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State Govt. StreetSmarts Program will launch hazard light campaign
Wednesday, 28 Jul, 2021
KAP Member for Hinchinbrook, Nick Dametto has welcomed the announcement that the State Government will launch a hazard light social media campaign through the StreetSmarts Program. Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey MP has advised through the StreetSmarts Program, social media content will be developed in the coming months to further educate road users about hazard light use, including when stationary […]
Read moreSUBMISSIONS SUPPORT LESS GREEN TAPE FOR GBR GROWERS
Wednesday, 28 Jul, 2021
Around 60 per cent of the submissions received to Katter’s Australian Party’s (KAP) reef regulations reversal legislation were in support of the Bill, signaling significant support for the proposed laws that seek to restore common sense to the management of on-farm water run-off. KAP Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, who introduced the Bill, said the positive […]
Read more“GET THEM OUT OF TOWN”: KAP DEMANDS ACTION ON KID CRIMS
Monday, 26 Jul, 2021
The Palaszczuk Labor Government’s utter refusal to accept the State’s juvenile justice system is broken and ineffective has enabled “wannabe gangsters” and the criminalization of vulnerable youths to take hold in the North, Katter’s Australian Party MPs have warned. Responding to a series of brazen and potentially deadly incidents over the weekend in Townsville, the […]
Read moreEXTREME GREENS ARE REEF’S BIGGEST THREAT: KAP
Monday, 26 Jul, 2021
Radical environmentalists and the ideological diatribe they pedal are the greatest threat to the future of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the many industries it supports, Katter’s Australian Party Leader Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter, commenting after last Friday’s UNESCO World Heritage Committee vote on whether to classify the GBR as “in danger”, […]
Read moreDametto backs alternative access for Bushy Beach residents
Thursday, 22 Jul, 2021
HINCHINBROOK MP, Nick Dametto urges Townsville City Council to investigate alternative exits to the seaside community, Bushland Beach. “It’s ludicrous a population of thousands of people could be marooned because of one incident and a lack of road infrastructure. “I feel the community’s frustrations, early morning road delays can lead to people being late for school, work and even missing flights and important […]
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KAP PROPOSES SMALL BUSINESS CRIME BUSTER GRANTS
Thursday, 22 Jul, 2021
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter, is again calling for Government intervention over the increase in vandalism and crime affecting small business in regional and rural Queensland. Robbie Katter says, “Small Businesses in Mount Isa, Mareeba, Charters Towers, and all-over North Queensland are on the brink of collapse after the increase […]
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