a key meeting between Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, Hinchinbrook Mayor Ramon Jayo and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) officials in Brisbane last week. DAF Fisheries and Forestry Deputy Director-General Graeme Bolton agreed at the meeting to fly up and personally inspect dead and overgrown vegetation which is causing […]
Read moreMonday, 17 May, 2021
THE true agenda of the RSPCA has been questioned by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto in a speech to parliament defending feral pest hunters. Speaking last week on the State Labor Government’s review of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001, Mr Dametto said he was concerned about the involvement of the RSPCA in the review, […]
Read moreWednesday, 12 May, 2021
THE future of the sugar industry including sugar mills and the thousands of jobs they support across Queensland could be in jeopardy if Labor’s Reef laws and regulations continue to scale back farming, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was alarmed by the continued drop in production across Queensland’s sugar cane farming districts in recent times, attributable to a gradual reduction in the application of fertilisers such as nitrogen, phosphorous and pesticides on sugar cane crops. “Labor’s latest round of Reef regulations that will be […]
Read moreWednesday, 12 May, 2021
The State Labor Government have turned their backs on regional Queensland after the Health and Environment Committee scheduled just two hearings into a Bill that seeks repeal the government’s Reef legislation. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said every Queenslander that stood to be economically impacted by the Reef regulations which will scale back farming had a right to be insulted by the Labor-stacked committee’s move. “Whether you're a farmer, mill worker, small […]
Read moreMonday, 10 May, 2021
TOWNSVILLE residents are trapped in a “criminal hell hole” because of the State Labor Government’s weak youth justice policies, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was disgusted the government “had virtually handed Townsville to the criminals” after passing their amendments to the Youth Justice Act two weeks ago. A shocking 102 offences involving unlawful entry and 24 involving unlawful use of a motor vehicle were recorded between May 3 and […]
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