Consultation is now open on the draft Grant Opportunity Guidelines for the Perth Hills Round of the Mobile Network Hardening Program
The Australian Government is taking steps to bolster our mobile network against natural disasters, with consultation now open on the draft guidelines for the Perth Hills Round of the Mobile Network Hardening Program (MNHP).
The MNHP provides grant funding for upgrades to Australia’s mobile network telecommunications infrastructure in regional and peri-urban Australia to improve resilience to, and recovery from, natural disasters. The MNHP is part of the Better Connectivity Plan for Regional and Remote Australia.
In April 2025, the government committed $1.2 million to increase battery backup power reserves to at least 20 hours and deliver Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) at up to 23 mobile towers across the Perth Hills region in Western Australia.
To make a submission visit the MNHP Perth Hills Have your say page by 30 January 2026.
Find out more
- Visit the Mobile Network Hardening Program page.
- Learn about the Better Connectivity Plan for Regional and Rural Australia