Monday, 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 […]
Read moreSaturday, 1 May, 2021
$3 million in funding towards a water assessment on the Tablelands is set to begin, after Member for Hill Shane Knuth was notified by the Minister for Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water the electorate would be one of only three (3) in the state which had been granted funding. Member for Hill Shane Knuth said […]
Read moreFriday, 30 Apr, 2021
HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has accused the State Labor Government of bureaucratic laziness in its failure to remove an over-the-top requirement preventing the construction of large farm sheds in Queensland. Mr Dametto said he and Hinchinbrook Mayor Ramon Jayo had hit a number of road blocks in attempting to identify a workaround to the Queensland Development Code that currently requires overzealous fire suppression systems for simple farm vehicle storage sheds […]
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