Barwon Black Spots

Since putting the call out to Barwon for information on Mobile Black Spots responses have been rolling in. 

At the bottom of this article is a list of all those areas people have contacted us about, if there's an area that you know about that's not on the list please email details through to [email protected]

A number of people have also got in contacted confused about why I am gathering this information when responsibility for telecommunications sits with the Federal Government. 

It comes back to a $400 million pot of money (the Regional Digital Connectivity program) the NSW Government announced in the lead up to the 2019 Election. 

The Regional Digital Connectivity program is divided into two parts - $100 million for the Gig State project in Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Parkes and a now due to my lobbying a corridor west to Cobar. 

The bigger part of this program is the $300 million set aside for mobile black spot towers. 

In announcing this program the Deputy Premier said that although historically it was a federal responsibility, the state government had decided to step in because of the “urgent need for Internet and mobile connectivity in regional NSW”. Now I have to agree with the Deputy Premier on that one. 

If our communities are to prosper a fast and reliable telecommunications network is vital.

In making this announcement the Deputy Premier stated that the plan is to make NSW black spot free. 

So here's the start of what I am sure will be a bigger list of places that are in need of upgrading so NSW becomes black spot free!