Thursday, 11 Mar, 2021
NORTH Queenslanders will be able to have their say on the State Labor Government’s Youth Justice Bill after the Parliament’s Legal Affairs and Safety Committee confirmed regional hearings would be held this month. The move follows calls by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto for regional hearings given the extent of the youth crime crisis facing the region. “I was pleased […]
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HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto has welcomed Cassowary Coast Regional Council’s decision to conditionally approve $6.3 million in State funding for a new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Port Hinchinbrook. Mr Dametto said he was “pleased” by the unanimous decision, with a motion to accept the funding led by Division 1 Councillor Barry Barnes. “This is […]
Read moreTuesday, 9 Mar, 2021
A PETITION calling for a police station to be built at Bushland Beach has been formally tabled in parliament following a campaign to improve community safety. The e-petition and paper petition, which was started by local resident Kaye Greaves and sponsored by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, attracted more than 800 signatures and will now be assigned to the […]
Read moreMonday, 8 Mar, 2021
$48 MILLION in funding for planning of highway upgrades between Ingham and Cardwell will not look at upgrading the Gairloch Washaway but instead focus on a dreaded bypass, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said he felt he needed to clarify Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey’s recent comments in which he alluded to the funding but […]
Read moreFriday, 5 Mar, 2021
PUBLIC hearings into the State Labor Government’s Youth Justice Bill must be held across North Queensland, says Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto. Mr Dametto said it would be unacceptable if Parliament’s Legal Affairs and Safety Committee confined hearings to Brisbane “given the extent of the youth crime crisis facing North Queensland”. “There needs to be a recognition of […]
Read moreWednesday, 3 Mar, 2021
THE future of Port Hinchinbrook rests with Cassowary Coast Regional Council as the State government makes one final offer for a new sewage treatment plant. Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto said he understood council was in negotiations with the State over funding necessary to replace the development’s failing STP after they originally knocked back $4.3 million in State funding at a council meeting in January. […]
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