Dametto was born in Ingham,and has worked within several industries,namely tourism as the previous owner of jet ski operator Townsville Watersports,sugar at the Victorian Mill and mining as a diesel fitter and boilermaker nationwide.[2]
In November 2021,Dametto was appointed as Deputy Leader to the party's leader Robbie Katter.[3][4]
Dametto helped organise the Townsville rally of the March for Australia,an anti-immigration rally in August 2025. Dametto was warned by a member of the crowd that there were Neo-Nazis present at the rally. Dametto defended the presence of the men and said,"Who they are I don't know,but if they can behave themselves today and don't do anything to stir anyone up,I've got no dramas with them standing and doing their own thing over there. They're Australians,I may not support what they may or may not be into but I believe that every Australian has the right to march today".[5][6]
In late September 2025,Dametto states he would resign from the party to contest the upcoming Townsville mayoral by-election as an independent,with the election to be held in November.[7] On 2 October 2025,it was reported that Dametto had already resigned from the party and would also be resigning from state parliament for the mayoral by-election.[8]
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