It's best known for its grain crops, but Mingenew, in WA's Mid West, is fast developing an international space industry.
Mingenew Shire chief executive Nils Hay hoped the radio quiet zone will attract other stargazing and data-sourcing companies to create a space-based industry in the region.
has a facility in the radio quiet zone that receives emergency beacon signals via satellite that are fed through a computer network to its headquarters in Canberra. "Geoscience Australia also have a facility out there that celebrated its 40th birthday this year … it's actually the most productive facility of its type in the world."
"I think like a lot of small towns in our position, if you look at historical growth figures, a lot of us are in decline," he said.
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