With no local telecom tower to support emergency mobile coverage, residents of the Macdonald valley say they feel frustrated and neglected
phone box sits overturned, roofs lie destroyed on the ground and tonnes of sand from the river has moved onshore, blocking access.The Macdonald valley was once a thoroughfare for anyone travelling north from Sydney. The Settlers Arms Inn, owned by Kavanagh’s in-laws, was for almost 200 years a notable waypoint in the town of St Albans.
In recent weeks Infrastructure NSW sent someone out to make damage assessments, he says, but what’s really needed is bins and bobcats to remove rubbish and sand, like the council recently organised for Wisemans Ferry. “We get people who drive 7km down the road and sit out the front of the school to try and make a phone call,” Kavanagh says.
A spokesperson for Optus says it has been working with the community and local council, as well as the Aboriginal Land Council, to identify a site. The company is currently working through approvals to lodge a development application, meaning the tower, which was originally scheduled to be constructed by later this year, will have its timetable updated with a new completion date.
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