Thursday, 21 Jan, 2021
PROGRESS in Cardwell has been left in limbo after Cassowary Coast Regional Council knocked back $4.3 million to build a new sewerage treatment plant at Port Hinchinbrook. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto labelled the decision a “disappointment” after he helped secure the State funding last September following almost three years of hard lobbying. $4.3 million would […]
Read moreWednesday, 20 Jan, 2021
Projects that would turbocharge Hinchinbrook’s economy should be considered by a State Government fund designed to help Queensland recover from COVID-19, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said there was a “prime opportunity” to put the State’s $500 million Backing Queensland Business Investment Fund to work on job-creating projects like the proposed North Queensland Bio-Energy plant and silos for grain and […]
Read moreTuesday, 19 Jan, 2021
A ‘TERRORIST’ teenager who caused a bomb hoax at a Townsville shopping centre should be locked up in juvenile detention, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he was furious the teen, 13, was let off with just a warning by police after he caused mass panic at Stockland Shopping Centre last Thursday with a bomb threat. “Every Townsville resident should be absolutely […]
Read moreFriday, 15 Jan, 2021
THE private email addresses of hundreds of licensed firearm owners in the Moreton Bay region have been mistakenly exposed by police in mass emails sent earlier this week. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said he was “extremely concerned” about the data breach, which mistakenly revealed the email addresses of more than 1200 people in emails sent out by an officer on Wednesday. The email was to […]
Read moreThursday, 14 Jan, 2021
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has encouraged Cassowary Coast Regional Council to tap into key Federal infrastructure programs that could help fund Port Hinchinbrook’s new sewage treatment plant. Responding to a letter from Kennedy MP Bob Katter that was backed by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, Mr Morrison said council would be receiving more $3.8 million from […]
Read moreWednesday, 13 Jan, 2021
PLANNING and design works for a new $6 million ambulance station at Burdell are set to start this year in a boost for emergency services on Townsville’s northern beaches. Responding to a Question on Notice asked by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto in parliament late last year, Ambulance Services Minister Yvette D’Ath said the facility, to be built along Galax Entrance, would create 20 jobs across the project with […]
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