Brushgrove Lane and Mystery Bay residents continue to lobby for a proposed NBN fixed wireless tower to be moved away from its current proposed location to higher ground.
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Diana Stubbs and Wayne Ashton want the proposed tower moved away from their property while fellow Brushgrove Lane resident John Ramsay also wants it moved to a higher location where it could possibly serve Mystery Bay and Tilba.
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However a spokesperson for NBNCo said the tower would not be moved from its current location and it had given up on serving Mystery Bay with fixed wireless.
“After thorough investigations nbn had determined that the Brushgrove Lane site, which will service Tilba, would not provide a reliable technical solution for the people of Mystery Bay to receive fast and reliable broadband,” she said. “The Sky Muster satellite, is still the best solution for the township.”
Mystery Bay residents meanwhile continue to be serviced, at least partially, by an existing Telstra ADSL line, although there are not enough ports in the exchange to service everyone.
The NBNCo spokesperson said in fixed wireless and satellite areas the copper was not decommissioned by Telstra so people do have a choice to stay on their current service.
Diana Stubbs has written to Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield appealing for him to intervene.
“Please find attached a letter requesting a proposed 50 metre NBN tower adjacent to our property at 50 Brushgrove Lane, Central Tilba, be re-sited to a higher and a less visually intrusive site on RMS land at the commencement of Brushgrove Lane,” she wrote in an email.
“We believe that NBN have not been transparent in their dealings with the Brushgrove community objections to this proposed site and have lied about the proposed site being higher than our suggested alternate site. The topographical maps show a difference of at least 15 - 20 metres.
“I have also included a copy of the topographical map and an email from the RMS stating that where there is substantial community benefit from the selection of an RMS road reserve, the RMS are prepared to accept the rates attributable to Crown Land which are about $4k to $9k per annum in the Brushgrove Lane area and heavily reduced from the usual $40k -$50k annual premiums.
“I would appreciate a response to this email at your earliest convenience to prevent this proposed site going ahead, particularly when NBN are calling for alternative locations for the cancelled Mystery Bay site.”