Mobile reception is very poor and unreliable in the Ducklo area around Red Gum Road. This area is prone to bushfires and other natural disasters.
The lack of reception makes it difficult to make or receive phone calls or messages, including emergency notification messages. Residents have reported difficulty calling Triple Zero, as the call centre cannot hear the residents due to poor reception.
Construction of a new tower in the area will improve communication and safety for residents and emergency services personnel.
Co-contributions:
• Willing to discuss potential co-contributions (financial and/or in-kind) with program applicants
State or Territory:
VIC
Community Location:
Benalla East
Description of community needs:
Only one bar or no mobile reception in the manufacturing and health precinct in Benalla's CBD to the east of Bridge Street including Sydney Road, Samaria Road, Coster Street plus Murrays and Yarrawonga Roads.
The Enterprise Park industrial park is also impacted by the lack of telecommunications with a new manufacturing precinct envisioned as part of the Forestry Transition program in the Yarrawonga Road Industrial 2 precinct.
Major industries impacted currently include: SES Regional Headquarters; Benalla airport; Schneider Electric, LS Precast; Australian Munitions and NIOA; Benalla Health and Cooinda Aged Care.
Co-contributions:
• Willing to discuss potential co-contributions (financial and/or in-kind) with program applicants
The Riverland, Murraylands and Mallee region of South Australia is known for its irrigation and dryland farming, food and wine production, as well as world-renowned natural attractions and internationally recognised tourism experiences.
Mobile reception is critical for business operations and economic growth of the region.
The region is high risk of significant flood and bush fire events, as well as road trauma along its major freight routes between Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
Many localities in this region have experienced a loss in mobile reception following the 3G switch over.
State or Territory:
VIC
Community Location:
Goorambat VIC0734 and Devenish VIC0509
Description of community needs:
Major industries such as Goorambat solar farm (commencing 2025) and agricultural farming, are reliant on decent communications for farm safety and use of technology to monitor daily farm operations.
Also a very high tourism area as part of the the NEVic Silo Art Trail with visitors complaining regularly of limited to zero mobile coverage, which also impacts local businesses with the ability to accept EFTPOS transactions.
Co-contributions:
• Willing to discuss potential co-contributions (financial and/or in-kind) with program applicants
State or Territory:
QLD
Community Location:
Lower Daintree - Far North Queensland
Description of community needs:
The Shire recently suffered catastrophic damage from TC Jasper and subsequent flooding, leaving residents trapped by floodwater and without power or essential services such as potable water.
Lower Daintree was especially impacted and with poor mobile service residents were isolated during the crisis. Residents couldn't receive evacuation notices, weather updates or check on other's safety.
Lack of coverage worsens during the FNQ wet season when regular flooding of creeks and landslides cut off access to essential services.
Lower Daintree is a high-risk bushfire and landslide zone and with unreliable service residents can't receive emergency alerts.
State or Territory:
QLD
Community Location:
Shannonvale - Far North Queensland
Description of community needs:
The Shire recently suffered catastrophic damage from TC Jasper and subsequent flooding, leaving residents trapped by floodwater and without power or essential services such as potable water.
Shannonvale was especially impacted and with no mobile service residents were isolated during the crisis. Residents couldn't receive evacuation notices, weather updates or check on other's safety.
Lack of coverage worsens during the FNQ wet season when regular flooding of creeks and landslides cut off access to essential services.
Shannonvale is a high-risk bushfire and landslide zone and with no service residents can't receive emergency alerts or notify others.
State or Territory:
QLD
Community Location:
Syndicate - Far North Queensland
Description of community needs:
The Shire recently suffered catastrophic damage from TC Jasper and subsequent flooding, leaving residents trapped by floodwater and without power or essential services such as potable water.
Syndicate was especially impacted and with little to no mobile service residents were isolated during the crisis. Residents couldn't receive evacuation notices, weather updates or check on each other's safety.
The lack of coverage worsens during the FNQ wet season when regular flooding at the many creeks cuts off access to essential services.
Syndicate experiences landslides and with no service residents can't call for help or notify others.
State or Territory:
QLD
Community Location:
Whyanbeel Road / Miallo / Whyanbeel area - Far North Queensland
Description of community needs:
The Shire recently suffered catastrophic damage from TC Jasper and subsequent flooding, leaving residents trapped by floodwater and without power or essential services such as potable water.
Miallo and Whyanbeel were especially impacted and with little to no mobile service residents were isolated during the crisis. Residents couldn't receive evacuation notices, weather updates or check on each other's safety.
The lack of coverage worsens during the FNQ wet season when regular flooding at the many creeks cuts off access to essential services.
Miallo and Whyanbeel experience landslides and with no service residents can't call for help or notify others.
State or Territory:
QLD
Community Location:
Rocky Point - Far North Queensland
Description of community needs:
The Shire recently suffered catastrophic damage from TC Jasper and subsequent flooding, leaving residents trapped by floodwater and without power or essential services such as potable water.
Rocky Point was especially impacted and with little to no mobile service residents were isolated during the crisis. Residents couldn't receive evacuation notices, weather updates or check on other's safety.
Lack of coverage worsens during the FNQ wet season when regular flooding and landslides cut off access to essential services. Rocky Point is a high-risk bushfire and landslide zone and with no service residents can't receive emergency alerts or notify others.
State or Territory:
QLD
Community Location:
Cassowary - Far North Queensland
Description of community needs:
The Shire recently suffered catastrophic damage from TC Jasper and subsequent flooding, leaving residents trapped by floodwater and without power or essential services such as potable water.
Cassowary was especially impacted and with no mobile service residents were isolated during the crisis. Residents couldn't receive evacuation notices, weather updates or check on each other's safety.
The lack of coverage worsens during the FNQ wet season when regular flooding of creeks cuts off access to essential services. Cassowary experiences landslides and with no service residents can't call for help or notify others.
